The Emerald Standard

By Neal D. Hulkower In a short piece recognizing Remy Wines’ 10th anniversary (see “Remy Wines Celebrates 10” in OWP August 2016), I wrote: “Over the next decade, Drabkin says she has no ambitious plans, just refinements and improvements. With her current space filled and no interest in moving, she’s content with her case production.” That isn’t exactly how things played out… In 2017, Drabkin closed her cozy McMinnville baR (pronounced R bar) and opened a tasting room in the 1900s farmhouse on her Dundee Hills property, previously called Lone Madrone Vineyard in honor of the tree gracing the property. To avoid confusion with a California winery, Drabkin changed the name to Three Wives Vineyard. When the winery’s lease expired, she moved it into an updated tractor barn on the vineyard. The barn renovations reflect Drabkin’s emphasis on sustainability. The most heralded feature is the Drabkin-Mead Formulation, a carbon-sequeste

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