Posted on April 10, 2021
(Blair and L.J. Nicholas) and winemaker Isabelle Meunier
Nicholas Family Vineyards, which recently acquired the iconic 36-acre Bella Vida Vineyard estate in the heart of the Dundee Hills sub-AVA, has announced the addition of Isabelle Meunier as winemaker. Meunier will direct and oversee all single-estate vineyard winemaking operations for Nicholas Family Vineyards, which was primarily planted in the late nineties in the storied Jory soils of the AVA, with elevations ranging from 600-800 feet, and farmed LIVE sustainable and Salmon Safe.
Meunier, a Quebec native, studied winemaking and viticulture in Burgundy at the University of Dijon and worked under Pascal Marchand at Domaine de la Vougeraie. Meunier also studied in New Zealand at Lincoln University and worked closely with Blair Walter at Felton Road. Upon joining Evening Land in 2007, Meunier quickly became one of Oregon’s most acclaimed winemakers, as her wines were selected for the Wine Spectat
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