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The 2018 UNTITLED Chardonnay is part of this winemaker’s continuous experimentation with the many facets and opportunities of making wine from Washington State’s bountiful and diverse wine grape-growing regions.
Aromas of fresh-squeezed citrus, flavors of minerality and a hint of grapefruit, finishing crisp and dry.
This wine was fermented and aged in 100% Stainless Steel tanks.
Join us for West Seattle Art Walk!
Thursday, October 14th
Thursday, November 11th
Thursday, December 9th
This quarter, Viscon Cellars is hosting returning artist Jessie Summa Russo from October through December. Jessie studied art and illustration at Sarah Lawrence in New York and Massachusetts College of Art in Boston and has called West Seattle home for the past two decades.
ARTIST STATEMENT
My recent work is inspired by my life as a musician as well as the lives of my relatives. My grandfather was an Abstract Expressionist painter in the late ‘50s and early ‘60s, and I feel like his paintings both defined him and I understood him through them. My mother went to art school when I was a toddler; some of my earliest memories are of the printmaking studio with giant black press wheels taller than people.
When making art, I don’t think about anything, and that is the primary joy of the process. It feels like a pure meditation on visual interest and the nature of time (there was nothing, and now there is art), and a simultaneous, unfettered expression of that meditation.
I use coffee filters, candy wrappers, vintage record sleeves, yellowed sheet music, and fragments from my Grandma’s scrapbooks. (She kept everything.) I cover and reveal elements with paint until the effect reminds me of a wall plastered with posters and graffiti that have worn away over time. I like to bring a hint of goofiness to a beautiful, textured aesthetic, and campy ‘50s ephemera is perfect for that.
I’m drawn to art with texture for its mystery—how can it be beautiful as it reminds us of entropy and death? How will I view this work as I change with time? For example, I’ve begun using my 25-year-old etchings in collages, and by ‘using’ I mean ripping out bits and gluing them into new worlds, sometimes even painting over them completely—transforming the fraught past into a hopeful future with new meaning.
I want to deliver room transformation to friends and strangers that they enjoy as much as I enjoy my own collection. I want them to look at the work and see something new every time.
COMMISSIONS: Email Jessie directly.
INSTAGRAM @summarusso
Stop by the tasting room on 10/14 from 5PM until 9PM to have a look and enjoy complimentary snacks with some Viscon Cellars wines.
The 2015 Long Road Red Reserve is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from Kiona Vineyard in the Red Mountain AVA. This wine was aged in 100% once used French oak barrels for 30 months, creating a full-bodied yet well-balanced, fruit forward wine.
The deep dark color of this wine clings on the glass as you swirl. Aromas of dark plum, flavors of ripe blackberries, dark chocolate and tobacco lead to soft tannins and a lingering warm vanilla finish.
The 2020 UNDONE… Rosé is a different style of Rosé for us, lighter and fruitier.
Aromas of fresh strawberry, light citrus and floral flavors finishing with a very slight sweetness balanced with just enough acid.
This wine was fermented and aged in 100% Stainless Steel tanks.
We’re thrilled to host Jenna Roby’s lovely watercolors for spring!
From her website: As a creative watercolor artist, Jenna strives to create beauty out of the chaos. Jenna’s paintings are created by vibrant washes of watercolor mixing together to create unique and unpredictable combinations. Then she molds and shapes the image and slowly builds while still highlighting the chaotic first layers. Life is unpredictable, live free…paint free.
Jenna has been teaching watercolor for the past 6 years at many wonderful locations such as Bellevue College, South Seattle Community College and Daniel Smith in Seattle (current).
For commission inquires, please contact Jenna directly.
INSTAGRAM: @JennaCreates
Facebook: Jenna Creates
BLACK was aged for 36 months in 75% French Oak and 25% American oak barrels, both once-used.
The deep red color draws you into aromas of fresh, ripe, dark fruits. This delightful blends tastes of warm blueberries, black cherry, and dark chocolate, finishing with a hint of warm toast.
The 2015 Heart Box Red is 100% Merlot from Yakima Valley. It was aged for 30 months in 100% French Oak once-filled barrels.
The deep garnet red color glistens on your glass as you swirl, revealing aromas of black cherry. This wine features flavors of dark fruits, minerals, and cola, and finishes with jammy warmth.
The Betrayal is made from some of the oldest Chardonnay vines in Washington State. The grapes came from Domanico Vineyard in Prosser, Washington -- a small, family-owned vineyard that has been yielding premium wines in Washington since the mid-1970s.
This 100% Chardonnay was aged in French oak barrels for 24 months. The result is a wine that has a beautiful golden straw color and scents of warm apricot and cantaloupe. The flavor is warm and creamy with hints of baked apples and graham crackers, finishing with smooth tropical fruit.
The 2015 Unforeseen is 100% Cabernet Franc, aged for 36 months in 100% French oak barrels.
A dark red ruby color and aromas of black cherry and spice introduce flavors of ripe dark fruits, dark chocolate, and coffee before finishing with a slight hint of green pepper.
The 2018 Perseverance is 100% Viognier from Konnowac Vineyard in the Rattlesnake Hills AVA.
Fermented and aged in 100% Stainless Steel tanks, the amazing characteristics of this fruit shine through. This Viognier has a soft golden color, aromas of honeysuckle, flavors of pineapple, and a crisp and refreshing finish.
