100% Tempranillo from the Willamette Valley, Oregon. Unfiltered and unfined.

Winemaker Alex Nealy owned a very prestigious wine and cheese shopped when one day while riding on a bus he realized that he always reaked of pungent cheese. He had a decision to make and  we all benefit that he’s decided to focus on wine!

Alex is part of the new wave of natural, non interventionist winemakers in the Willamette Valley whose passion is experimenting and expanding the possibility of new varietals in Oregon.

The wine is 100% Tempranillo- a long way from it’s home in Rioja!- from grapes grown at the prestigious Dion Vineyard in the Chehalam Mountain AVA. The grapes are fermented with native vineyard yeasts and aged in neutral oak barrels with no additives except a smidge of sulfite as a preservative.

This new interpretation of Spain’s iconic grape is full bodied and elegant with big cherry and raspberry flavors, hints of fresh figs and dark chocolate, and a loooooooong lingering finish! “You Are Still Alive” refers to rallying cry response to the 2020 pandemic, the first year the wine was first released.