Mission Codename Rare Find
Welcome to the first ever Discovery Day! There is so much to celebrate this weekend, we thought we’d add one more epic thing to the pile of awesomeness. Discovery Days celebrate intriguing varietals, lesser-known regions or styles off the beaten path. But trust your Agents of Wine! They’re tasty!
WARNING: Nerds are gunna nerd!
According to Wikipedia *“Amrum Frisian, also known as Öömrang, is the dialect of the North Frisian language spoken on the island of Amrum in the North Frisia region of Germany. Öömrang refers to the Öömrang Frisian name of Amrum, which is Oomram.”
Did you note that? There will be a quiz.
The first time we featured Öömrang, in all its ümlaüts glory, we broke records. Namely the wine that our very own Agents purchased the most! We kept going back to the well for this one - it’s just
And who doesn’t like a great Gewürz? Gewürztraminer, that is, with the most exotic perfume of all grapes. Well, its offspring Siegerrebe is indiscernibly made of the same stuff, vinified to a white so delightful and singular, unmatched by any other.
The Spies weren’t the only major fans of the last Öömrang we offered either. Check out these comments from the Facebook group (which you should totally be a part of if you aren’t already).
You’ll find plenty of hype about our first Öömrang if you search:
“Very easy to drink” “Ooomrang? More like OMG!” “Huge crowd pleasing potential”
Well we heard you! So we went back to the winery and bought into the whole gang - we got Siegerrebe, Kerner, Sylvaner and more!
The last few vintages got great scores (95ish) and most wines from this brand kill it with reviewers but we got to the 2021 vintages before any press has been released. This is possibly the best $20 investment you could make for the happiness of Future YOU. At almost 70% off the math is mathing hard!
Back to geekdom, and Wikipedia, “Siegerrebe (literally “Victory vine” in German) is a white wine grape that is grown primarily in Germany with some plantings in England, Vancouver Island, Washington state, British Columbia’s North Okanagan and Fraser Valley and Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley along with a small planting in Tasmania, Australia at Every Man and His Dog Vineyard. Siegerrebe was created by German viticulturalist Dr. Georg Scheu (1879-1949) in 1929 at a grape-breeding institute in Alzey in Rheinhessen, by crossing Madeleine Angevine and Gewürztraminer.”
Just L@@K at that bottle! And then pop that convenient Vinolok off to set the lychees, mint leaves, green citrus, and minerals free, all vibing effortlessly on the palate too in a fresh, vibrant, juicy style. It’s perplexingly ripe with fruit while balanced and seemingly dry as they come, abundant acidity, plenty of rich texture, and a long finish. No doubt it’s a gem for the dinner table, or lunch, or a breakfast of champions!
Guess what though. NO ONE has heard of Öömrang - yet. Even Google struggles. The only hits are some intel by local independent publications like Great Northwest Wine praising the next-up 2021 as “for the second straight year, and back-to-back vintages, Christine Stoecklein has proved to be one of the Pacific Northwest’s premier talents with the charming, food-friendly Siegerrebe” and Sip Magazine talking up “unique German grape varietals, including ones rare in the Pacific Northwest like Siegerrebe and Muller-Thurgau and the almost-unfindable Kerner and Sylvaner. If you are looking for a bottle to enjoy, currently Öömrang features a range of sunshine-y approachable whites.”
Approachable at $65 and irresistible at our $20! Pile up before missing out on something different and fun. Check the store for the rest of the Öömrang line up too. Each varietal is unique and well worth the crazy price we’ve got them for today.
What the Winery Says
2022 Puget Sound Estate Siegerrebe
- Winemaker
- Edmund & Christine Stoecklein
- Varietal
- 100% Siegerrebe
- Vintage
- 2022
- Alcohol
- 12.2%
- Appellation
- Puget Sound, Washington State
- Vineyard
- Öömrang Estate
- Total acidity
- 6.3 g/L
- pH
- 3.47
- Residual sugar
- 8.1 g/L
- Aging
- 6 months
- Vessels
- 100% stainless steel vats