Tempus Cellars

The winery

Founded

2006

Facility

own winery

Case production

1,500 cases

Wines poured

Bordeaux-Style Blends, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Merlot, Red Blends, Riesling

People

• Joe Forest founder
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  Tempus Cellars was founded in 2006 by winemaker Joe Forest

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• Joe Forest winemaker
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  Joe Forest is the founder and sole winemaker at Tempus Cellars.

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Where the fruit comes from

Purchased fruit

• Bacchus Vineyard (Columbia Valley) Cabernet Sauvignon; Merlot
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  The "Old Vine" Bacchus Vineyard, planted in 1972, was the primary source for Tempus's inaugural 2006 Bordeaux-style blend

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• Dionysus Vineyard (Columbia Valley) Cabernet Sauvignon
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  Dionysus Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon delivers bold blackberry and cassis flavors with intense structure.

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• Weinbau Vineyard (Columbia Valley) Cabernet Franc
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  Weinbau Vineyard Cabernet Franc introduces rich aromatics and silky texture to Bordeaux-style blends.

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• Art den Hoed Vineyards (Yakima Valley) Grenache, Yakima Valley
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  Art den Hoed Vineyards — Located in the Yakima Valley, this site provides Grenache grown at an elevated position above the valley floor.

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• Evergreen Vineyard (Ancient Lakes of Columbia Valley) Riesling, Ancient Lakes AVA
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  Evergreen Vineyard — Located in the Ancient Lakes AVA, this is Tempus's flagship Riesling source, with which the winery has worked since 2009.

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• Seven Hills Vineyard Merlot, Walla Walla Valley AVA
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  Seven Hills Vineyard — Situated in Oregon within the Walla Walla Valley AVA, this vineyard is notable for its deep, fractured basalt soils

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• Sagemoor Vineyards (Columbia Valley) Cabernet Sauvignon; Merlot, Columbia River
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  Access to a large family of vineyards situated on the Columbia River allows Tempus to source our Bordeaux varietals from 4 distinct sites.

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Appellations

• Ancient Lakes of Columbia Valley
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  Evergreen Vineyard — Located in the Ancient Lakes AVA

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• Walla Walla Valley
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  Seven Hills Vineyard — Situated in Oregon within the Walla Walla Valley AVA

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• Yakima Valley
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  Art den Hoed Vineyards — Located in the Yakima Valley

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Also cited on the winery’s site, but not an appellation name: Columbia River

Wines

Not held yet — no wines for this producer in the catalog we hold or The Thief’s records.