The Endangered Red Wine
⏳ Drinking Window
2020 - 2025
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
roasted duck, grilled lamb chops, creamy mushroom risotto
✨ Technical Specifications
Crafted by winemaker Ryan Crane, 'The Endangered' Red Wine is a heartfelt homage to the near-extinct Whooping Crane, whose distinctive 'kerloo' call gave the winery its name. This bottling represents Kerloo Cellars' dedication to low-intervention winemaking and environmental consciousness. Sourced from select, high-elevation vineyards across Washington's Columbia Valley, this Rhône-style blend is fermented using native yeasts and aged in neutral French oak. The goal is to preserve the raw, energetic fruit profile and the distinct stony minerality of the region's volcanic soils, resulting in a wine that is both wild and remarkably elegant.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 2007 by winemaker Ryan Crane in the renowned Walla Walla Valley of Washington State, Kerloo Cellars crafts artisanal, site-expressive wines that celebrate the Pacific Northwest's premier terroirs. Operating with a philosophy centered on minimal intervention, low oak influence, and native fermentations, Crane seeks to showcase the pure, vibrant fruit character of respected vineyard sites across Columbia Valley and Yakima Valley. The winery is particularly acclaimed for its dynamic Rhône-style offerings, notably single-vineyard Syrah and crisp Grenache Rosé, alongside energetic expressions of Tempranillo, Grenache Blanc, and Sauvignon Blanc.