Corvidae Riesling
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2025
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Spicy Thai curry, fresh oysters, roasted pork loin
✨ Technical Specifications
The Corvidae label, a playful and accessible project by Owen Roe, celebrates the clever and ubiquitous crow family native to the Pacific Northwest. The Corvidae Riesling showcases the cooler, high-elevation vineyard sites of Washington's Columbia Valley. Fermented entirely in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks to preserve its vibrant, aromatic profile, this wine avoids oak contact to let the pure, expressive fruit shine. It captures the classic Washington Riesling profile, striking a beautiful balance between bright, racy acidity and a touch of residual sweetness, backed by mineral undertones that reflect the region's ancient volcanic soils.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1999 by David and Angelica O'Reilly, Owen Roe is named in honor of the 17th-century Irish patriot Owen Roe O'Neill. Operating across the Pacific Northwest, the winery bridges Washington’s Yakima Valley and Oregon’s Willamette Valley, celebrating cool-climate microclimates, diverse volcanic and windblown loess soils, and dry, high-sunlight ripening conditions. Following a brief period under corporate ownership, the O'Reilly family repurchased the estate in 2024 to reassert their founding independent vision. The viticultural and cellar philosophy prioritizes rigorous low-yield vineyard management, hand harvesting, small-lot fermentations, and judicious use of French oak barrel aging to preserve varietal clarity and site-specific typicity. Sourcing from benchmark terroirs such as Red Willow and DuBrul, Owen Roe produces critically acclaimed single-vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, and Chardonnay alongside value-driven cuvées under their Sharecropper’s and Corvidae labels, delivering structured, cellar-worthy expressions marked by vibrant acidity and deep concentration.
🍇 Grapes
Riesling
🍷 ABV
12.0-12.5%