The Parting Glass Cordon Cut Riesling
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2030
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
blue cheese, apricot tart, lemon cake
✨ Technical Specifications
Named after the classic Irish song of farewell, Owen Roe's 'The Parting Glass' is a luscious dessert wine crafted using the traditional 'cordon cut' method. In the Yakima Valley, winemakers sever the fruiting canes of the Riesling vines late in the season, cutting off the water supply. This causes the grapes to dehydrate and shrivel directly on the vine, concentrating the natural sugars, bright acidity, and stone fruit flavors. The result is a rich, nectar-like sweet wine that beautifully balances intense sweetness with the vibrant, crisp acidity characteristic of Washington State Riesling.
🍾 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