Z’IVO Wines Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2-Pack
$49.99 (Normally $65.00) 23% off List Price
2006 Z’IVO Wines Pinot Noir, Eola-Amity Hills
2007 Z’IVO Wines Pinot Noir, Eola-Amity Hills
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Dear wine.Woot!

I've been wanting a really nice wine rack - if you could get a deal on these it would be awesome....

I do love Willamette Valley Pinots... Anyone have any comments on this wine?

Oooh... Sexy bottle...

I did enjoy the 2007 Expression 44(?) Eola-Amity offered here. How does this compare?

A tip of the hat to John Zelko from Z'IVO for a most excellent Vitner's Voicemail - I highly recommend listening to it if you have any interest in these wines. The CT info is random and inconsistent, but John gives a lot of context about the wines and about the controversial 2007 vintage.

Very tempted to once again break the SIWBM...

Good morning Pinot noir lovers. It is a perfect day for grapes in the Willamete valley. I'm thinking this year's fruit will straddle the 06 & 07 vintages. If you want to taste the season in a wine Pinot noir is the way to go.

mbmiche wrote:Oooh... Sexy bottle...

I did enjoy the 2007 Expression 44(?) Eola-Amity offered here. How does this compare?

I would say spicier with richer sweet red cherry in the mid palate.

Cheers to a dynamic duo! Pleasure in the form of Pinot from '06 AND '07 from Z'IVO.

BrendaRichardson wrote:I do love Willamette Valley Pinots... Anyone have any comments on this wine?

In terms of the '07... Herbal, Earthy Notes w/Herbs de Provence on the nose followed up with dark, ripe strawberry, cranberry & cherry tart on the palate. LOVE this wine!

mbmiche wrote:Oooh... Sexy bottle...

I did enjoy the 2007 Expression 44(?) Eola-Amity offered here. How does this compare?

Expressions are my favorite Pinots from the West Coast. We had a lovely Anderson Valley last night.

I like the fuller taste of the Pinot's from Expression, as opposed to some of the lighter, almost blah Pinot's I've gotten from other parts of the world.

zivowines wrote:I would say spicier with richer sweet red cherry in the mid palate.

Sounds intriguing. I'm in for one.

Drinking window?

Great Vintner voicemail! I may have missed it (still having trouble navigating the new Woot format), but what was the oak treatment on these?

Can the two winery reps that are posting identify themselves? I just like to know who were talking to.

BrendaRichardson wrote:Sounds intriguing. I'm in for one.

Drinking window?

Our Pinots definitely don't suffer from being blah and with some bottle age they are really coming into their own. Bottle age really helps to add to the complexity and layers of my wines. Drink now but both will easily hold for an other 5 years. We just had a bottle of 2002 the other night and it was gorgeous!

Cherry concentrate, fresh strawberry & intense pomegranate. Three fabulous flavors in the '06 from Z'IVO

jhkey wrote:Great Vintner voicemail! I may have missed it (still having trouble navigating the new Woot format), but what was the oak treatment on these?

Hi guys, this is Cara I work with John Zelko the founder/winemaker of Z'IVO Wines. John was posting earlier but I'm helping to keep up with timely posts. I'll identify myself when it is me. John also has a day job, doctor by day, winemaker by night--or maybe I should say doctor by weekday, winemaker by weekend.

Even though very different wines the wood programs were almost identical, it was 1/3 new, 1/3 once fills and 1/3 twice fills using a blend of five French cooperages with all medium plus toast.

One of John's techniques that has similar influence to wines as a barrel program is the use of whole cluster fermentation. The 07 vintage had 15% whole cluster. These grapes do not get de-stemmed, the fruit is left on the stems, and the whole clusters are layered into 1 ton fermenters with dry ice. We then step on the fruit with bare feet (truly) twice a day for 7 days. The temperature was raised to 60 degrees and allowed to ferment with wild yeast.

zivowines wrote:We then step on the fruit with bare feet (truly) twice a day for 7 days

DId you personally step on these grapes? If I purchase these wines, will I be drinking something which touched your bare feet? Are there pictures of this?

BrendaRichardson wrote:Sounds intriguing. I'm in for one.

Drinking window?

Now through 2018. It all depends on where you like the tannin balance.

blakewoot wrote:DId you personally step on these grapes? If I purchase these wines, will I be drinking something which touched your bare feet? Are there pictures of this?

There is a you tube video made by Miguel Lopez of Walnut City Wine Works. Try looking it up.

cortot20 wrote:Can the two winery reps that are posting identify themselves? I just like to know who were talking to.

John Zelko- owner and winemaker
Cara Pepper Day- marketing consultant

zivowines wrote:There is a you tube video made by Miguel Lopez of Walnut City Wine Works. Try looking it up.

The video is here and the feet are at 3:45. Very interesting to see the wine making process!

blakewoot wrote:The video is here and the feet are at 3:45. Very interesting to see the wine making process!

Cara: Thanks Blake for posting! A few things. We make our wines at a consortium facility called Walnut City WineWorks, they tend to the wines on a daily basis allowing John to keep his day job but to also be involved in every decision point and overall wine growing and making strategy.

In case you were wondering about the name Z’IVO Wines? A fanciful play on John Zelko’s Slovak heritage meaning to be alive; vibrant.

Just ordered two! How lucky this came up, as my mom has been asking for some wine from the area since we moved here, but only wineries can ship to TX. Yay, go wine.woot!!!!

Trying to order but keep getting
"server error"
Anyone else getting this? X

xibbumbero wrote:Trying to order but keep getting
"server error"
Anyone else getting this? X

I got it several times, just tried a few more times and it eventually worked!

I met John years ago (maybe around 2006?) at a wine tasting in McMinnville- all the wines I tried that day were great, and John was very helpful. I ended up w/ a few bottles of the 2003 however it's been quite a while since I had the last one and don't have any notes- it was good though!

Hi guys. So I am new to wine, but I have been purchasing alot of bottles thanks to Woot. I was thinking about a wine cooler/refrigerator to store my wine bottles. What is your opinions on wine coolers?

fobforawhile wrote:Hi guys. So I am new to wine, but I have been purchasing alot of bottles thanks to Woot. I was thinking about a wine cooler/refrigerator to store my wine bottles. What is your opinions on wine coolers?

There's an exhaustive, in-depth discussion of coolers on the boards here.

Short version: check ebay and craigslist, Eurocave is a good brand.

kyle83uw wrote:I met John years ago (maybe around 2006?) at a wine tasting in McMinnville- all the wines I tried that day were great, and John was very helpful. I ended up w/ a few bottles of the 2003 however it's been quite a while since I had the last one and don't have any notes- it was good though!

2003 was the hottest year on record. That Pinot was huge. I deliberately didnot throttle back because I had tried the Domaine LeRoy 1998 Pommard and loved it. Definitely not typical but delicious. The heat was so bad that the vineyard did not fully recover until 2006.
Glad you liked the wine!

Tried to buy again. Now it's stuck in processing.
Oh well.mebbe next time.
BTW,this new web design definitely
has some glitches that need to be addressed. X

Great...it was stuck in processing for over 5min,so I logged off and tried to order again. It got stuck again in processing. I just gave up and now I see in my email,I have two orders w/o the site confirming a single order.
Sheeesh.......... X

I love that these two wines (the '06 & '07) are being offered up together. They both have very different personalities.

xibbumbero wrote:Great...it was stuck in processing for over 5min,so I logged off and tried to order again. It got stuck again in processing. I just gave up and now I see in my email,I have two orders w/o the site confirming a single order.
Sheeesh.......... X

Sorry to hear it.

OK, the barefoot stomping and great winery participation won me over - in for 2! And I love Willamette Valley Pinot in general.

jhkey wrote:OK, the barefoot stomping and great winery participation won me over - in for 2! And I love Willamette Valley Pinot in general.

Cara: Cheers to you JH! You won't be sorry and you'll probably use the coupon code on the invoice that comes with the wine to buy more!

It has been a long busy day. Enjoying a glass of the 2006 Pinot noir. The Riedel Oregon pinot glass makes it special. Cheers to everyone and happy wine drinking!

zivowines wrote:Our Pinots definitely don't suffer from being blah and with some bottle age they are really coming into their own. Bottle age really helps to add to the complexity and layers of my wines. Drink now but both will easily hold for an other 5 years. We just had a bottle of 2002 the other night and it was gorgeous!

Excellent. Looking forward to them!

Cara: Everyone has been awesome, we're coming close to the end and just want to say thank you!! Everyone have a great weekend & a Happy Farher's Day!

My experience is that most any wine from Willamette Valley, Oregon, is very good!