Planet Oregon Sparkling Rosé 2023

Terroir Club June 2025: Bouquets in the Glasses

Why this set of wines? Because, hopefully, our idyllic Wisconsin summer is finally here and it's time to enjoy chilled, summery whites and rosés. Maybe I was inspired by planting so many flowers in the garden with my fiancée, but the theme of this set of wines turned out, to my palate, to be a story of gorgeous flowery aromas unfurling in the glass!

We Americans don’t drink enough Champagne, even though every time you open Champagne, it creates a party and there is never any wine left over. So why not start every picnic party with a bottle of bubbles? Now this isn’t Champagne, but it is one of my favorite domestic sparklers. I think Tony Soter (the owner of Planet Oregon) is a master winemaker, and this one truly shows his skill—delivering a nose of berries and red flowers that moves to rich cherry fruit on the palate with a fresh, lingering finish. While the Planet Oregon name may sound a bit silly, 1% of its sales goes back to supporting environmental organizations in Oregon—something Tony is very serious about.