Wyn House

18/07/2023

“But isn’t Sancerre a white wine?”

The Eastern Loire Valley region of Sancerre is famous for their white wines made from the Sauvignon Blanc variety, but the much smaller production of red wines are made from Pinot Noir.

The region’s cool climate & limestone soils, help these wines to have great focus & tension. The wine is a bit like Oscar Wilde: sharp, charming, defiant, expressive, and quite enjoyable.

This Pinot Noir is made by which is one of the oldest Loire Valley wine growing families. They have been tied with the wines of the area since the 1500s & the quality shows.

Open tonight from 4-8 for flights, glasses, & bottles!

Cheers!

30/06/2023

The small French Appellation of Cour-Cheverny in the Loire valley is one of the last places for the rare grape variety Romorantin.

A cross between the ancient varieties Gouais blanc & Pinot fin teinturie, this variety has some distinct flavor characteristics.

This white wine has the acid of Chenin Blanc, the body of Viognier, minerality of Riesling, & a bit of it’s own flavor profile. Think 💐 + 🍋 + 🪨 + 🍄

Come by tomorrow’s from 3-7 for a flight, a glass or a bottle.

Cheers!

11/11/2022

France on the flight today! 🇫🇷
You won’t earn a stamp for your passport, but I can try to say French words at you if it’ll help 😂

Open 3-7 today 👍🏼

Vignoble Chanrion - Perle De Gamay
A rare white wine made from the red Gamay Noir grape. Fresh, bright, youthful, & perfect for 🦪🥕🦃🥦 🥗 & 🧀

Vignoble Chanrion - Effervescence Gamay Noir 🍾🍾🍾
Champagne method Old-vine Gamay Noir from the hill of Brouilly. 18 months on the lees & no dosage (sugar), it’s perfect for holiday appetizers, too good for mimosas, and affordable enough to buy a 2nd (or 3rd) bottle 🎉

Domaine Andre Ostertag - Les Jardins Riesling
A ripe, dry style of Alsatian Riesling with verve, edge, and freshness. This wine is perplexing as it is both a bracing slap on the cheek, and also the most comforting hug 🤗 biodynamics I guess, who knew? 😉

Dubreuil-Fontaine Bourgogne “Notre Dame”
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From the ancestral home of Pinot Noir comes a classically styled Burgundy. Light bodied, but not light flavored. Cranberry, rose petal, baking spices & earth.

Vignoble Chanrion - Cote De Brouilly
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From the domaine’s old-vine Gamay Noir on the Hill of Brouilly, this wine has the complexity of the 8 generations that have worked this area & vineyard. Hand-picked, mostly whole-cluster, & aged in large-format neutral oak Foudres. Visiting with this family was truly one of the greatest wine experiences of my life so far.

Hope to see you all today!

25/10/2022

Guess where we are!…I’ll give you a hint, it’s not Las Vegas.

Katherine and are in France until the 6th of Nov drinking wine, eating cheese, & looking at art! 🖼🧀🍷

I’ll try to post some cool wine stuff as it comes up. I’ll be back open on Fri, Nov 11th, & I still have spots left for my sparkling wine class on Sat the 12th 🍾

Check out thewynhouse.com/classes to sign up 😁

Stay tuned for more France 🇫🇷

07/10/2022

New South African bubble alert! 🍾🎉

In South Africa, the term used for sparkling wine is “method cap classique” these wine are made in the Champagne method, and have great flavor & value!

This one is made biodynamically by & is made from 100 % Veldelho 🤯 It spends 4 years on its lees to achieve complexity & body.

At $22, this’ll be a great addition to your weekend plans 😉🍾 stop by today & grab some!

10/08/2022

This post is co-sponsored by Chloe ❤️🐶

Did you know that Pinot Grigio (grey in Italian)is actually from France? It is called Pinot Gris (grey in French) & naturally mutated from Pinot Noir.

But in Northeastern Italy, in a region called Collio, it achieves one of its best expressions. This is one of the first examples of this grape from Italy that I have fallen in love with!

If you think Pinot Grigio is just a porch-poundin’, water substitute, then come by the shop this week! It has structure, fruit, texture, & freshness, all for $20!

Open Wednesday 2-7 pm & Friday 12-7 this week! See you soon 😁🇮🇹

29/06/2022

What’s better in the Summer than Jenny Marie’s] frozen custard?? Jenny Marie’s] frozen custard with dessert wine poured on top!

For first Friday this month from 5-8, we are making mini wine sundaes at Wyn House with Jenny Marie’s custard, and late harvest tokaji wine from Hungary poured on top!

We’ll also have a flight of other wines to taste & bottles to stock up for the weekend.

We’ll see you on Friday!

15/06/2022

If your Dad enjoys wine, puns, stories, & plenty of Dad jokes, then get him a gift certificate to come take a class, or do a wine tasting at Wyn House.

Available in any increments, & good towards tasting flights, classes, or bottles to go.

Call, email, or just pop in when we’re open to pick one up!

09/06/2022

Bourgogne aka “Burgundy” is the birthplace of the Pinot Noir grape in France. The region has notoriously variable vintages from year to year which means the wines can change drastically from season to season.

Typically the “lowest” tier of burgundy wines, Bourgogne can be sourced from anywhere in the appellation. This wine however is from a tiny parcel (3 acres) located in Volnay. The vines for this wine were planted in ‘63, ‘69, & ‘70.

The wine is perplexingly rich & fresh at the same time. Wild berry fruits, spices, & earth are wrapped in soft tannins & great acidity. Perfect for all the fresh mushrooms coming out of the Gorge. 🌲 🌳

Come by Friday (12-7) to grab the last few bottles for your weekend!

06/06/2022

Library wine tasting! Monday, June 20th from 5-7 at Wyn House.

“Aging gracefully” will be a casual, education-based tasting to try & learn about older wines & how they change.

For more information & to sign up, checkout thewynhouse.com.

10% of tickets & wines sold will go to to help promote diversity in the wine industry.

We’ll see you there!

03/06/2022

Have a great weekend everyone! Check out all the other businesses that are open for first Friday though!

01/06/2022

Closed tomorrow y’all!

Pretty soon you can have your own wine class at home with your friends & family. Wine, maps, packets, & videos all in one box to enjoy.

Sign up for our mailing list at thewynhouse.com to sign up for the first round of boxes.

31/05/2022

26/05/2022

23/05/2022

Join us this Thursday the 26th, from 5-8 pm for our official ribbon cutting with ! We will toast to our first Summer & be open late for bottles to go. Come check out the shop & learn more about what we do at Wyn House.

10% of all wine sales will go towards the CGCC student resource navigation program. This program provides students with resources like WiFi, tools, books, gas cards and more so they can stay enrolled & successful.

We hope to see you there!

20/05/2022

New Wines in the shop!

On the flight today, we have Two new wines for our theme of “Oregon’s old-world inspirations”.

The first is a sustainably farmed Syrah from the McMinnville AVA of the Willamette Valley. makes this beautiful small production Syrah named for the family’s Grandmother Jaunita aka “mama Nita”. This wine is laden with pepper, lavender, and amazing complexity.

The “old-world” Syrah we have is from in the Crozes-Hermitage region of the Northern Rhône Valley in France. The sustainably farmed fruit is hand-picked & fermented in small neutral barrels with whole clusters. This wine is ripe, dark, & velvety. Spicy, brambly & rich texture.

Come in today for a flight or a bottle until 7!

See you soon!

11/05/2022

Have you had Crémant before?

What is it you ask? It is the term used for a sparkling wine from France that is made the same way as Champagne, but from other regions of France & often with different grape varieties.

This Crémant is from the Loire Valley & is made from 80% Chenin Blanc, & 20% Chardonnay. It also happens to be made by two amazing sisters, in the winery that their grandmother Marie founded in 1961.

Come grab some at Mystery wine Wednesday tomorrow from 2-7 pm!

27/04/2022

Come by tomorrow for blind tasting flights. I got some fun stuff in the shop to share. $10 gets you a half glass of two different mystery wines. If you’re new to blind tasting, I’ll be there to give you an intro and maybe some hints along the way.

20/04/2022

Classes at Wyn House are a relaxed, fun, & informative way to learn about wine while tasting 🍷. Matt will lead you through maps, 🗺 history, & tastings, as you follow along in your own packet of information. Matt is always happy to go down a wine rabbit trail, 🐇 so bring any burning questions you have about wine!

You don’t need any previous wine training or understanding to take a class, and there are no exams at the end.

Each month has its own theme, but reach out if you are interested in a private class with a theme that you & Matt decide on.

We currently have classes available for April & May, so check out the link in our bio to sign up.

Wyn House is a wine school and boutique wine shop in The Dalles, Oregon. Enjoy wines from around the world and learn the stories behind them that make them so brilliant.

13/04/2022

Mystery Wine Wednesday today from 2 pm to 7 pm! $10 gets you two half-glasses of mystery wine. If you’re new to blind tasting, Matt will be there to give you the basics of what to look for & give the occasional clue. Expertise NOT required.

Why blind taste you say? Tasting without the pre-judgement of a wine is great way to truly discover new wines without your preconceived notions getting in the way.

It’s not about guessing the wine correctly, but about analyzing the wine for its components, style, balance, & quality.

Come and taste with us!

07/04/2022

In South Africa, Chenin Blanc is sometimes called “Steen”, and takes a on a different profile than its relatives in the Loire Valley.

We have 2 different Chenin Blancs in the shop right now that are so different, yet both amazing!

In our classes we will taste and learn about this region that has been making wine since 1659! That’s a pretty old “new world” region!

Matt will be in the shop tomorrow from 12-7, come say hi!

28/03/2022

Announcing new classes! 🎉 Both this Saturday, join us for two exciting opportunities to learn more about our incredible industry. The South African wines course is especially close to our hearts. The name Wyn House is inspired by the word for wine in Afrikaans and for our family who still lives there. We can’t wait to share our stories and love for this incredible country with you!!! ❤️ Tickets for sale in link in bio!

24/03/2022

The rumors are true, our online store is up and running through link in bio! Check out what’s available and make an order for fast pick-up (available Fridays 12-7pm). New releases added weekly with bottle specs and fun facts. We plan to grow our online store, so any ideas or requests, please share, we would love to know what our community is looking for!

23/03/2022

A little sneak peak into what we’ll be pouring for our upcoming class: Washington’s Rhône-style Wines! Learn the history of how these wines came to be and taste beautiful examples from wineries across the state. Join us Saturday, March 26th from 2-3:30, tickets for sale through link in bio! 🍷

17/03/2022

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! ☘️Matt wouldn’t let me dye our wines green, so our delicious plan b is showing off one of our favorites: Grüner Veltliner which loosely translates to “Green wine of Veltline.” Bright, lively, and refreshing with a spicy finish, it’s a pretty perfect pairing for a holiday celebration.

13/03/2022

We’re excited to announce our very first class: Wine 101! From soil through fermentation and all the way to how to smell and taste, we’ll cover the ins and outs of what makes wine so special. All of our classes are taught by Matt Ash, WSET 3. Tickets for sale through link in bio. Tuesday, March 22nd from 3-5 pm in our classroom space See you there! .

09/03/2022

Wine industry folks, you’re invited! Please join us for our industry soft open Wed, March 16th 6-8pm! You’ll be the very first to see the space and get a sample of what we’re all about. Don’t worry, wine is included. RSVP through link in bio. See you then!

07/03/2022

Got just a little excited for the first wine shipment! Can’t believe how much things are coming together. Special shout-out to my hair, I call this a-week-before-opening-a-small-business-chic.
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07/03/2022

Getting ready to open our doors! March 16th will be our soft open industry night with classes soon to follow. Stay tuned for more news in the coming day! 🎉🍷•
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04/03/2022

Here’s our sign! Going the have an industry open house on Wed, March 16th, check our website for more info! Can’t wait to see you!

Thanks to for printing it, & my awesome wife for designing the logo.