Roger Lemstrom, founder and
winemaker at Los Rocosos, celebrates wines medaling in the 2024
Pacific Northwest Wine Competition held in Walla Walla, Washington, including two Double
Golds. Small, friendly, and personal, Los Rocosos offers world
class wines in a boutique setting located in The Rocks District of
Milton Freewater, Oregon AVA. All
grapes are sustainably grown. Dogs are welcome at the vineyard.
MILTON-FREEWATER, Ore., July 26,
2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Pacific Northwest Wine
Competition, now in its 9th year at Walla
Walla Community College, received a record number of wines
submitted in 2024, almost 30% more than those submitted in 2023.
Results for the late June competition were just released, and out
of 717 wines entered, Los Rocosos Vineyards emerged a winner with
five medals for their wines, including two Double Gold medals for
their 2020 Arenas Suaves, Sangiovese-Grenache Estate Blend, and
their 2018 Nine Moon Estate, Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre (GSM)
Blend. The 2020 Bad Elk Estate Syrah, 2020 Cosecha de Luna Estate
Mourvedre, and the 2019 Paco y Gustavo Estate Sangiovese, all
received Silver medals.
Eastern
Oregon has become not only a source of exquisite grapes for
regional winemakers, but also hosts a number of wine producers
making world-class wines, and this competition and these medals
highlight our winemaking prowess in this special part of
Oregon.
Situated on the Oregon side of
the Walla Walla Valley in The Rocks District of Milton Freewater, Los Rocosos is run by
Vietnam Veteran Roger Lemstrom and his wife Lucinda Borneman, with its tasting room neatly
tucked into the primary vineyard behind their home, just steps from
the downtown business district of Milton-Freewater. The Rocks is the only
American Viticultural Area (AVA) in the US designated solely based
on its soil type.
"We are honored to represent the Eastern part of Oregon with our wines," said Lemstrom.
"Eastern Oregon has become not
only a source of exquisite grapes for regional winemakers, but also
hosts a number of wine producers making world-class wines, and this
competition and these medals highlight our winemaking prowess in
this special part of Oregon."
The tasting room vibe is relaxed yet optimistic as the couple
host talkative tastings and are living proof supporting second
chances in life. Having served in Vietnam and in the Peace Corps in Fiji, Lemstrom is now 70 and went to wine
school at SOWI in Southern Oregon
at the age of 60. Many of the names of the wines, including all
that medaled, and the winery itself (Los Rocosos means "rocky" in
Spanish), pay tribute to Lemstrom's Mexican heritage.
Now with seven harvests under their belts, and in their eighth
year of operation, Los Rocosos is gaining momentum. Los Rocosos has
also been honored with Golds, Double Golds, and a Platinum medal
from Oregon Wine Experience, as well as the Sip Magazine Wine and
Spirits Competition. In June, he returned to school as a guest
lecturer at Walla Walla Community
College, discussing growing and making of Tempranillo and
Grenache with wine students.
Over half of their visitors to the winery travel from
Portland, Eugene, Southern
Oregon, Boise, Moscow
Spokane, Tacoma and the Puget
Sound area. Los Rocosos has experienced double digit growth over
the past two years. The fruit for Los Rocosos wines is primarily
sourced at the estate vineyard in the Rocks District of
Milton Freewater, where they grow
Grenache, Grenache Blanc, Syrah, and Mourvèdre, with eight acres
under vine.
They also own two smaller vineyards located near Walla Walla in Washington State, where they grow their estate
Sangiovese as well as Italian grapes Nebbiolo, Barbera, Carménère,
Dolcetto, and Counoise. They source their Pinot Grigio and
Sauvignon Blanc fruit from Oasis Vineyards in Prosser, Washington and their Albarino from a
nearby Oregon winery.
Los Rocosos' tasting room is open noon to 5, every day, seven
days a week, with no reservations needed at the vineyard located
at: 84038 Eastside Rd., Milton-Freewater,
OR 97862.
Media Contact
Sarah Murdoch, Puncheon PR, 1
5037355943, sarah@oregonwinepr.com,
https://sallymurdoch.com/puncheon-pr-1
Roger Lemstrom, Los Rocosos
Vineyards, 1 (541) 306-1290, http://losrocosos.com/
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