The owners of the respected custom crush facility, Pallet Wine Co., in Medford, have bottled all of de Jaray’s first and only vintage from the 2009 harvest and have shipped all 5,000 cases to Asia.
Then they released this statement:
- Pallet also has signed a final agreement regarding the production and shipping of former client Footstone Jive's wines. This agreement ends each company’s contractual obligations and concludes their business relationship. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed. “Footstone Jive’s departure, while not unexpected, gives us added capacity to support current customers’ growth plans, while opening the door to several exciting new brands interested in making great wine,” said Pallet co-owner Dan Sullivan.
Curiously, although de Jaray took great pride in naming his wine after femme fatals and designing his pinup-style labels, the bottles were shipped without the names, the girls or even the name of the once-boastful producer.De Jaray’s bottles do have the ill-fated name Footstone Jive molded into the base.In contrast to Oregon's eco culture and wine pro advice, de Jaray insisted that his bottles be made in China for around 18 cents each while other wineries spend at least a dollar to buy “cleaner-energy” bottles made in the U.S.
But, for now, that's all anyone will read on the bottle.
No one overseas will be asking for de Jaray’s Syrah Rosé “Farm Girl,” depicted on the prototype label as a busty brunette in short overalls and roller skates. Or his Pinot Gris “Librarian,” who was splashing around in a wine barrel with a garter high on her thigh. Or “The Débutante,” a blend of Pinot Gris, Viognier, Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc, seen as a Marilyn Monroe-ish seductress with a white gown and hose, and red lips, gloves and heels.
The bottles have anonymously returned home.
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