Leah Jørgensen Cellars Wine Dinner

Out & About

This past Sunday I made the trek to Washington DC to attend a wine dinner featuring the wines from none other than Oregon’s Cabernet Franc queen Leah Jørgensen of Leah Jørgensen Cellars. The dinner was hosted by The Duck & The Peach in DC’s Capitol Hill neighbourhood, a women-owned, seasonally-minded restaurant known for dishes from locally-sourced ingredients and a wine list focused on women in wine.

I’ve been following Leah for some time now, but up until Sunday, I had only tasted her flagship Cabernet Franc, which is one of my all time favourite Cabernet Francs produced in the US. Sunday was my opportunity to meet Leah for the first time and learn more about her philosophy in vineyard and the cellar.

Leah launched her winery in 2011 to focus on and celebrate her favourite grape variety - Cabernet Franc. Over the last decade, she has quickly earned the reputation of being the specialist for the variety in Oregon, making several examples of Cab Franc every vintage. Leah has a way with …