2025 Brooks Amycas White Field Blend, Eola-Amity Hills AVA, Willamette Valley, Oregon

When Jimi Brooks passed away unexpectedly in 2004, his son Pascal was eight years old — making him the youngest winery owner in the country. A devoted group of friends and winemakers stepped in to complete Jimi’s final vintage. His sister Janie Brooks Heuck took over leadership of the estate, volunteering her time to protect her brother’s legacy and preserve the dream he left behind. Over the years, Janie, Pascal, and the extended Brooks team have transformed that moment of loss into one of the most heartfelt and respected stories in American wine — a proudly family-owned, fiercely independent, woman-led Oregon winery built on resilience, love, and community. Today, Head Winemaker Claire Jarreau crafts the wines alongside Janie’s stewardship — and the Amycas White Field Blend is the most joyful and generous expression of everything Brooks stands for.

Amycas is modeled after an Alsatian Edelzwicker — a traditional field blend from Alsace, France, where multiple aromatic white varieties are grown and vinified together to produce something more complex and interesting than any single grape could achieve alone. Brooks’ version is a five-variety blend of Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Muscat, Riesling, and Gewürztraminer from the Eola-Amity Hills AVA in Oregon’s Willamette Valley — earning 91 points from Owen Bargreen and proving that the Alsatian concept translates beautifully to Pacific Northwest terroir. Riesling and Pinot Blanc provide the acid and structure; Pinot Gris, Muscat, and Gewürztraminer add depth, aromatic complexity, and a distinctive spice. White peach, acacia, yellow apple, and a clean mineral finish. Versatile, aromatic, and genuinely crowd-pleasing — pair it with nearly everything.

Wine Details & Tasting Notes

Tasting Notes: 91 pts — Owen Bargreen. Aromas of white peach, acacia blossom, and yellow apple with a clean mineral finish. Beautifully balanced — Riesling and Pinot Blanc provide bright acidity and structure while Pinot Gris, Muscat, and Gewürztraminer add aromatic depth and layered complexity. Versatile, food-friendly, and endlessly approachable.

• Origin – Eola-Amity Hills AVA, Willamette Valley, Oregon, USA
• Producer – Brooks Wine; woman-owned; Janie Brooks Heuck (Managing Director; sister of founder Jimi Brooks; steward of the family legacy since 2004); Head Winemaker Claire Jarreau (promoted after 10+ years at the estate); Pascal Brooks (co-owner; youngest winery owner in the country at age 8 in 2004); certified biodynamic; B-Corp certified
• Blend – 33% Pinot Blanc, 21% Pinot Gris, 20% Muscat, 16% Riesling, 10% Gewürztraminer
• Style – Dry aromatic white wine (Alsatian Edelzwicker-style field blend; food-friendly; versatile)
• ABV – 13.0%

About Edelzwicker & Alsatian Field Blends

Edelzwicker — meaning “noble blend” in Alsatian German — is one of Alsace’s most traditional wine styles: multiple aromatic white grape varieties co-fermented or blended to create a wine that is greater than the sum of its parts. The style prizes harmony, aromatic complexity, and food-friendliness over varietal purity — making it one of the most versatile and genuinely enjoyable white wine categories in the world. Brooks’ Amycas brings that Alsatian philosophy to the Eola-Amity Hills AVA, where the volcanic Jory soils and cool Pacific-influenced climate produce aromatic whites with the precision and minerality that make this style sing.

Food Pairing

The white peach, acacia, yellow apple, aromatic spice, and clean minerality of this Eola-Amity Hills Alsatian-style field blend live up to the promise: pair it with nearly everything. Exceptionally versatile. Pairs beautifully with Thai green curry, Vietnamese spring rolls, and anything with ginger, lemongrass, or coconut — the aromatic Muscat and Gewürztraminer components are made for Asian-inspired cuisine. The bright Riesling acidity and Pinot Blanc structure make it a wonderful companion for grilled seafood, steamed shellfish, roasted chicken, and herb-forward preparations. Also excellent alongside soft cheeses, summer salads, and charcuterie boards. A natural for Shades of Vino Club selections, summer entertaining, and any occasion that calls for a white wine as aromatic, generous, and crowd-pleasing as the family that makes it. Serve at 46–50°F.

Occasion

This is your go-to Oregon aromatic white — the bottle for Shades of Vino Club selections, warm-weather entertaining, food-friendly gifting, and sharing with the wine lover who appreciates Alsatian-inspired complexity, woman-owned winemaking, and a family story as moving as any in American wine. At $27, one of the most genuinely versatile and rewarding bottles in the collection.

Wine Producer / Historical Notes

Brooks Wine was founded by Jimi Brooks in Oregon’s Eola-Amity Hills AVA. When Jimi passed away unexpectedly in 2004, his son Pascal — just eight years old — became the youngest winery owner in the country. A devoted group of friends and winemakers completed Jimi’s final vintage. His sister Janie Brooks Heuck stepped in to lead the estate, volunteering her time and then dedicating her career to preserving her brother’s legacy and building something worthy of it. Over two decades later, Brooks is one of Oregon’s most respected and beloved wineries — a certified biodynamic, B-Corp certified, proudly independent family estate. Head Winemaker Claire Jarreau, promoted after more than a decade at Brooks, crafts the wines alongside Janie’s stewardship. The Ouroboros on every Brooks label — the ancient serpent consuming its own tail — represents the continuous cycle of life, death, and rebirth that defines the winery’s entire story. The Amycas White Field Blend is the most joyful chapter in that story.

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