Oomrang estate spotlight
Wine Access presents Oomrang Estate from the Puget Sound house of Edmund and Christine Stoecklein, the same estate behind this Kerner.
The market on this bottle
Wine-Searcher tracks this 2023 Oomrang Estate Kerner Puget Sound across the open market. Their published U.S. low is $64.71 and the average is $64.71. Our slash is $65.00.
2023 Oomrang Estate Kerner Puget Sound, USA
Edmund and Christine Stoecklein's estate Kerner, pear and citrus from cool Puget Sound, a rare German white at sixty-five dollars.
The 2023 Oomrang Estate Kerner is a racy Puget Sound white: sweet pear, citrus, crisp apple, tart red currant, now $65.
The aromatic sleeper in a German-variety Washington lineup
Kerner has the lift people love in Riesling, then lands with its own personality: pear, citrus, apple, a fresh finish that can go from seafood to dessert. Oomrang grows it on the estate. This is the bottle that makes people ask what they just drank.
The house
Edmund and Christine Stoecklein built Oomrang as a German-variety estate on an 85-acre Puget Sound farm.
The wine
Estate Kerner. Fresh, racy, pear-citrus driven. 12% ABV. Stainless clarity, not oak makeup.
The grape
Kerner is still rare in Washington. It drinks like Riesling's more outgoing cousin.
The drinker
Serve cold. No decant. Miso-glazed fish or an apple-pear galette.
Pear and citrus, then a clean snap
Sweet pear, citrus, crisp apple, tart red currant, a more pronounced bouquet than a simple patio white. The acidity keeps it useful from the first plate to dessert.
A cool maritime year that favors German aromatics. Kerner keeps pear and citrus while staying dry enough for the table.
Sweet pear, citrus, crisp apple, tart red currant, floral lift.
Racy, light to medium, 12% ABV, estate-grown for clarity.
Fresh and lingering. Serve cold. No decant.
Estate Kerner handled for clarity
Oomrang farms Kerner on the Puget Sound estate and handles it to protect the bouquet: clean fruit, a cool climate, and a style that keeps the grape center stage. Stainless steel, not a barrel speech.
Kerner is a German crossing with Riesling in its family tree. In this climate it keeps pear and citrus without needing residual sugar to feel complete.
Serve cold in a white-wine glass. Five minutes in the glass opens the pear.
From a family experiment to a rare-variety estate
Oomrang began as a Thanksgiving basement idea and became a focused Puget Sound house for German-inspired whites.
Edmund and Christine Stoecklein planted an 85-acre farm with about 22 acres of vineyard, choosing German varieties that actually ripen in Puget Sound.
Kerner, Muller-Thurgau, Siegerrebe, and Sylvaner are the house language. The estate is the argument.
This 2023 Kerner is that argument in a glass: aromatic, racy, and built for the table.
Seafood, spice, then dessert
Kerner can take miso glaze and still have enough pear left for an apple-pear galette.
Two plates. One miso-ginger black cod. One apple-pear galette. Both can take Kerner.
Serve cold. No decant. A few minutes in the glass opens pear and citrus.
Miso-Ginger Glazed Black Cod with Bok Choy
Silky, sweet-savory fish. Kerner's pear and citrus lift the glaze.
Why it works: Citrus and orchard fruit brighten miso. Softer acidity keeps the pairing smooth.
View Recipe for miso-glazed black cod (opens in a new tab)
Apple-Pear Galette
The easy dessert lane. It mirrors pear, apple, and citrus.
Why it works: Kerner's orchard notes echo the filling. A light sweetness completes the finish.
View Recipe for apple-pear galette (opens in a new tab)Buy Kerner for dinner and keep a bottle for dessert
Estate Puget Sound Kerner, pear and citrus, a rare grape at sixty-five dollars.
Put it in the cart. This is the sleeper white in the Oomrang lineup.
