Shiba Wichern Cellars is Akiko Shiba (my wife) and Chris Wichern (me). Akiko, a Japanese national, completed her enology and viticulture degree at University of Geisenheim in Germany’s Rheingau. In 2009 without having ever even visited we moved to Oregon in search of world class Pinot noir. A lot has happened since that first vintage. Together we now produce about 1,000 cases of hand-made wine per year at our “garage-winery” in Willamina, OR.
Every BerserkerDay we offer pre-releases that you can get no where else at the biggest discount ever. We offer some treasures from our library as well. On top of all of that, this year we are introducing an old favorite back into our line-up: Momtazi single vineyard Pinot noir! Momtazi vineyard is iconic here in Oregon for it’s intensity of flavor.
WHITE WINE WILDNESS
Akiko and I really committed ourselves to wine when we lived in Germany. Germany makes some stunning Pinot noir, but is really known for its world-class whites, especially Riesling, but many others varieties as well. In Oregon Pinot is still king and that is wonderful, but I think sometimes our white wines get overlooked. That is changing quickly thanks to some of the wineries here today at BerserkerDay 17, but to get a little more attention for Oregon white wines and ours in particular, I’ve got one final deal for you.
- Willamette Blanc vertical: 2021, 2022, 2023 (The 2021 & 2022 bottlings were a blend of Auxerrois, Pinot gris and Pinot noir. In 2023 we swapped out Auxerrois for Chardonnay)
- Auxerrois mini vertical: 2022 & 2023 - Exploring the difference in these two vintages alone is reason enough to try Oregon white wines.
- 2023 Chardonnay - we are a bit late to the Chardonnay game, but we brought our A-game.
- Retail for these 6 bottles in $216 (That’s actually kind of a lie, because there is no retail price for the library whites - we typically don’t share them.)
- BD17 Price $108 shipping included! That’s effectively more than 50% off!
- Only Available from 3:10 pm until 4:10 pm PST!
ORDER WHITE WINE WILDNESS HERE
WHITE WINE WILDNESS
You can read details about us and the wines further below, but the offers are what you’re here for, so they’re at the top. We have got three types of offers this year: 1)Extremely limited deals, 2)Ready to go cases and 3)Build your own case.
Clicking this button ORDER HERE takes you directly to the specific product that it is next to. Clicking this button BERSERKERS WEBSTORE takes you to our webstore that lists all of our BERSERKERDAY 17 deals!
DON’T FORGET: Shipping on 6 and 12 packs is included!
ONE LAST THING: After you’ve ordered, post a reply in this thread for a chance to have one HALF-CASE #2 (details below) added to your order at no cost. After we close this sale down, I will randomly chose a winner from amongst those who have posted in this thread. All you gotta do is order and post something here. A simple “Got mine!” will do, but we’d love to hear from you.
This is the view from the top of our blocks at Momtazi during harvest. Those yellow and orange crates hold about 23 lbs of grapes and are referred to as FYBs here in Oregon - F#$&ing Yellow Bins. Everyone hates those bins, because they are labor intensive, but they deliver the fruit to the winery in pristine condition. It’s a love-hate relationship for sure, but it’s worth it for us, the wine and you!
EXTREMELY LIMITED DEALS
FULL CASE VERTICAL (2 available)ORDER THE FULL VERTICAL HERE
I think it is fair to say you won’t see a vertical of this size very often. 2013 was our first vintage and also I think our best – beginners’ luck perhaps. We don’t have a lot of bottles from the early years anymore, but what we do have is properly stored in a climate controlled commercial wine-storage facility.
- One each of 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 Willamette Cuvée
- 3 X 2023 Willamette Cuvée
- Option: If you want a 2020 Willamette Cuvée, I can swap out a 2023 for a 2020.
- Retail $775 / BD17 Price $600 shipping included!
HALF CASE VERTICAL (4 available)ORDER THE HALF VERTICAL HERE
This is the next best thing to the full vertical above. We are already starting to run low on 2017 and 2018, because those were the vintages we sold during the pandemic when we all stayed home and drank…
- One each of 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 & 2023 Willamette Cuvée
- Retail $270 / BD17 Price $205 shipping included! (That price seems crazy…I actually had to double check it…)
DIP YOUR TOES (15 available)ORDER SOME TOES HERE
This offering is only for people who have never purchased our wines. It is low risk and hopefully high reward for folks wanting to try something new.
- If you are familiar with our wines, please help yourself to one of our other offers.
- 1 X Willamette Cuvée, 1 X Willamette blanc, 1 X Rose.
- Retail $77 / BD17 Price $60 shipping included!
in addition to farming our blocks at Havlin Vineyard and Bellevue Cross Vineyard, we continue to plant our own small vineyard. This past spring we direct planted cuttings from Havlin vineyard and right now we are getting ready to plant from our nursery collection of rooted-vines made from cuttings from Cameron winery. It looks like a bunch of sticks, holes in the ground and mud, but it is actually really exciting stuff!
READY TO GO CASE OFFERS:
- CASE #1 – 2023 Mixed Pinot noir – 4 X Willamette Cuvée & 2 X each of the single vineyard bottlings (#2-#5 below). Retail $518, BD17 Price $399 shipping included!ORDER CASE#1 HERE
- HALF- CASE # 2 – 2023 Mixed Pinot noir – 2 X Willamette Cuvée & 1 X each of the single vineyard bottlings (#2-#5 below). Retail $259, *BD17 Price $210 shipping included!ORDER CASE #2 HERE
- CASE # 3 – 2023 Mixed white wine CASE – 3 X each of the white & rose offerings (#6-#8 below). Retail $392, BD17 Price $290 shipping included!ORDER CASE #3 HERE
- CASE # 4 – “ALL OF IT” – 3 X Willamette Cuvée, 2 X Willamette blanc and one each of single vineyard bottlings, Auxerrois, Chardonnay and Rosé (#2-#5 & #7-#9 below). Retail $441, BD17 Price $320 shipping included!ORDER CASE #4 HERE
- CASE # 5 – “SURPRISE ME” – The same as CASE #1, but only 3 X Willamette Cuvée. In place of one of the Will. Cuvs. we put a mystery Pinot noir from the library. Retail $523+ BD17 Price $399 shipping included!ORDER CASE #5 HERE
BUILD YOUR OWN CASE
READ THIS: If you order any pre-release wines, your our order will ship after April 15. If you choose to “build your own,” please keep in mind that shipping boxes can hold 3, 6 or 12 bottles. Shipping is included in the price for half case (6 bottles) and case (12 bottles) orders. By placing an order with us, you acknowledge that you read and accept these terms.
2023 Pinot Noir PRE-RELEASES:
- 2023 Willamette Cuvée (425 cases) – Retail $30, BD17 Price $23 / BOTTLE
- 2023 Havlin Single Vineyard (75 cases) – Retail $42, BD17 Price $33 / BOTTLE
- 2023 Nuestro Sueño Single Vineyard (105 cases) – Retail $42, BD17 Price $33 / BOTTLE
- 2023 Bellevue Cross Single Vineyard (62 cases) – Retail $42, BD17 Price $33 / BOTTLE
- 2023 Momtazi Single Vineyard (75 cases) – Retail $75, BD17 Price $58 / BOTTLE
2023 White & Rosé wines PRE-RELEASES:
- 2023 Willamette blanc (113 cases) – Pinot gris, Chardonnay, Pinot noir – Retail $25, BD17 Price $19 / BOTTLE
- 2023 Havlin Auxerrois (only 42 cases produced !) – 100% Auxerrois – Retail $33,BD17 Price $25 / BOTTLE
- 2023 Havlin Chardonnay (96 cases) – Retail $40, BD17 Price $30 / BOTTLE
- 2023 Rosé from Pinot noir (49 cases) – Retail $27, BD17 Price $20 / BOTTLE
So much happening in this picture. First of all everyone is smiling, so, we must be getting to close to the end of the day. Our “every cluster gets picked up” sorting process is also visible. Clusters on the outside of the belt are unchecked. Once a sorter picks up a cluster, checks it and potentially cleans it, only then does it go to the center of the belt. It takes an enormous amount of manpower, but every cluster gets sorted twice - once in the field and once on the line. FYBs are what allow us to sort like this, which is why “SWC
FYBs” - look in the upper right corner…
SHIPPING DETAILS
- We cannot ship to UT, AR, MS, DE.
- AK, HI, RI contact us before ordering.
- Most other states we can usually figure out a way to get your wine to you.
- All orders ship in April 2026.
- If you have any questions or concerns, email or direct message BEFORE ordering.
WINE DETAILS
All of our wines are fermented with indigenous yeasts. None of our wines are fined (“chemically cleaned”) or filtered. The only additive to our wine is SO2, which we add at the smallest dosage possible, typically < 40 PPM total. We don’t do it this way because we want to make natural wine. We do it this way because we think it tastes better.
Below are some more technical details for the numbers-geeks.
Pinot noirs:
- 2023 Willamette Cuvée, Willamette Valley AVA, 425 cases, pH 3.6, 13.7% ABV, 19 months in French oak, bottled on 6/13/25 | Blend of barrels from Havlin, Nuestro Sueño, Bellevue Cross and Momtazi vineyards.
- 2023 Havlin Single Vineyard, Van Duzer Corridor, 75 cases, pH 3.7, 14% ABV, 24 months in French oak, bottled on 11/9/25 | Farmed sustainably by Shiba Wichern Cellars, 100% destemmed.
- 2023 Nuestro Sueño Single Vineyard, Eola-Amity Hills AVA, 105 cases, pH 3.67, 13.6% ABV, 21 months in French oak (new & used), bottled on 8/9/25 | Farmed sustainably by Nuestro Sueno, 22% whole cluster ferment.
- 2023 Bellevue Cross Single Vineyard, 63 cases, pH 3.55, 13.8% ABV, 21 months in French oak, bottled on 8/10/25 | Farmed organically (not certified) by Shiba Wichern Cellars, one fermenter 100% destemmed, one fermenter 100% whole cluster ferment.
- 2023 Momtazi Single Vineyard 75 cases, pH 3.5, 14% ABV, 24 months in French oak (new & used), bottled on 11/9/25 | Farmed Biosatanically by Momtazi, 10% whole cluster ferment.
The gold color of the 2023 Auxxerois is stunning. So are the structure and flavor.
White and Rose wines:
- 2023 Willamette blanc, Willamette Valley AVA, 113 cases, pH 3.1, 12.5% ABV, 24 months aging, bottled on 11/9/25 | Blend of 33% Pinot gris, 24% Chardonnay and 43% Pinot noir (as direct press Rosé). Short skin contact, Stainless Steel, neutral oak, Acacia puncheon ferment.
- 2023 Havlin Auxerrois, Van Duzer Corridor AVA, 42 cases, pH 3.5, 12.8% ABV, 21 months aging in stainless steel, bottled on 8/10/25 | 100% Auxerrois stunner.
- 2023 Havlin Chardonnay, Van Duzer Corridor AVA, 96 cases, pH 3.25, 12.9% ABV, 21 months aging in new & used french oak, bottled on 8/10/25 | Our second Chardonnay ever. Moderate battonage yielded a delicate, but powerful Chardonnay!
- 2023 Rosé from Pinot noir, Willamette Valley AVA, 49 cases, pH 3.02, 11.8% ABV, 17 months aging in new & used french oak, bottled on 5/10/25 | Rose fermented and aged in neutral oak is a special thing. A lot more cerebral than “just some porch pounder.” Go ahead and quote me on that.
GRATITUDE
So many thank yous are needed. I don’t have them listed in any order of importance, because all are equally important. Each is critical to our little operation in its own way. We couldn’t do it without:
- Todd French and the rest of the crew at www.wineberserkers.com - very very patient enablers!
- Wineberserkers forum members and BerserkerDay visitors. In other words customers! Yay, customers!
- Our helpers. Akiko and I are the entire staff at Shiba Wichern Cellars. We rely on help from our family, friends, neighbors and community to keep this project going.
Teams like this are what allow us to get the grapes in the bottle! Thank you, team!
