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Wineries of Willamette Valley 

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The Willamette Valley is the heart of Oregon's agriculture country . Nestled among its rolling hills are over 200 wineries producing a medley of vintages—Pinot noir, Pinot gris and Riesling to mention a few. The valley, dubbed Oregon's Wine Country, is one of Oregon's major wine-growing regions.

 

Kelly Fox Wines Carlton Oregon

A small winery created by Oregon winemaker Kelley Fox along with her father, Gerson Stearns. Kelly spent ten years working for other wineries enhancing her skills before begining the winery named after herself.. She has been the winemaker at Scott Pauls Winery since 2005. Kelly produce only 2 wines and both are Pinot Noir: Maresh Vineyard Pinot Noir and Momtazi Vineyard Pinot Noir. The annual case production ranges from 100 to 500 cases. The first vintage was 2007. The wines are made to reflect the land, the vines, and the fruit of the vines. Winemaking is an exchange: I make the wine and it makes me.

	Ken Wright Cellars 236 N Kutch Street Carlton  OR 97111
The winery is dedicated towards making Pinot Noir from selected vineyardin Willamette Valley. It also produces limited production of two white wines, Chardonnay from Celilo Vineyard near White Salmon, Washington, and Pinot Blanc from Freedom Hill Vineyard. Tyrus Evan label.  is also theirs

King Estate Winery 80854 Territorial Hwy Eugene, OR 97405

The winery was founded in 1991 by Ed King Jr.and Ed King III, located southwest of the town of Lorane. It sits on a beautiful estate consisting of 1,033 acres,certified organic, and includes 465 acres of organic vineyards. The estate includes 30 acres of fruits, vegetables, and flowers. The estate is crowned by the charming, European-style winery, where the winemaking process is also certified organic. Kings Estate is a leading producer of of Pinot Gris and Pinot Noir. The King Estate Domaine is one of North America’s most clonally diverse Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris vineyards. King Estate’s mission is to produce wines of consistently exceptional quality through meticulous fruit selection, impeccable winemaking practices and judicious blending. The majestic winery, which reflects the architectural tradition of a French chateau, encompasses approximately 110,000 square feet. Total production capacity is 400,000 gallons. A true destination point includes a visitor center, wine tasting bar and a fine dining restaurant. The winery produces various labels, they include their Domaine Wines under the King Estate label, Acrobat, next, and NxNW The winemaker is Jeff Kandaarian

	Kramer Vineyards 26830 NW Olson Road Gaston 97119
Located in the new Yamhill-Carlton District AVA Kramer planted their vines 1984. Their wines Pinot noir, Carmine, Dijon Chardonnay, Pinot gris, Müller-Thurgau, sparkling, and dessert.

	Kristin Hill Winery 3330 SE Amity Dayton Highway Amity 97101
The winery opened in 1990 and is owned by Eric T. Aberg. Eric is the winemaker. He produces méthode champenoise sparkling wine, Pinot noir, Pinot gris, Chardonnay, Gewürztraminer., Müller Thurgau, and Port Kristin Hill was coined from the name of one of Eric's four daughters — Kristin. Ironically, of all of his daughters, she is the only one who doesn't care for wine

	La Bête Wines 21000 SW Eagle Point Road McMinnville OR 97128
La Bete Wines is a small, Oregon winery, averaging about 2,000 cases annually. John R. Eliassen is the owner/Winemaker

LaVelle Vineyards 89697 Sheffler Rd. Elmira, OR 97437

The story of LaVelle dates back to 1994 when the family purchased Forgeron Vineyards. This makes LaVelle the oldest bonded winery in the Southern Willamette Valley. Doug LaVell started making wines in 1995 and in 1998 opened up the LaVelle Wine Bar & Bistro (now known as The Club Room at the Market) at the 5th Street Public Market in downtown Eugene, Oregon. The wines are produced from vineyards in Willamette Valley, Columbia Valley, and Napa Valley. Anchored by their Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris, LaVelle's Willamette Valley wines are brought together by their Burgundian style, fruit-forward winemaking tradition. In the Columia Valley Cabernet and Merlot, Viognier, Syrah, and their first Bordeaux-style blend named Trilogy. Zinfandel comes from the Napa Valley grown grapes. Winemaker is Matthew LaVelle Wine Consultant is Gary Carpenter

	Lachini Vineyards 2803 Orchard Ave. McMinnville, OR 97128
Ron & Marianne;Lachini began with a dream to start a small, family-owned estate vineyard focused entirely on producing uncompromising Pinot Noir.  Their emphasis is on the meticulous management of each vine through biodynamic farming, while combining state of the art winemaking and old world technique to handcraft wines of complexity, grace and profoundness  Laurent Montalieu  is the winemaker

Lange Winery 18380 NE Buena Vista Drive PO Box 8 Dundee, Oregon 97115

Driven by a passion for Pinot Noir and a love of the land, Don and Wendy Lange founded their winery in the Dundee Hills of Oregon's northern Willamette Valley Their first vinatge was in 1987 producing Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, and Chardonnay New-world pioneers in the production of Pinot Gris, Lange Estate was the first to release a barrel-fermented reserve--an effort Matt Kramer of the WINE SPECTATOR calls "a bench-mark bottling." Don Lange's work as a winemaker has been termed "brilliant" by Hugh Johnson, and THE WINE ENTHUSIAST proclaimed Lange Estate to be "one of the great Pinot Noir producers in the United States Son Jesse alsoworks as winemaker as well as General Manager

Laura Volkman Vineyards 14000 N.E. Quarry Road P.O. Box 135 Newberg, OR  97132

She had a dream and when opportunity cam calling :auar and her husband  Jim purchased a small farm in Yamhill County, Oregon. She cleared the land, prepared the soil and planted grape vines.   She produces 700 cases of premium wines in the Chehalem Mountains AVA, Laura makes small amounts of estate grown Pinot noir from her 3 acre vineyard. She's known around the wine community for her singular style. She does almost all of the work in the vineyard and the winemaking herself

Laurel Ridge 13301 NE Kuehne Road Carlton, OR 97111

Laurel Ridge the assumed business name Incorporated in 1986 Finn Hill Vineyard, Inc, the sole owner is Susan Teppola. The name of the hill upon which the estate vineyard sits is Fin Hill Coincidentally, Susan's late husbad David Teppola was 100 percent Finnish Originally, the winery was on leased space outside of Forest Grove Oregon, on the northern Willamette Valley's oldest vineyard site.  Today, it sits on 240 acres of predominantly Willakenzie Loam in the heart if the Yamhill-Caroton AVA that the Teppolas have owned since 1974.  The winery, which is state-of-the-art and gravity fed, was built in 2000-2001.  The winemaker is Chris Berg.  His assistant is Barnaby Tuttle. The winery's philosophy is to get the best grapes and ingredients, let nature take its course under Laurel Ridge's watchful eye and attention to detail, and don't mess anything up.  While the winery only produces 2500 cases for itself, it custom crushes and alternates with other proprietors to produce 15,000 cases annually.  Recent developments for Laurel Ridge include the introduction of its second label, Twin Forks, a product designed for distribution and hoping to achieve a level of 10,000 cases.    Laurel Ridge has a very broad product range - sparking wines to port.  It's signature wine is David's Tableau Vivant.

	Lawton Winery 20990 NE KIngs Grade Newberg, Oregon 97132
Located six miles out of Newberg, on the beautiful Chehalem Mountains. Lawton Winery, founded in 1998, is built on the concept of complete integration of our vineyard care and the wines produced in the winery. tHEvines were planted in 1987 (Riesling) and 1990 and 2001 (Pinot Noir). The winery was built in 1999, and The first crush was in October 2000.

	Le Cadeau PO Box 268 Dundee 97115
Tom and Deb Mortimer purchased 28 rocky acres in the Willamette Valley;  in 1996. The vineyard is located on a high-elevation volcanic basalt hillside, and is often described as Oregon's rockiest vineyard.  They produce Pinot Noir

Left Coast Cellars 4225 N Pacific Hwy (99W) Rickreall 97371

The estate consists of 306 acres, 100 of which are devoted to the cultivation of grapes. The topography of Left Coast is a bowl, with steep hills facing west, north and south, creating a natural amphitheater surrounding a large meadow and spring fed lake, central to the gravity fed irrigation of our vines. They have chosen to plant grapes on only the predominantly southern facing slopes. The remainder of the property is preserved as one of the last remaining stands of original old growth White Oaks in the area Luke McCollom is the winemaker producing Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, and Chardonnay. Luke and his team adhere to biodynamic and organic farming methods on nearly 100 acres of wine grapes. Bearing the names Field of Dreams, Latitude 45, Left Bank, Right Bank, The Bench, Truffle Hill, and The Orchards, the vineyards are the jewels of the estate. The winey is owned by Suzanne and Bob Pfaff

	Lemelson Vineyards 12020 NE Stag Hollow Rd. Carlton, Oregon 97111

Lenné 18760 NE Laughlin Road  Yamhill OR

Steve and Karen Lutz purchased   land with a steep, south-facing slope near the town of Yamhill in 2000. They planted several Pinot noir clones, including Pommard, 777,115, and 114. The elevation, steep slope, shallow mountain soil, and miniscule yields, moved them on their way to creating profound wine. In 2007, they completed a tasting room in the vineyard to let visitors experience the terroir that is Lenné

Lumos Wine Company 24000 Cardwell Hill Drive Philomath Or

The Lumos Wine Company was launched in 2000 by Dai Crisp and his wife PK McCoy in 2000. AT the time Dai already had a career as a distinguished grape grower. The Lumos tasting room is located on the Crisp family farm in Wren, OR - just 16 miles west of Corvallis and forty miles east of the coast. The 100 acre farm is what is left of the H bar H Dude Ranch which flourished in the 1940's They produce Pinot Gris, Gewürztraminer and Pinot Noir. Production runs aroun 1500 cases.. Dai is the winemaker

Maresh Red Barn 9325 NE Worden Hill Road Dundee Or.

Jim and Loie Maresh purchased the 27-acre hilltop orchard for in the Dundee Hills in 1959 By 1970 they had 140 acres and had started to plant grapes under the advice of Dick Erath This was Oregon' s fifth vineyard. Today, the Maresh family grows Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, White Riesling and Sauvignon Blanc, mostly south slope, 500 feet to 200 feet, on Jory soils. The historic Red Barn, a landmark in the Dundee Hills, is the only place where Maresh family wines can be enjoyed.

Maysara Wines 15765 SW Muddy Valley Road McMinnville, OR 97128

Nestled in the foothills of the McMinnville AVA Maysara practice holistic farming, employing practices from both organic and Biodynamic® agriculture. In 1997, Moe and Flora Momtazi purchased 532 acres of abandoned wheat farm   Planting began in March of 1998 with three blocks of self rooted Pommard clone Pinot Noir, consisting of 13 acres total. In early spring of 1999, over 120,000 plants were grafted in their greenhouses. These vines were planted towards the end of the summer. Today they have over 200 acres of vines planted. Tahmiene Momtazi is the winemaker producing Pinot Gris,Pinot Blanc,Riesling and Estate Cuvee

	Methven Family Vineyards 11400 Westland Lane Dayton OR 97114
Allen and Jill Methven have their spacious villa in the Eola Hills. The 100-acre site boasts 30 acres planted to Pinot noir, Pinot gris, Riesling and, most recently, Chardonnay Pinot Gris The wines are crafted in small lots.   The winemaker is Chris Lubberstedt

	Mia Sonatina Cellars 102 Nursery St, Amity, Oregon 97101
A small family owned winery founded in 2003 producing wines from grapes obtained in various AVAs . They produce wines in Old World Style. The name loosely translated means “My Little Song” The winery is owned by Jo  and Vern Spencer . Vern is the winemaker Signature wines are Crescendo (Bordeaux-Styled blend), Riesling (German-style). They also produce desert wines.

Monks Gate 9500 NE Oak Springs Farm Road Carlton 97111

Monks Gate vineyard is located in the Yamhill-Carlton District AVA of Oregon's northern Willamette Valley The vineyard site ranges in elevation from 260 to 440 feet on predominantly south to southwest slopes.  The soil type is Willakenzie, a silty clay loam over siltstone They have 14 acres of  Pinot Noir The winery is owned by Ron and Linda Moore  who started working on their land in 1998. Planting began in 2001 Their first commercial harvest 2003. Today they produce about 450 cases of wine.

	Montinore Estate 3663 SW Dilley Road PO Box 490 Forest Grove, OR  97116
This family owned and operated winery produces distinctive Pinot noir, Pinot Gris, Riesling, Gewürztraminer and Müeller Thurgau. Sourcing from the estate's 230 acres of Biodynamically farmed vineyards. Rudy Montinore and his youngest daughter, Kristin, are the core managing team at Montinore Estate. They produce more than 36,000 cases each year from 230 acres of established vines

	Mystic Wines 3995 Deepwood Lane NW, Salem OR
Mystic Wines is a small, family-run, Oregon winery located in the west hills of Salem, Oregon. Established in 1992 by Rick Mafit , currently producing and bottling seven distinct wines: Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Zinfandel, Syrah, and small amounts of Reserve Merlot, as well as Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Tasting room at 11931 SE Hood View Road, Amity OR

Namasté Vineyards 5600 Van Well Rd. Dallas, OR 97338

Founded in 2002 by Dave Masciorini from California who followed his passion for fine wine to the Pacific Northwest. he prchased the land which had vineyards planted in the early 80's (1980-1983) and knew that great wines could be made from these vines. The Vineyards 33.6 total acres – 3 ac Dijon 115 pinot noir, 5 ac Pommard pinot, 13.8 dijon chard, 7.2 gewurzt, 3.3 riesling. Resulting in 25000 cases per year. signature wines Pinot Noirs and a very unique Chard/Gewurzt blend called Peace. Namaste makes a white port combining barrel aged Serenity Chardonnay and brandy. Found in Washington, Texas,and New Jersey Winemaker: Andreas Wetzel Their philosophy: The Spirit of the Wine, Honors the Spirit of the Vine. This is the heart of our philosophy here at Namaste Vineyards. We believe the care and attention we give to our vineyards reflects in the quality of our wines. Using only estate grown fruit, we focus on low yields, high quality, and limited production, to produce truly divine wines.

North West Wine Co 2803 NE Orchard Ave McMinnville, Oregon 97128

A state-of-the-art wine growing facility was begun in 2003, and allows small growers to utilize the very best technology to handle Pinot noir as gently as possible under the guidance of Laurent Montalieu, Winemaker. Alan Kinne is also a Winemaker with the company Montalieu produces wines from 55 vineyards in 15 appellations from 15 varietals!  The Northwest Wine Company is home to over 50,000 cases of wine produced for over 25 clients. Clients include Arbor Brook Vineyards, Solena Cellars Evergreen Vineyards and Elkhorn Ridge Vineyards

Olsen Family 8930 Suver Road Monmouth OR 97361

?The story of Olsen Family Vineyards dates back to the early 1800s when the first homesteaders settled in the Willamette Valley and began to farm the land. Today Roger and Jamie Olsen are owners growing grapes and producing wine. Olsen's major crop by far is grass seed (the Willamette Valley is the largest producer of grass seed in the world.) Blueberries, landscape trees and plants, peppermint, and filberts Four hundred-fifty acres are currently planted to grapevines in five distinct vineyards. They're all overseen by Vineyard Manager Dean Underwood, a lifelong neighbor of the Olsens who came to work for them in October 2005 Olsen Family Vineyards consists of five separate estate vineyards planted almost exclusively to Pinot Gris and Pinot Noir. There are thirty acres of of Chardonnay, eleven of Riesling, and lesser amounts of Gewürztraminer, Cabernet, and Viognier They produce wines under the Viridian label

Owen Roe 8400 Champoeg Road NE St. Paul, Oregon 97137

David O'Reilly is Proprietor and winemaker of of Owen Roe Winery The name: Owen Roe O'Neill was a Seventeenth century Irish Patriot who dedicated his life to upholding the highest principles of political equality and freedom. His commitment to great things makes him an ideal model for us, for we share his dedication to principle in our work to produce our wines Their Philosophy: We believe that great wine is fundamentally tied to fabulous fruit. So spending time in the vineyard with careful attention to soil, weather conditions and plant physiology is some of the most important 'winemaking' work we do. This allows us to harvest fruit at it's delicate peak of aromatic development, while maintaining our characteristic balanced pH and high acidity. Once in the winery, only minimal and traditional handling practices are employed to gently coax the most authentic expressions of each varietal

Panther Creek 455 NE Irvine St. McMinnville, OR 97128

The winery began producing ultra-premium Pinot noir in 1986. The winery is located in the old power plant which was built in 1923, this enormous brick building housed three massive diesel electric generators and provided power to the city for decades. Panther Creek does not own any vineyard land. We maintain long term leases on specific blocks of land at each of our vineyard sites. This allows us to be very involved in the growing and harvesting process. Each of our vineyards has its own ownership, management, and labor, who we consider to be our partners in the winemaking process Liz Chambers is the owner Michael Stevenson the winemaker

	Patricia Green 15225 NE North Valley Road Newberg, OR 97132
April 1st 2009 Texas-based wine estate Domaine Etoile de Solitaire leased in its entirety Patricia Green estate vineyard. Patricia Green Cellars is located in the Ribbon Ridge district of Yamhill County on the 52 acre estate purchased in 2000 by Patty Green and Jim Anderson

Patton Valley PO Box 328 Gaston, Oregon 97119

Patton Valley Vineyard is dedicated to producing fine, hand-crafted Pinot Noir using Estate grown fruit. The winery sits on a hill overlooking Patton Valley. The winery was founded by Monte Pitt and Dave Chen in 1995 when they 72-acre parcel in Washington County, just north of the town of Gaston. They bought an old prune and cherry orchard and planted 24 acres of Pinot Noir over 8 years, making just over 3000 cases currently. Sherie Pitt became a partner in the winery. Jerry Murray is the winemaker; winemaking philosophy is Let the wines reflect the character of our site, including the yeast that lives here (all spontaneous ferments). Signature wines are Patton Valley Pinot Noir, Patton Valley Pinot Noir-Lorna-Marie Certified as sustainable by the organization LIVE ~Low Input V iticulture and Eneology Patton Valley is committed to making distinctive wines that reflect their origins and do so in an environmentally sustainable way.

Penner Ash Cellars 15771 NE Ribbon Ridge Rd Newberg, OR 97132

Lynn Penner-Ash developed her interest in wine while attending the University of California, Davis, the birthplace of the American wine industry. After graduation, Lynn worked as the enologist at Stag's Leap Wine Cellars for four years. She joined the Oregon wine industry in 1988 as winemaker for Rex Hill Winery Lynn started Penner-Ash Wine Cellars with husband Ron in 1998, carefully crafting small amounts of Pinot noir and Syrah, while she was still at Rex Hill. Their early success with the label caused them to dream of what they could create and in 2001 they began building the Penner-Ash brand full time. Penner-Ash has achieved impressive growth, going from 125 cases of Pinot noir in 1998 to a projected 8,000 cases of Pinot noir and Syrah in 2007.

Plum Hill Vineyards 6505 SW Old Hwy 47   Gaston 97119

A small family winery sitting in the peaceful pastrol land between Gaston and Forest Grove RJ and Juanita Lint  wanted a small piece of land to go with their home on Oregon on Plum Hill. Oringining they were seeking space onlyfor a hobby vineyard. RJ gained experience from volunteering with Kramer Vineyards. The Lints were so please with their own Pinot they bought more land and opened their winery in 2008. They currently have two vineyards of approx. 26 acres. The winery is located in a 1940 farm house. The freindly owners who you will most likely find in the tasting room have quite the shtick ( comic routine) to add to the enjoyment of your visit. RJ is the winemaker producing Pinot blanc, Pinot gris, Riesling, Pinot noir and Muller-Thurgau. Future plans call for Schonburger Winemaker: R J Lint Philosophy: Quality wine at an affordable price.  We will make wine that everyone can afford. To make good wine you must first start with great fruit Plum Hill is extensively involved with (NCRS) Natural Resources Conservation Service to manage the land and provide wildlife habitat.

Ponzi Vineyards 14665 SW Winery Lane Beaverton 97007

The winery was founded in 1970 by the Ponzi family, the pioneering winery continues to thrive under second-generation ownership. Producing Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, Chardonnay and White Riesling, as well as Arneis and Dolcetto, two rare Italian varietals. Luisa Ponzi   is the winemaker They have 120 acres of which 12 are planted in Hillsboro Loam soil. Ponzi Vineyards is committed to responsible stewardship of the land and the surrounding communities. Desert wine Vino Gelato old White Riesling and Muscat grown

	Privé Vineyard 28155 Bell Rd Newberg Or 97132
Privé Vineyard specializes in estate grown Pinot noir, produce just 300 cases of Burgundian style Pinots as well as a Pinot Port . The winery is owned by Mark and Tina Hammond Their vineyard in the  Chehalem Mountain was planted in 1980 All wines are aged in French Oak

	Purple Cow 52720 NW Wilson School Rd. Forest Grove, OR 97116
A small family ( Armstrong) owned winery The name comes from the owners memory of their 18 month old daughter playing with a purple (toy) cow

Quailhurst Vineyard Estate 16031 SW Pleasant Hill Road Sherwood, Oregon 97140

Quailhurst Vineyard Estate, is nestled on a hillside in Sherwood OR. This 35 acre estate, built in the 1930's, was initially renowned for its Japanese gardens, as well as its many varieties of roses. This spectacular property was purchase in 1997 by Marvin and Deborah Hausman The first grape vines, composed of Pinot Noir varieties from the Burgundy region in France, were planted in 1998. The first wine was bottled in the spring of 2001 under the Quailhurst Vineyard Estate label. Their philosophy is to produce a wine with variations of bouquets/aroma's, tastes and consistencies that has the ability to enhance our enjoyment of food. Quailhurst Vineyard Estate has chosen to focus on producing a Pinot Noir that is well balanced and lush; a wine to satisfy the most discriminating of palettes.

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