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Oregon

Oregon is a relatively large state with a wide variety of climates and regions but it is primarily known for one place - the Willamette Valley. The Willamette Valley is on a short list of the best zones in the world to grow Pinot Noir. Its latitude is nearly the same as that of Burgundy, and its cool weather and unique soils allow Pinot to thrive. In the 1970's a few small producers started to pop up after seeing the potential of the region, but it wasn't until Eyrie Vineyards entered their Pinot Noir in the 1979 Wine Olympics that Willamette Pinot started to gain recognition on a world scale. Quality in the region has continued to improve since, and many more small and large wineries have popped up to take a crack at growing and producing wine. Due to the wet winters and relatively dry summers very little irrigation is needed here so the costs of operating a vineyard is lower than most other areas. While the Willamette Valley is certainly the most notable wine growing region in Oregon, Southern Oregon also has a few up-and-coming locales showing tremendous potential. The warm dry days and cool nights of the Rogue Valley have shown to be well suited for growing Rhone varietals, and a number of small producers are taking root in this new but exciting area. Oregon wine culture is still relatively young but is already a premiere location for top quality juice. 

Ayres Vineyard & Winery

September 14, 2023

Astonishingly complex and expansive whirls of dark cherry, black raspberry, chocolate covered strawberry, and blueberry preserves…

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Bells Up Winery

April 26, 2023

A wonderfully weightless and expansive display laden with Bing cherry, rhubarb, wild blueberry, and black raspberry…

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Durant Vineyards

March 16, 2023

An intriguingly complex and nicely developing core of dark cherry, wild blackberry, ripe cranberry, and black curant…

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Landlines Estates

September 23, 2022

Exceptionally complex yet restrained waves of black raspberry, tart dark cherry, juicy blueberry, barely-ripe strawberry, and rhubarb pie…

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Big Table Farm

August 30, 2022

A deep yet beautifully lifted core of plump dark cherry, wild black raspberry, rhubarb compote, blood orange, and pomegranate…

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Aubaine Wine

August 26, 2022


A captivatingly deep and mysterious fruit profile layered with wild blackberry, dark cherry, black currant, and blueberry skin…

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Aubaine Wine

April 6, 2022

Wild black raspberry, forest floor, dark cherry pit. Blueberry skin, ground coriander, black licorice…

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Montinore Estate

April 1, 2022


Dried Bing cherry, Chinese five spice, blood orange peel. Wild black raspberry, peat moss, rhubarb purée...

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Holocene Wines

January 21, 2022

Fresh cranberry, ground cardamom, tart black raspberry. Wild strawberry, green tea leaf, underripe plum…

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Marshall Davis Wine

November 24, 2021

Juicy blood orange, fallen leaves, crisp Bing cherry. Young boysenberry, ground nutmeg, ripe pomegranate…

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Winderlea Vineyard & Winery

July 19, 2021
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Fleshy red cherry, autumn forest floor, rhubarb preserves. Barely-ripe strawberry, dried rose petal, tart red plum…

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Bells Up Winery

May 5, 2021
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Tart Bing cherry, pine needle, rhubarb purée. Barely-ripe black raspberry, ground coriander, fresh cranberry…

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Big Table Farm

December 4, 2020

Wild black raspberry, crunchy leaves, organic strawberry. Tart cranberry, turned earth, almost-ripe red plum…

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Failla Wines

October 16, 2020
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Candied strawberry, fallen leaves, juicy red cherry. Fresh boysenberry, ground cardamom, orange zest…

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Domaine Drouhin Oregon

August 19, 2020

Fresh cranberry, fallen leaves, vibrant red cherry. Orange zest, worn leather, foraged raspberry…

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Broadley Vineyards

July 14, 2020
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Wild black raspberry, fallen leaves, blood orange. Plump Bing cherry, Chinese five spice, blueberry puree…

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Bells Up Winery

July 2, 2020
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Juicy red cherry, morning fog, white peach. Squeezed lime, mint leaf, raspberry shave ice…

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Marshall Davis Wine

June 30, 2020

Bright Sweetheart cherry, fresh violets, black raspberry purée…

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Montinore Estate

May 28, 2020
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Tart cranberry, tilled soil, crushed pomegranate. Wild raspberry, desiccated rose, Santa Rosa plum…

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Ayres Vineyard & Winery

May 13, 2020
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Wild blueberry, pine needle, tart dark cherry. Orange zest, turned earth, crunchy boysenberry…

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