Brad and Kathleen McLeroy pioneered a new sub-appellation of the Willamette Valley known as Ribbon Ridge near Newberg, Oregon, where the couple planted 20 acres of prime vineyards with various Pinot clones. This vintage of Ayres'... Read More
Bellande showcases the purity and beauty of Willamette Valley fruit at a reasonable cost. Crafted by Brianne Day of Day Wines, this Pinot Noir is 100% organic fruit from the choicest AVA sites, including Chehalem Mountains, Yamhill-Carlton,... Read More
Sean Capiaux started his winery in 1994 and has been making benchmark Pinot ever since. His Chimera cuvee is made primarily from Russian River Valley fruit supplemented with 10% Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot. The blend is aged for... Read More
Cristom was making amazing Willamette Valley Pinot Noir long before most people knew there were vines in Oregon. Mt. Jefferson is a Biodynamic blend of 18 different Eola-Amity vineyards aged in French oak for notes of tea, pumpkin... Read More
Started in 1986, Evesham Wood is one of Willamette's originals. Since 2010, winemakers and owners Erin and Jordan Nuccio have continued the founders' tradition of making stellar wines in small quantities, using fruit from... Read More
Mark LaGasse's Holloran Vineyard Wines are small-production, minimally processed, unfined & unfiltered, and aged in French oak. This Pinot shows the elegant, nuanced side of Dundee Hills' old-vine parcels with a certain... Read More
Owner & winemaker Jim Prosser really loves Pinot Noir. He learned the trade by working for eight great producers in four countries, including Erath, Domaine Drouhin, Brick House, and Chehalem in Oregon; Villa Maria in New Zealand;... Read More
There's nothing more challenging than finding a varietally correct mid-priced California Pinot Noir. Many are too fruity, oaky, or atypical, but David Gordon, wine director at Manhattan's Tribeca Grill, works with only... Read More
Long Meadow Ranch produces its Bordelaise wine varietals down in Rutherford, Napa Valley, while the Burgundian grapes hail from Anderson Valley, Mendocino County, just north of Sonoma. As one of California's coldest AVAs,... Read More
