2022 Oregon Wine

Lower ABV Nestled in Oregon’s Costal Range, Airlie makes fine Pinot Noir and an exciting set of whites from less common grapes. And here they bang together seven of them to create a fruit-filled white with excellent volume... Read More

A winery that wants everyone to know: Oregon’s Willamette Valley is about more than just Pinot! This is from Yamhill-Carlton Viognier planted in 1999 and thought to be the oldest in the Willamette Valley. Fermented on the... Read More

One of California's top Pinot houses reaches up to Oregon's Zena Crown vineyard for a Warrior Princess of a wine! Jeb Dunnuck captures it nicely in the 95 point rave, it’s a youthful ruby hue and is floral and ripe... Read More

Illahe is probably best known for their Project 1889 Pinot, a wine made entirely by hand, without any electrical equipment, and transported to Portland from the Valley by mule-drawn coach, canoe and cargo bycycle. Bon Sauvage... Read More

Organic/Bio Lower ABV Within the foothills of the Coastal Range, Hylands was planted in the early 1970s to Charles Coury's suitcase clones and remains dense in Coury Clone Pinot today. This is simply beautiful Pinot Noir,... Read More

Owned by Archery Summit, Arcus is on Worden Hill Rd in the Dundee Hills near Maresh, Powell Hill, Weber, Clos Electrique and Le Pavillon. For years the vineyard name was kept off the label at the owners' request, so the sourcing... Read More

Pretty much the essence of Dundee Hills Pinot, especially in a great vintage for Pinot on these Jory volcanic clay soils. Audrey Frick in JebDunnuck.com says in the 96 point rave, The 2022 Pinot Noir Balcombe Vineyard is a bright... Read More

Organic/Bio Lower ABV Smokin’ good Willamette Pinot Noir from a vineyard Dick Erath planted on marine sedimentary soils way back in 1968. Back then, most of the plant material available were Pinot Clones successful in California,... Read More

Organic/Bio Lower ABV Always one of the best values in Willamette Valley Pinot, the Estate Old Vine bottling benefits in 2022 from frost damage that dropped yields to a ton per acre and a decision to put all of the best blocks... Read More

Patricia Green Cellars makes more wine from this premier Willamette Valley vineyard than anyone else. As Jim Anderson explains, Because we take a lot by both volume and diversity of blocks and clones and because we choose to bottle... Read More

Organic/Bio Lower ABV I thought the 2021 X Novo the best Willamette Valley Chardonnay I'd ever tasted - then I tried this. Burgundian is overused in talking about non-Burgundy Chardonnay, so we'll say Meursault-ian instead.... Read More

With lots from Justice, Koosah, Sojeau, Temperance Hill, Witness Tree, Bracken and X Novo vineyards, 5% whole clusters and 30% new oak, the 2022 Cuvee Ruth is at once creamy and lithe, deep and vibrant. Mostly it’s just... Read More

Organic/Bio Lower ABV This high-altitude, volcanic soil, Eola Hills vineyard is fast developing into one of the most exciting sites in the Valley. Walter Scott delivers their typical Burgundian take on Oregon Pinot here, emphasizing... Read More