Dundee Hills AVA


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About

The first grapes in the Willamette Valley were planted in the Dundee Hills, and it remains the most densely planted locale in the valley and state.

Within the 12,500 acres of this almost exclusively basaltic landmass that runs north-south and overlooks the Willamette River to the south and the Chehalem Valley to the north, more than 2,220 acres of grapes are planted in approximately 100 vineyards. It is approximately 30 miles to the southwest of Portland and 40 miles east of the Pacific Ocean, with protection from the ocean climate provided by the higher Coast Range of mountains.
 
Dundee Hills Wineries


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Quick Facts

Established: 2005 Wineries: 28
Tasting Rooms: 32
Vineyards: 98
Total Area: 12,605 acres
Planted Area: 2,226 acres
Most common grape varieties: Pinot noir (69.5%), Chardonnay (5.75%), Pinot gris (2.23%)

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Dundee Hills Winegrowers’ Association


 

Fall at our little lavender farm…Beautiful in every season ❤️

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Our White Rose Vineyard Pinot Noir from the Dundee hills has soft texture, structured acidity, and integrated tannins. Come by our tasting room and try some for yourself. #dundeehills #willamettevalleywine #willamettevalleypinotnoir ...

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Not too many things as wonderful as an arm full of freshly cut lavender!!

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Happy Willamette Wednesday! Today featuring two gorgeous wines from wintershillwine 🥂🥂🥂

Winter’s Hill is an Estate winery located in the Dundee Hills of Oregon. The Gladhart family owns and operates Winter’s Hill, from managing the vineyard, and farmland to making stellar Oregon wines, to greeting you in the tasting room when you come to visit.

Thirty five acres of vineyards are nestled into a 150 acre farm including fir and oak forests. They have followed sustainable farming practices since Peter and Emily Gladhart planted their first vines in 1990. Additionally they are certified by LIVE and SalmonSafe in recognition of their sustainable farming efforts.

Tasting side by side their 2018 & 2019 Reserve Pinot Gris! Both are fermented in stainless steel, so the freshness of these wines is first thing that jumps out at you. They are bright wines, exhibiting flavors of minerality, spring rock, green apple, citrus and fresh pear. With the 2018 having just a bit more body, and lushness on the palate.

Both delicious wines that pair well with seafood, spicy dishes, white cheeses and chunky veggie salads.

I really love the ocean influences on the Pinot Gris from the coastal Oregon region! Are you a Pinot Gris fan? And if so, where is your favorite Pinot Gris from?
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Very emotional and happy day for us, September 15, 2011 is when we moved to our home in Dundee Hills, we were celebrating the purchased of our ten acres and home and today we put the sign of our tasting room, dreams come true. Thank you to all for your support! Cramoisi is here for you. #dundeehills #dreamcometrue #vimeyard #orwines #willamettevalley #wine #biodynamicfarming #organic #tastingroom #gowinetasting #hardwork #happyheritagemonth ...

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I love the way the afternoon sunlight warms the wood in this shot of L'Angolo Estate in Oregon. The underside of the canted roof just glows.⁠⁠
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Barely-ripe peach, wild dandelion, golden kiwi. Meyer lemon, fresh spearmint, green mango. A cheerfully ripe and rambunctious fruit core bursting with green apple, pineapple, and passion fruit zings with delightfully electric intensity within a bright yet surprisingly concentrated display. Notes of rosemary and sage gently assert themselves to provide plenty of clean herbal character that plays nicely with understated floral hints of daffodil and sunflower. Interesting impressions of iron and sea salt impart pleasant earthy charms before decidedly stony mineral tones make an appearance on the finish. Delightfully tart, crisp, and tangy on the palate with oodles of youthful fruit-driven juiciness; exhibiting a deliciously fresh and feisty presentation that is unpretentious and refreshing yet still possesses nice layers and depth. Medium-plus bodied and coursing with high acidity. This 2020 "Lark" Sauvignon Blanc by Durant Vineyards is a pure and complex white from Oregon's Dundee Hills. 

Though Pinot Gris and Chardonnay dominate the white wine landscape in the Willamette Valley, some adventurous producers are continuously experimenting with plantings of other cool climate white grapes and have encountered admirable success in the process. This bottling, crafted by Durant Vineyards using Sauvignon Blanc grown in the Dundee Hills, is an energetic and exciting example of what this noble French variety can achieve in Oregon soil. This playfully radiates a range of ripe yet juicy stone, tropical, and citrus fruits complicated by fresh herbal notes, subtle florals, and pretty earthiness. This is packed full of youthful energy and fun primary refreshment, and would likely best enjoyed at its freshest and most vibrant. Yum.

Have you tried Sauvignon Blanc from Oregon?

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Uno de los Pinot Noir más deliciosos y fascinación de muchos ! ⁣⁣⁣⁣
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Dundee Hills, una de las prestigiosas apelaciones dentro del Valle de Willamette en Oregon. De suelos volcánicos ricos en hierro, viñas viejas, y una elevada altitud. Aquí se crean las condiciones perfectas para producir un Pinot Noir de gran clase y elegancia similar a Borgoña. ⁣
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La bodega archerysummit se enfoca totalmente en Pinot Noir con cinco viñas propias y una viticultura sostenible. ⁣⁣⁣⁣
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—Archery Summit Pinot Noir 2018 vendimia manual/ selección manual de bayas. Fermentación en madera, concreto y acero inoxidable. Envejecido 10 meses en barricas nuevas de roble francés. ⁣⁣⁣⁣
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Vino de personalidad fuerte que dibuja una fragancia cautivadora con notas exquisitas a agua de rosas, claveles, riubarbo, clavo, laurel y una delicada sensación a tarta. Paladar atractivo a cocoa y grosellas con taninos amables. El final es dramático y jugoso, robusto pero extraordinario. ⁣⁣⁣⁣
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—Un Pinot Noir que enamora a primera vista.⁣⁣⁣⁣
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The Craigie Circle and Church from above, looking up towards Scott Fyffe circle and beyond
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Fleshy red cherry, autumn forest floor, rhubarb preserves. Barely-ripe strawberry, dried rose petal, tart red plum. Breathtakingly aromatic wafts of cranberry, wild raspberry, and red currants flutter with incredibly ethereal elegance while intricately intertwined with complex forest tones of fallen leaves, pine cone, tree bark, and chanterelle mushroom. Captivating hints of soy sauce, game, and dried seaweed advance delicious umami-laden nuances while vanilla, cinnamon, cardamom, and coriander gracefully lead a barrage of lifted baking spices. Sweet floral notes of peonies, cherry blossom, and crushed lavender further enhance the incredible fragrance while suggestions of iron and loamy soil showcase gentle underlying earthiness. Marvelously expressive and high-toned on the nose while remaining dainty, smooth, and silky on the palate; exhibiting unbelievable complexity, precision, and balance within a display that is delicate yet oh so cerebral. Medium in body with soft tannin carried by bright acidity. This 2016 Winderlea Vineyard Pinot Noir by Winderlea Vineyard & Winery is an absolutely outstanding red from Oregon's Dundee Hills. 

Located in the northern Willamette Valley in the rolling slopes just east of the town of Newberg, the Dundee Hills are home to some of Oregon's oldest Pinot Noir vineyards and has thus become arguably the region's most famous sub-AVA. This bottling, crafted by Winderlea Vineyard & Winery using Pinot Noir sourced from their biodynamic old vine estate vineyard, brilliantly captures the characterful complexity that makes this zone a beacon of high quality Oregon viticulture. This wine effortlessly radiates an incredible range of weightless red berry fruits laced with captivating forest tones, pretty spices, sweet floral notes, and enticing umami. At 5 years of age this is drinking absolutely perfectly today, although it still has room to develop further over at least the next 3-5 years. Wow.

Have you tried Dundee Hills Pinot Noir?

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Snackin on the job 😋 beautiful high trellised old vines at Hyland Vineyard #chardonnay #dundeehills #willamettevalley #oregonwine #harvest2021 ...

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Well we went and Dun-dee’d it again, wine tasting in these hills is always beautiful! langewinery 🙌🖼🍷 And of course with us, always hill-arious! 😂 Fill up our glasses with one more taste and you’ll be speaking our Lange-uage. Out here, the skies the limit! 🌤🍾🥂
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Over this weekend* we’ll be serving these 7 wines from benchmark producers by the glass. If you’d like an overview of Oregon Pinot from some of it’s top estates, we’re here for you.

*we know it’s only Wednesday and technically not the weekend yet but we think you’ve worked hard enough over the last three days and should start your weekend early 😉

#OregonWine #OregonPinotNoir #Chehalemhills #dundeehills #McMinnville #YamhillCarlton #colombiagorge #wine #toronto #winebar #baravin #pinotnoir #domainedrouhin #stollerfamilyestate #hylandestates #adelsheim #domaineroyetfils #phelpscreek #chehalem
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Thank you for all the lovely bday wishes, I got a good feeling about this year ☺️💚 #29
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Seven days in a week means seven chances to try a new wine that speaks to your heart! 🍷💬💜 And putting all our cards on the table, this 7ofheartswine Pinot Gris is the real deal. 🃏♥️🥂 Wish we had a full house of this stuff. ♠️♥️♣️♦️
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A brilliant shot taken by our good friends at be_your_own_bartender. What could be better than rainbow trout and a bottle of wvauction pinot noir! #wvauction #wvwines ...

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These new stickers just hit the website!!!! Newberg is stronger and better with lots of signs of love and Pride! 🏳️‍🌈

And for those wondering, we still have some of our free Pride and BLM pins for Newberg/Dundee staff and students and we have more on the way!
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We’re celebrating the conclusion of another bountiful harvest and the arrival of autumn the best way we know how, with amazing food and wine of course! Join in on October 9th for a tournantpdx style feast of oysters, a big pan supper, a lovely olive oil dessert, and some very special Durant Vineyards wines. Follow the link in our profile for tickets. This beautiful photo is by the incredible evakosmasflores. #wvharvest2021 #durantvineyards #dundeehills #harvestdinner #durantolivemill #tournantpdx ...

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Much better than a pot of gold! #drinkdurant ☘️🌈🍷 ...

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New cellar adds - 3 magnums of the 2018 domainedrouhinoregon Laurène Pinot Noir. Thank you to pacific_canada and to corkfinewineyyc for bringing this in for me. Looking forward to visiting these in 2025 and beyond. From the house; “aromatics brim with notes of dried red cherry, spice, wild herbs, earth, and subtle oak. Characteristically elegant, the wine evolves on the palate, moving seamlessly from its pomegranate welcome into its detailed lines of clove, white pepper, and cranberry. “ #pinotnoir #domainedrouhinoregon #laurene #dundeehills #magnums #oregonwine oregonwineboard ...

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Wine writer Jamie Goode released a list of his top wines of 2021 and our 2019 Momtazi Vineyard Pinot Noir made the list!

Writing for his own wine blog, Wine Anorak, drjamiegoode says, “ Now we are well into 2022, but I thought it would be fun to look at some of my favourite wines from 2021. It was a strange year, with large parts of the usual wine tasting calendar suspended through lockdown, but I still tried lots of very interesting bottles. Many of these were drunk and not just tasted. I’ve not put them in any particular order, but strong showings here from Spain, South Africa, Australia and the USA. And even a couple from Canada – my only long haul travel in 2021.”

“Nicolas-Jay Momtazi Pinot Noir 2019 McMinnville, Oregon
This is ripe, fresh and quite dense with keen acidity and bright red cherry and raspberry fruit. Great concentration here and lots of freshness, with a slight liqueur-like richness on the mid-palate. This is really fine and potentially long lived, combining good structure and acidity. Sensational. 97/100”

To read his full list of top 2021 wines check out the link in our bio.

#wine #wvwines #orwine #willamettevalley #winelover #pinotnoir #wineanorak #topwines2021 #dundeehills #momtazivineyard
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If you could smell the fermentation’s - new facility is getting full. Nice work Drew, Jess and Crew!
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Welcome to Wine Wednesday, sweet pals! Tessa The Wine Heeler popped open a new wine to her but from a famous Old World producer. A 2018 Domaine Drouhin Oregon “Arthur” Chardonnay Dundee Hills. From a famed Burgundian producer making Pinots and Chards in Oregon (Yamhill County), this is a lovely Chardonnay made in the Burgundian style - elegant and dainty, yet very layered and spicy, with barely-discernible oak, yet perfect ripeness and body and hints of spicy pears and apples, aromas of sweet honey and beeswax, a rich, spicy mid-palate, breaking like a wave into a long, cleansing, citrusy finish. Yummy with a creamy butternut squash soup! Woof! 😍💕👍🏻👅🍷
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New Whiskey Release! Visit Sat 7/31 & Sun 8/1 for the release of our new Straight Rye Malt Whiskey. This is a limited release of a very rare style of whiskey, made with 100% malted rye. The whiskey was double pot distilled and matured for over 4 years in #3 char, 53 gallon new American oak barrels.

The release flight will feature this whiskey along with our TRIT Straight Whiskey and TRIT Bottled-in-Bond Straight Whiskey, each paired with a different specialty bacon from ribslayerbbqtogo 🥃 🥓 🥃🥓🥃🥓 See you soon!

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Loving these etched 2019 large formats! This is the 2019 etched Latchkey Chardonnay 5 liter.

What’s your favorite Oregon Chardonnay?

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We are taking advantage of this wet fall weather by spending some time in the propagation house working on another round of our #nwselectolivetree / #durantselectolivetree. These future cold hardy olive trees come from the most resilient trees in our orchard. These adaptable trees have withstood freezing temperatures and historic winter weather events, season after season, and will do the same in your garden. Providing and raising olive trees that thrive in the Pacific Northwest climate is a goal that we have been working toward for years. We are thrilled to provide beautiful Mediterranean trees that flourish and fruit right here in Oregon! Available for sale in our nursery. 🌿 #plantsofdurant #durantolivemill ...

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