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Willamette Valley

Willamette Valley AVA was established in 1983, and it is the oldest appellation in Oregon. Oregon’s modern wine industry began in the Willamette Valley in the 1960s when artists, vagabond winemakers, and U.C. Davis oenology graduates looking for new territory started their own, small, off-the-grid wineries. The appellation is the state’s largest, and it extends 175 miles from Columbia River on the Washington/Oregon border to just south of Eugene, near central Oregon. The Willamette River runs through the area, helping to give the appellation a mild year-round climate. There are six smaller sub-appellations within this AVA, but altogether the Willamette Valley has the largest concentration of wineries in Oregon, as well as the majority of the state’s most famous producers. Pinot Noir is king here, followed by Chardonnay, Pinot Gris and Riesling. To most admirers of Oregon Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley offers the most distinctive wine choices in the state.

2019 Tan Fruit Tank Fruit Chardonnay

WA  98   
WS  93   

2021 Bethel Heights Casteel Chardonnay

WA  97   

2012 Evening Land Vineyards Seven Springs Vineyard Pinot Noir

WS  96   
WA  91   

2019 Goodfellow Lewman Vineyard Heritage No. 16 Pinot Noir

VN  95   

2012 Shea Wine Cellars Shea Vineyard Homer Pinot Noir

WE  95   
WS  93   
VN  93   
12 available
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2010 Ayoub ??? Vineyards Pinot Noir

WS  95   
WA  92   
2 available
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2017 Cristom Eileen Vineyard Pinot Noir

VN  95   
JS  94   
WA  93   
WS  91   
WE  91   

2004 Shea Wine Cellars Shea Vineyard Homer Pinot Noir

WS  95   
WA  90   
6 available
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2004 Shea Wine Cellars Shea Vineyard Homer Pinot Noir

Light label condition issue

WS  95   
WA  90   
2 available
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2004 Shea Wine Cellars Shea Vineyard Homer Pinot Noir

Label condition issue

WS  95   
WA  90   
2 available
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2011 Evening Land Vineyards Seven Springs Vineyard La Source Chardonnay

WA  94   
WS  94   

2013 Cristom Louise Vineyard Pinot Noir

VN  94   
WE  94   
3 available
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2012 Brittan Vineyards Basalt Block Pinot Noir

WS  94   
2 available
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2011 Bergstrom Winery Winery Block Pinot Noir

WA  94   
VN  92   
2 available
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2012 Cristom Louise Vineyard Pinot Noir

WA  94   
WS  92   
3 available
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2006 Arterberry Maresh White Rose Vineyard Pinot Noir

WA  94   
VN  92   
3 available
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2006 Arterberry Maresh White Rose Vineyard Pinot Noir

Signs of past seepage; light label condition issue

WA  94   
VN  92   
2 available
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2006 Arterberry Maresh White Rose Vineyard Pinot Noir

Light label condition issue

WA  94   
VN  92   

2012 Adelsheim Ribbon Springs Vineyard Pinot Noir

WS  94   
VN  92   
WE  92   
WA  90   
2 available
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2012 Bergstrom Winery Shea Vineyard Pinot Noir

VN  94   
WS  93   
WA  90   

2012 Bergstrom Winery Temperance Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir

VN  94   
WA  91   
WS  91   
6 available
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2008 Ken Wright Abbott Claim Vineyard Pinot Noir

WS  94   
ST  92   
RP  91   

2012 Penner-Ash Yamill-Carlton Estate Pinot Noir

WE  94   
VN  92   
WS  91   

2012 Adelsheim Boulder Bluff Vineyard Pinot Noir

WS  94   
WA  92   
VN  92   
3 available
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2006 Ken Wright Savoya Vineyard Pinot Noir

WA  94   
VN  90   
6 available
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