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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.

2010 Domaine Serene Monogram Pinot Noir

6-bottle Lot, Wood Case

2011 Domaine Serene Two Barns Vineyard Pinot Noir

WE  92   

2011 Domaine Serene Two Barns Vineyard Pinot Noir

Elevated cork

WE  92   

2012 Beaux Freres Pinot Noir

Light label condition issue

VN  91   

2016 Beaux Freres Sequitur Pinot Noir

2017 Beaux Freres Star Mooring Pinot Noir

2019 Beaux Freres Star Mooring Pinot Noir

2017 Beaux Freres The Upper Terrace Pinot Noir

Light label condition issue

WS  96   
WS  #35 of 2019   

2017 Antica Terra Botanica Pinot Noir

2012 Bergstrom Winery Shea Vineyard Pinot Noir

VN  94   
WS  93   
WA  90   

2017 Bergstrom Winery Sigrid Chardonnay

VN  95   
JS  94   
WA  93   
WE  93   
WS  92   
JR  16.5   

2012 Bergstrom Winery Silice Pinot Noir

2011 Thomas Winery Pinot Noir

Light label condition issue

VN  93   

2012 Thomas Winery Pinot Noir

Lightly depressed cork; signs of past seepage; light label condition issue

2013 Thomas Winery Pinot Noir

1.5ltr

VN  92   

2015 Thomas Winery Pinot Noir

Lightly depressed cork

2015 Thomas Winery Pinot Noir

1.5ltr

Light label condition issue

2010 Domaine Drouhin Louise Red Hills Estate Pinot Noir

6-bottle Lot, Wood Case

2012 Domaine Drouhin Louise Red Hills Estate Pinot Noir

6-bottle Lot, Wood Case

Light case condition issue

2013 Domaine Drouhin Louise Red Hills Estate Pinot Noir

3-bottle Lot, Wood Case

See item details for bottle notes

2011 Evening Land Vineyards Seven Springs Vineyard La Source Chardonnay

WA  94   
WS  94   

2012 Evening Land Vineyards Seven Springs Vineyard Pinot Noir

WS  96   
WA  91   

2018 Ken Wright Auric Pinot Noir

1.5ltr

WS  92   

2018 Ken Wright Auric Pinot Noir

1.5ltr

WS  92   

2018 Ken Wright Auric Pinot Noir

1-bottle Lot, Wood Case, 1.5ltr

WS  92