The moment you cross the threshold of Willamette Valley Vineyards property, you can't help but notice the immense hill standing between you and the tasting room at the top. The road would be somewhat scary if it wasn't for the beauty of the vines and fruit all around you.
The view from the drive up the hill to Willamette Valley Vineyards is breathtaking but pales in comparison to the scene that awaits you from their deck outside the tasting room. Lush rolling hills of vineyards and trees while the farmland further out contrasts with red soil...it really is something to see. To make the moment even more perfect, take it all in with a glass of one of Willamette's incredible wines in hand. ( I heartily recommend the Riesling...the 2008 just won Best in Class at the San Fransisco Chronicle Wine Competition! )
Founded in 1983 by Jim Bernau, this gorgeous winery site used to be home to a plum orchard and blackberry vines. Willamette Valley Vineyards today is best known for both its fabulous wines--most notably their Pinot Noir, but also for their careful eco-friendly vineyard practices.
With all of their vineyards certified sustainable, LIVE and Salmon Safe, great care is taken in their winemaking practices to have the least amount of impact on the environment as possible. Everything from Willamette's shipping boxes & wine bottles to their corks are recycleable.
In fact, Willamette Valley Vineyards is the first winery in the world to use the Forest Stewardship Councils certified all natural corks. All bottles of WVV wine since July 2007 are packaged with them.
Willamette Valley Vineyards produces 130,000 cases annually with 300 acres of vines of Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Riesling and Chardonnay.
The winery's tasting room is located at 8800 Enchanted Way SE in Turner and is open from 11am - 6pm daily. To order, either visit them online at www.wvv.com or call (800) 344-9463.
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