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Willamette Valley Pinots Come of Age

The vineyards of Willamette Valley have produced noteworthy Pinots for decades but now they are gaining their well-deserved stardom.

Willamette Valley (AVA)

The Willamette Valley
Pinot Noir Story

The producers of Willamette Pinot Noir have a 40-year track record and with new clones in the ground, and newly designated sub-appellations that they feel will transcend marketing stratagems, they are ready to face the future.

by Alan Goldfarb
August 4, 2008



DropCap R ain? What rain? Criss-crossing the two-lane country roads in the verdant northern Willamette Valley of Oregon at the very beginning of summer, I was awestruck by the beautiful weather. Not at all what I had expected.

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