Old-School Winemaking, Oregon Style: Chehalem Winery Visit

From the winery:
"We consider ourselves a vineyard winery, aiming to reflect what the vineyard has produced, purely, with minimal processing and without compromising great fruit.

"Chehalem traces its history back to the Ridgecrest Vineyard operations in 1980, which was the first vineyard planted on what would one day become the Ribbon Ridge AVA, northwest of Newberg, Oregon. In 1988, Bill Stoller invested in Ridgecrest, setting a course for his entry into the Oregon wine industry. But our story really begins in 1990 with the inaugural Pinot Noir harvest at Ridgecrest Vineyard. As those wines were releasing in 1993, Bill Stoller joined our operation as co-owner. He subsequently purchased his family farmlands at the southern tip of the Dundee with the vision of planting it as our second estate vineyard.

"In 1995, we purchased Corral Creek, the vineyard surrounding the winery. It became our third estate vineyard.

"In early 2018, Bill became the sole owner of Chehalem, and by July, we had become the sixth Oregon winery to achieve B Corp status. This rigorous certification assesses companies to ensure they meet the highest standard of verified social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability."

Ticket price refunded on a 3-bottle Chehalem purchase, no cash value. 

Wines to be tasted:

Chehalem Willamette Valley Rose 2024

Chehalem Pinot Gris 2023

Chehalem INOX Chardonnay 2022

Chehalem “Mountains” Pinot Noir 2022

Chehalem Estate Pinot Noir 2022