WILLAMETTE VALLEY, OREGON We advocate responsible driving. Please plan well, give plenty of time to visit the wineries on your list and assign a designated driver if possible. P.O. Box 192, Rickreall, OR 97371 www.EolaAmityHills.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Twitter • @EolaAmityHills Instagram • #eolaamityhills Facebook • facebook.com/EolaAmityHills - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - This project is made possible by a grant from the Oregon Tourism Commission - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Navigation a little farther south. Introduction.................................................................1 a lot further into the wine. History..........................................................................2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Soil................................................................................4 Climate........................................................................5 Where to Stay.............................................................6 Where to Eat..............................................................9 Wineries.....................................................................12 Vineyards.................................................................27 Associate Members...............................................43 d R 233 Whiteson Rd tarr Quarry S Rd W alnut Hill Amity Dayton Hwy Telegraph CALAMITY HILL 41 R d d 88 64 R 1 METHVEN 19 98 96 27 FAMILY 15 Hillview Rd 91 12 71 62 18 W ebfoot DUKES FAMILY estland Ln W 63 92 2 KEELER 48 33 107 ESTATE 100 Walnut Hill Rd 55 34 35 93 5 IOTA CELLARS 59 Nursery Ave 72 4 d R L AUTHENTIQUE 105 44 afayette Hwy 78 29 73 Hood View 75 45 Salem Hwy 66 51 50 Eola Hills 16 28 Rd 89 d 49 GROCHAU R CELLARS BROOKS Wheatland Rd WINERY 36 46 Eola Hills 23 9 Oak Rd 77 d R Jerusalem Hill Rd 56 47 Skyline 61 Yampo Rd 21 Lone LINGUA FRANCA 99 Star Rd 11 81 EVENING LAND 39 6 Brooklake Rd 87 13 BJORNSON 85 HELIOTERRA 99 STANGELAND BRYN MAWR 7 WINERY Bethel 67 Rd 17 90 95 101 Oak Knoll Rd BETHEL HEIGHTS 74 10 40 LEWMAN 84 60 94 103 WITNESS TREE WALTER SCOTT WINES 30 221 Zena Rd 53 CRISTOM 26 VIOLIN WINE d THOMAS GERRIE 3 R CELLARS 86 106 Zena Zena ST INNOCENT Frizzell Rd 104 WINERY d 25 CHERRY HILL R 43 WINERY 42 allace W REDHAWK WINERY 57 80 52 82 38 68 76 EVESHAM WOOD 32 Crowley Rd 83 97 WINERY d R 8 Michigan City Ave 37 79 Farmer Rd Oak Grove 54 d R 69 14 d d R 22 R 31 Orchard Heights ortland 58 Rd P Best allace EOLA HILLS W LEGACY Oak Grove 20 CUBANISIMO R Glen Creek Rd 99E d 70 102 Eola Dr 65 24 Center St NORTHWEST WINE 22 STUDIES CENTER State St Mission St 22 Independance Hwy - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Vineyards of the Eola-Amity Hills - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1. Aberg Vineyards 55. Keeler Estate Vineyard 2. Amity Vineyard 56. Koosah Farm 3. Anahata Vineyard 57. Le Puits Sec Vineyard 4. Anna Louise Vineyard 58. Legacy Vineyard 5. Antica Terra Vineyard 59. Les Stephens Vineyard 6. Argyle Lone Star Vineyard 60. Lewman Vineyard 7. Argyle Spirit Hill Vineyard 61. LSV 8. Au Vineyard 62. Mad Hill Vineyard 9. B & J Vineyard 63. McLain Vineyard 10. Bethel Heights Estate Vineyard 64. Methven Family Vineyard 11. Bieze Vineyard 65. Muddy Paws Vineyard 12. Big Cheese Vineyard 66. Muska Vineyard 13. Bjornson Vineyard 67. Noble Mountain Vineyard 14. Blossom Ridge Vineyard 68. Northridge Vineyard 15. Bois Joli Vineyard 69. Nuestro Sueno Vineyard 16. Brooks Estate Vineyard 70. Oak Grove Vineyard 17. Bryn Mawr Estate Vineyard 71. Palmer Creek Vineyards 18. Buckhaven Vineyard 72. Pelos Sandberg Vineyard 19. Calamity Hill Vineyard & Farm 73. Poco Vineyard 20. Canary Hill Vineyard 74. Prophet Vineyard 21. Carlile’s Crest Vineyard 75. Redford Wetle Vineyard 22. Carter Vineyard 76. Redhawk Estate Vineyard 23. Cattrall Vineyard 77. Rizzo Vineyard 24. Chemeketa Vineyard 78. Rose Weber Vineyard 25. Cherry Hill Estate Vineyard 79. Roserock Vineyard 26. Clos des Oiseaux Vineyard 80. Schindler Vineyard 27. Cook’s Cedar Hill Vineyard 81. Seven Springs Vineyard 28. Crannell Vineyard 82. Silvershot Vineyards 29. Crawford Beck Vineyard 83. Sojourner Vineyard 30. Cristom Vineyards 84. Stand Sure Vineyard 31. Cubanisimo Estate Vineyard 85. Stangeland Vineyard 32. Daffodil Hill Vineyard 86. Sunset Ridge Vineyard 33. Des Cerises Vineyard 87. Sunset View Ranch Vineyard 34. Dubay Vineyard 88. Symbion Vineyard 35. Dukes Family Estate Vineyard 89. Tandem Hills Vineyard 36. Elton - Willamette Valley Vineyards 90. Temperance Hill Vineyard 37. Eola Springs Vineyard 91. Three Angels Vineyard 38. Erickson Vineyard 92. Three Trees Vineyards 39. Feltz Vineyard 93. Toluca Lane Vineyard 40. Greenwood Vineyard 94. Tunkalilla Vineyard 41. Hidden Rocks Estate Vineyard 95. Valfontis Vineyard 42. Holloran La Chenaie Vineyard 96. Vanjohn Vineyard 43. Holmes Hill - Wahle 97. Vermeer Vineyard 44. Home Ranch Vineyard 98. Vivid Vineyards 45. Hoodview Vineyard 99. von Oehsen Vineyard 46. Hope Well Vineyard 100. Willakia Vineyard 47. Jerusalem Hill 101. Witness Tree Vineyard 48. Jessie James Vineyard 102. Wolf Hill Vineyard 49. JMD - Charles Bayless Vineyard 103. Zena Crown Vineyard 50. Jubilee Vineyard 104. Zena Springs Vineyard 51. Jubilee Block 3 105. Zeitoun Vineyard 52. Julon Vineyard 106. Zenith Vineyard 53. Justice Vineyard 107. Z’IVO Vineyard 54. Kathken Vineyards - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - It’s hard to express the beauty of the Eola-Amity Hills in words. So we make wine. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The Willamette Valley is not only beautiful, it is one of the few places on earth where Pinot noir can perfectly ripen and produce wines of exquisite quality. This demanding grape requires a precise balance of warm days, cools nights, exposure, and soil to achieve greatness. It also requires careful nurturing in the vineyards and a careful handling during its transformation into wine. Each of the AVAs of the Willamette Valley has its own personality. Each macro-climate creates a specific expression, on the grapes and in the wines. We invite you to the Eola-Amity Hills AVA to explore how our unique conditions affect our grapes and our wines. You can walk the vineyards, look into the soil, meet the grape growers who spend months nurturing this finicky plant and spend time with award-winning winemakers to learn how they meet the challenge of site and vintage. The Eola-Amity Hills is distinctly different than the other AVAs. The balance of warm days and rapid cooling at night from the ocean winds that blow in through the Van Duzer Corridor create a different balance in our fruit. Our soils are also different, usually thinner with both sedimentary and volcanic sites. This results in a different balance in the Eola-Amity Hills wines: a bit more acidity, a bit more structure, and sometimes a bit more of a darker and edgier personality. In short, it means Pinot noir that we are very proud to produce. Thank you for the opportunity to share our story and our wines. GUIDE TO THE EOLA-AMITY HILLS • 1 1976 A HISTORY The first winery in the region was bonded in 1976 by Myron Redford and Janis Checchia who purchased Amity Vineyards in 1974. Bethel Heights began in 1977, followed by Stangeland in 1978 and Hidden Springs in 1980. Vic Winquist and Ron Seely had the foresight to develop Seven Springs, Temperance Hill, and Witness Tree vineyards, and plantings were begun at what are now Canary Hill, Elton Vineyards, Orchard Heights and Zenith Vineyard. 1984 The Willamette Valley was defined by the government as an American Viticultural Area (AVA). By this time 273 acres were under vine in the Eola-Amity Hills with four wineries in operation. 1985 Janis Checchia and Myron Redford in the Vineyard, 1974 A group of wineries and vineyards, led by Tom Dumm, founder of Glen Creek Winery, now known as Orchard 1800s Heights Winery, set out to define their region. They formed Early pioneers named a village Eola in tribute to the the Eola Hills Winegrowing Region. powerful, predictable marine winds that blew through the Van Duzer Corridor. “Eola” is derived from Aeolus, the Greek 2006 deity otherwise known as “keeper of the winds.” Six additional regions within the Willamette Valley received federal approval as new AVAs in 2005 and 2006, including 1933 the Eola-Amity Hills AVA in 2006. These were determined by Almost at the moment Prohibition was repealed, the unique soil and climate attributes. Honeywood Winery began operating in Salem in late 1933. It PRESENT has been operating continuously ever since. Today, the Eola-Amity Hills provides ultra-premium grapes for Pinot noir sold by scores of wineries throughout the 1960s Willamette Valley and beyond. Within the appellation, over Vitis Vinifera revolution began in Oregon. Richard Sommer 3,000 acres are planted and 30 commercial wineries are now planted Hillcrest Vineyards in the Umpqua Valley in 1961. producing wine. The Willamette Valley began to take off in 1965 when David and Diana Lett planted the Eyrie Vineyards, and Charles and Shirley Coury established Coury Vineyards. 1971 Vinifera grapes made their way to the