Dundee Hills Wineries

Meet the Dundee Hills AVA, in Oregon’s Willamette Valley

 

More than 50 years ago, a small but intrepid group of wine pioneers planted the first Pinot noir vines in Oregon’s Dundee Hills and the legend began.

These hills offer an elegance found in few other places, and our winemakers capture the nuance of the region by creating award-winning wines with unforgettable tasting notes year after year.

Come explore the wineries of the Dundee Hills. Explore our website to learn more about the wineries in the Dundee Hills. Soon you’ll be venturing into vineyards, hearing the stories of our winemakers, and savoring slow tastings as you discover why this region has captured the hearts of wine lovers around the world.

Wine, especially Pinot noir wine, is all about place. Plant a pinot vine here and it will taste one way, plant it over there and it will taste a different way. Plant it in the Dundee Hills of Oregon’s Willamette Valley, and it will likely taste of silky red cherries or raspberries with a touch of autumn-dewed forest floor and a smidgen of mysterious minerality. It should be, in short, the very signature of what the world thinks of as Oregon Pinot noir. Oregon Pinot noir did not begin in the Dundee Hills, but it is in the Dundee Hills where Oregon Pinot noir first won its worldwide reputation for greatness.
– Cole Danehower
Reprinted from Portrait of Portland Magazine, Volume 6