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Experimenting with new ideas—it’s in our history
From early pioneers in Oregon’s wine industry to today’s large and small producers, the “let’s
try it!” approach to new ideas in vine care and wine craing is the legacy and practice of Dundee
Hills wineries and winemakers. From vine to barrel to bottle to consumer, every step of the way
is meticulously managed—we’re always looking for innovations to make our wines even better.
THE SECOND GENERATION AT SOKOL BLOSSER CONTINUES
TO EVOLVE THEIR WINEMAKING
To bring the wine back to its terroir, Sokol Blosser has been experimenting with native
yeasts in their fermentations, including one unique strain they’re calling “mysteri-
ous.” These yeasts are collected om the estate vineyards and cultivated for the winery’s
use, and bring more unique flavors to the wines than commercially developed yeasts.
They’ve also begun using a concrete egg for fermenting and aging white wines, includ-
ing Riesling, Pinot Gris and Muller-Thurgau. The porous, breathable concrete and
unique egg shape brings forth new, bright flavors om the wines.
THE “CONTRARIAN APPROACH” AT NATIVE FLORA
Native Flora humorously views their approach as “the bad boy, rebel winery of Oregon.”
Their controversial site challenges conventional wisdom on many onts, including
north-facing slopes up to a 30% grade. The vineyard is mowed year-round by South-
down Babydoll sheep, which require a unique trellising system designed around their
physiology and behavior. Their vineyard is currently pruned in a style that “doesn’t
work” in Oregon, but Native Flora knows it does. They also employ systematic vineyard
trials and quantify the results at harvest.
The entire Native Flora winery, home and tasting complex is geothermally heated and
cooled courtesy of the vineyard. The facility captures and stores 1.3 million gallons
of rainwater so that aquifers are only tapped for human consumption. Native Flora
produces very Oregundian Pinots, but also makes unique rosés, rieslings, Pinot goug-
es, Pinot blancs, and other red blends om Malbec and Syrah which are challenging to
grow in the Dundee Hills. What else? They comment, “We think we have way more fun
than anyone else in the valley.”
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AT ALEXANA, EIGHTEEN SOIL TYPES AND VARYING TERRAIN DEMAND
A UNIQUE APPROACH TO VINEYARD AND WINEMAKING PRACTICES
Eighteen soil types at different elevations and exposures spread over a combination
of rolling hills, steep slopes, and rugged terrain have demanded a non-traditional
approach to vineyard management. To accommodate these variations, the vineyard is
segmented into 32 blocks consisting of 11 clones of Pinot Noir, planted in 9 different
row orientations over 56 acres.
Inside the winery, each vineyard block is fermented separately in multiple small tanks to
preserve the diversity of its soil types and clonal selections. These 100+ micro-ferments
are then divided into more than 400 individual barrels to further amplify the unique
personalities within this single parcel of land. The arduous attention to detail affords
Winemaker Bryan Weil a wide variety of flavor profiles and blending opportunities for
Alexana’s estate wine program.
CRAMOISI IS HARNESSING OLD TECHNIQUES IN THE NEW WORLD
Oregon is extremely young as a wine region, experimentation and innovation is in the
DNA of American wine making. Cramoisi bases its innovation on finding ways to har-
ness old world techniques that were lost and/or forgotten through the industrialization
of viticulture. Ryan McKay, owner of Cramoisi, in his search to find heritage clones
not yet planted in the Willamette Valley, discovered clone 122. This clone is a recent
entry in the National Grape Registry and was sourced om a Grand Cru vineyard in the
Vosne Romanee region. It is over a thousand years old and with only 25 plants, Cram-
oisi is growing their own budwood to propagate a 1-acre block.
WINDERLEA IS COMMITTED TO USING THEIR BUSINESS AS A
FORCE FOR GOOD
Winderlea was the second winery and fourth globally to achieve B Corp certification in
2015. Alongside Dundee Hills wineries Sokol Blosser and Stoller in their commitment
to the global movement of "people using business as a force for good™," B Corps meet
the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance, public trans-
parency and legal accountability.
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Since 2008 Winderlea has donated the proceeds om their tasting fees year round to ¡Salud!
the organization that provides healthcare services to Oregon’s vineyard workers and their families.
Winderlea is one of only a handful of vineyards and wineries in the Dundee Hills that farms and
make wines using biodynamic practices. In fact, Winderlea received Demeter’s Biodyamic® cer-
tification for farming and winemaking for all of their estate vineyards and winemaking in 2015
and have retained that certification annually since then. In addition, clay amphora vessels bring
an ancient approach to Winderlea's winemaking. They've been used for their Pinot Blanc and
winegrower Bill Sweat’s 100% whole cluster Pinot Noir.
DEDICATED TO A CLASSIC EXPRESSION, WHITE ROSE ESTATE
White Rose Estate is dedicated to growing and producing artisanal Pinot Noir that ex-
hibits classic variety character and above all, conveys a sense of beauty. Their commit-
ment to understanding Pinot Noir typicity and what is a truly “classic” expression of the
variety has fueled their approach to winemaking, viticulture and vineyard site selection.
This perspective, combined with an obsessive, intentional, and detail-oriented focus in
the vineyard and winery, along with constant experimentation to further hone style, has
propelled White Rose Estate forward and ultimately led to a unique approach to grow-
ing, making, tasting, and thinking about wine. Their philosophy is a modern adapta-
tion of traditional whole cluster winemaking practices and focuses on higher elevation
vineyards in the coolest growing areas of the Willamette Valley.
GROWING SUSTAINABLY AT STOLLER FAMILY ESTATE
At Stoller Family Estate, they believe when you build something, you do it for a sus-
tainable reason. The estate has been in the Stoller family since 1943, and their goal is
to keep it thriving for at least another 200. Since purchasing his family farm in 1993,
Bill Stoller has been a leader in quality winemaking and sustainable farming practice, a
commitment to his vision of cultivating a world-class vineyard and enduring legacy for
the land and community.
The winery was the first winery in the world to receive LEED® Gold certification. It
blends traditional gravity flow winemaking with energy-efficient systems to preserve the
uit's quality and reduce environmental impact. To further elevate the uit's quality,
they combine sustainable farming practices, innovative techniques, and scientific re-
search. These innovative techniques include solar-powered weather stations providing
up-to-the-minute data during harvest, a recycling tunnel sprayer to minimize dri,
and an irrigation system fed by a rain pond and wells on the property.
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To expand beyond environmental sustainability, Stoller became B Corp certified in
2017. This certification verifies for-profit companies meet the highest standard of veri-
fied social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountabil-
ity as a global movement of people using business as a force for good.
DOBBES FAMILY ESTATE IS ROOTED IN TRADITION, YET IS UNBOUND
BY CONVENTION
Dobbes Family Estate is creating their own wine legacy by combining old traditions and
new world winemaking techniques with unique experiences. Working with a variety of
long-standing growers om different Oregon wine-growing regions enables an ad-
venturous approach to wine that’s contrasted with the intimate and comfortable tasting
room that feels like home. They honor their founder, Joe Dobbes, by upholding his
vision and adventurous winemaking approach, and continuing to operate as a fami-
ly, even if not bound by DNA. The wines are true to their varietal character, showing
as much depth, elegance and balance as possible. From the extensive Pinot Noir and
Syrah portfolios to their untethered dessert wine series and evolving Elements sparkling
wine program, there’s always a new wine emerging om their talented winemaking team.
TORII MOR, FOCUSED ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP
Torii Mor is proud of their environmental stewardship efforts. In 2007, they built
their gravity flow winery on Olson Estate Vineyard, complete with solar panels on the
south facing roof and constructed with sustainability at the foreont. This commitment
to sustainability resulted in two special achievements:
LIVE (Low Input Viticulture and Enology) Certification: As one of 41 wineries practic-
ing responsible wine production and vineyard cultivation, they limit water consump-
tion and fuel usage during production and use only environmentally safe chemicals and
fertilizers in the vineyard.
LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold Certification: Torii
Mor received their LEED certification in March 2010 by meeting very specific guide-
lines put forth by the Green Building Council. The gravity flow winery helps to reduce
their footprint in a variety of ways. From a roof with a low Solar Reflectance Index and
their solar panels on the south side, to installing aerators and planting local plants to
reduce overall water usage. The use of recycled materials resulted in a building and
production plan that is not only functional but kind to the environment.
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TERRAROSSA…..A UNIQUE ORIENTATION
David and Heidi Pasqualini purchased the pasture land that became Terrarossa Vine-
yard in 2006 aer seeing the view across the valley to Mt. Hood. In 2008, aer prepar-
ing the land, they planted the vines. The clones (Pommard, Dijon 115, and Dijon 777)
are graed on 101-14 root stock and planted in Jory soil. The elevation ranges om 725
to 780 feet. The vineyard is dry farmed and, unusual compared to most vineyards in
the valley, is planted east/west, not north/south. This innovative aspect was driven by
the orientation of the property to the summer sun. The vineyard is farmed using low
input viticulture methods, and has been managed om the beginning by Stirling Fox
and his crew at SWIG (Stirling Wine Grapes).
The grapes go exclusively to Drew Voit, who makes a Terrarossa single vineyard desig-
nate wine under his Harper Voit label, and to Trent Moffett, who makes a Terrarossa
single vineyard designate wine under his Moffett label. Both winemakers also produce a
single clonal bottling of Pommard om Terrarossa Vineyard.
Jory soil is a reddish clay that provides the descriptive title "The Red Hills of Dundee."
Terrarossa in Italian means red earth.
