In Oregon you often hear of the three Ps: Pinot, precipitation, and Portland. And while Pinot Noir has played a significant role in modern day Oregon winemaking, there is still so much to be discovered... Read More

In Oregon you often hear of the three Ps: Pinot, precipitation, and Portland. And while Pinot Noir has played a significant role in modern day Oregon winemaking, there is still so much to be discovered in this young region. Oregon wine really only dates back to the 1960s, a mere blink compared to Burgundy's 13th C. Cistercian monks or—better yet—Georgian winemakers scrubbing qvevri in 4000 BC!

Oregon Pinot Noir is an established benchmark; we have decades-worth of elegant, structured wines of finesse and aging potential, made by Americans and Burgundians. But Pinot Noir isn't the only grape well-suited to Oregon's terroir. The Letts' Pinot Gris and Chard are legendary and the Pinot Blanc is one of our favorites. And today a new era of young winemakers are reconsidering the Oregon winemaking canon, and Chad Stock, proprietor of Minimus wines and winemaker at Omero Cellars is leading the way.

Omero Cellars, in the northernmost part of Willamette Valley, sources organic grapes from all over the Willamette Valley to create simply-made, transparent wines (they even list their—very few—ingredients on the label!).