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Adelsheim Vineyard, a leading Oregon wine producer, is known as an innovator in sustainable, cool climate viticulture.

Their estate acreage has grown from its original 15 acres to 160 acres. A new, cutting-edge winemaking facility provides all the quality controls demanded by their 'hands-off' winemaking, utilizing a two-level, gravity-feed fermentation room for gentle grape hand read more

Adelsheim Pinot noir Willamette Valley 07 750 ml

$28.30 - Case price
(any 12 or more bottles)

Price: $31.45

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The Adelsheim Pinot noir Willamette Valley displays red fruit and dark cherry characters, both in the nose and on the palate. Wild cherry and juicy raspberry flavors intermingle with hints of spice. Pair this fruit-forward, satin-textured beauty w...read more

Adelsheim Pinot Noir 06 375 ml

$17.05 - Case price
(any 12 or more bottles)

Price: $18.95

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Adelsheim Pinot Gris 07

$16.16 - Case price
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Price: $17.95

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Adelsheim Pinot Gris is reviewed here: Seattle P.I. says: "richly perfumed with the scents of peaches and pears, and has just the right weight and texture. Try it with salmon, crab cakes, scallops, halibut, Dungeness or king crab, chicken or even...read more

Adelsheim Chardonnay 07 Unoaked

$18.86 - Case price
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Price: $20.95

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Adelsheim's Chardonnay made in all stainless steel, for a light, dry, refreshing wine with pure apple flavors with hints of sweet cinnamon and minerals....read more

Adelsheim Chardonnay Caitlin Reserve 07

$32.17 - Case price
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Price: $35.75

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Adelsheim Chardonnay Caitlin Reserve 07 is a very special Chardonnay from a winery that really knows how to make it. There's a lovely bouquet of zesty sweet lemons, hazelnuts, floral and spice notes, and an elegant touch of French oak. On the pal...read more

Adelsheim Auxerrois 08

$17.95 - Case price
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Price: $19.95

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Adelsheim Auxerrois has aromas of juicy apple, pear, white peach and honey in the nose of this wine. In the mouth these fruits reappear together with subtle flavors of fennel and tarragon.When Auxerrois grapes become fully ripe, the resulting win...read more

Adelsheim Pinot Blanc 07

$15.70 - Case price
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Price: $17.45

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Adelsheim Pinot Blanc offers peach, citrus zest, melon and floral aromas. On the palate, one finds a fascinating mix of Meyer lemon and casaba melon. There's a mid-palate richness that is offset by the wine's general raciness. It pairs superbly ...read more

Adelsheim Tocai 06

Price: $21.95

$19.75 - Any 12 or more bottles


Though Tocai is in the Sauvignon family, its wines have more seductive fruit and less grassiness. Also, they are dry, not at all like Tokaj from Hungary. Adelsheim used an extended press cycle to extract more of the lime/kiwi/guava flavors from th...read more

Adelsheim Deglace 06 375 ml

$31.01 - Case price
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Price: $34.45

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Adelsheim Deglace 06 is made from frozen Pinot noir grapes. This dessert wine has elegant strawberry, nectarine, and orange blossom aromas, and a lucious mouthfeel. Deglace would be perfect with any semi-sweet fruit dessert, from fresh seasonal be...read more

Adelsheim Pinot Noir 07 Elizabeth's Reserve

$41.36 - Case price
(any 12 or more bottles)

Price: $45.95

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Previous vintageAdelsheim's top of the line Pinot noir, named for a friend. The 2006 Elizabeth’s Reserve offers aromas of candied cherry, with sage, lavender and clove spice with hints of smoke and rustic cedar. With well-balanced focus and inten...read more

 

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Adelsheim Vineyard, a leading Oregon wine producer, is known as an innovator in sustainable, cool climate viticulture.

Their estate acreage has grown from its original 15 acres to 160 acres. A new, cutting-edge winemaking facility provides all the quality controls demanded by their 'hands-off' winemaking, utilizing a two-level, gravity-feed fermentation room for gentle grape handling, and underground barrel caves for slow, cool aging of our Pinot noir and Chardonnay.

Adelsheim Vineyard's winery today

After 30 years and many successful vintages, the dreams of one of Oregon's wine pioneers have been realized. More importantly, Adelsheim Vineyard has people with the vision, skills and energy to carry them upward in their quest to produce ever more complex Pinot noirs and elegant white wines.

Ginny Adelsheim and David Adelsheim in the early days

1971, Adelsheim Vineyard was founded

On a beautiful June day in 1971, David Adelsheim and Ginny Adelsheim stood above an open field and were taken with the beauty of its orange and purple wildflowers.

Five hundred feet below, Oregon's north Willamette Valley stretched out in a patchwork of orchards, pasture and native trees. The field, rich with clay-loam soil, had a gentle southern exposure and was sheltered by the Chehalem Mountains. The Adelsheims had dreamed of planting a vineyard in the area since returning from a summer in Europe, where they were inspired by the hand-made foods and wines they encountered.

1972, planting began

In 1972, the Adelsheims began planting their original 15-acre vineyard at Quarter Mile Lane with Pinot noir, Chardonnnay, Pinot gris, and Riesling.

Relying on family and friends for assistance, they battled weeds, mildew, birds and deer -- and the widely perceived futility of growing wine grapes in northern Oregon's cooler climate.

1978, first commercial release
of 1,300 cases

Working in a cramped basement winery with a simple crusher and press, and 20 Burgundy barrels, David Adelsheim made the first 1,300 cases of wine for commercial release in 1978: tiny quantities of Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Riesling from the estate vineyard were produced, along with Semillon and Merlot from purchased grapes. As the Quarter Mile Lane vineyard matured to full yield and grapes were purchased from other growers, annual production doubled every two years.

First winery, built in 1982

1982, a new winery

As Adelsheim Vineyard continued to grow, the need for a new production facility became critical. A 6000 square-foot winery adjacent to the Adelsheim's home was built in 1982. Barrels, tanks, a bottling line and still more barrels were added until the new winery was also filled to capacity.

1989, first vineyard expansion

The winery's first vineyard expansion was in 1989, when they leased a 19-acre site across the road from the original estate vineyard at Quarter Mile Lane. Today, Bryan Creek Vineyard is an important source of Pinot noir, Pinot gris, and Pinot blanc.

They also purchased a 52-acre site at a lower elevation in the Chehalem Valley. Planted with Pinot gris and Burgundian clones of Pinot noir and Chardonnnay, the Calkins Lane Vineyard is also home to the new Adelsheim Vineyard winery.

Ribbon Springs Vineyard

1994, co-owners join Adelsheim Vineyard

Co-owners Jack and Lynn Loacker joined Adelsheim Vineyard in 1994, and began planting Ribbon Springs Vineyard in 1995. This exceptional 120-acre site on the Ribbon Ridge spur of the Chehalem Mountains has provided Pinot noir and Pinot gris grapes since 1998.

2002, the vision continues ...

Today, Oregon has been recognized as one of the New World's leading wine producing regions. At Adelsheim Vineyard, they continue the experimentation and systematic study that have established their reputation as a leader and innovator in cool climate viticulture. With a dedicated staff, exceptional vineyards and a cutting-edge winery, they continue the quest to produce world-class Pinot noir, Pinot gris, Chardonnay and Pinot blanc.