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Elk Cove Wines

As a businessman, Adam Godlee Campbell can talk as pragmatically as you like about market share, distribution pipelines, and production capacity. But as a winemaker, Adam can also talk as mystically about wine as the most romantic idealist.

"I think the more you care about the wines in your cellar," he comments, "the better they become. Not just because of the little practical things you do to take care of them, but also because you're thinking about them all the time. There is something about giving them constant attention-the wines that I go back and taste and then taste again, somehow those are the wines that become the stars of the cellar."

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Elk Cove Riesling Estate 2010

Elk Cove's popular and refreshing Riesling is fruity and finishes clean and crisp....


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$15.88

$17.65 Regular

Elk Cove Pinot noir Rose 2012

The 2012 Elk Cove Vineyards Pinot Noir Rosé is fragrant with white flowers and showing freshness with aromas of watermelo...


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$14.35

$15.95 Regular

Elk Cove Vineyards Pinot noir Willamette Valley 2011

2010 Vintage Tasting Notes

97 Points, Portland Monthly in their October issue O...


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$23.36

$25.95 Regular

Elk Cove Pinot Gris 2012

Always one of the best Pinot gris in Oregon. Big tropical fruit and melon inn the nose. Tons of delicious fruit--bright ...


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$16.07

$17.85 Regular

Elk Cove Pinot Noir Mount Richmond 2011

2010 Vintage Wine Spectator - 92 points - Polished, ripe and generous on a relatively light frame, offer...


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$39.55

$43.95 Regular

Elk Cove Ultima 2010 375 ml

Half Bottle Size

This white blend is something quite special.

2008 Vintage Tasting Not...


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$29.21

$32.45 Regular

Elk Cove Pinot Noir Clay Court 2010

2010 Wine Spectator - 93 points - Light and sleek, with appealing raspberry, cherry and delicately meaty...


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$43.16

$47.95 Regular

Elk Cove Pinot Noir Five Mountain 2010

2010 Wine Spectator - 92 points - Light and lively, with expressive raspberry, clotted cream and mocha f...


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$38.66

$42.95 Regular

Elk Cove "La Sirene" Oregon Pinot noir 2010

Good value, second label for Elk Cove, very soft, big fruit, it's for drinking now while the flavors are still fresh. ...


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$14.85

$16.50 Regular

More About Elk Cove Vineyards

Adam is in the forefront of a new generation of Oregon winemakers: men and women who are taking over the successful wineries built by their parents. They have a special challenge to balance a heritage of great winemaking with the running of a successful long-term business.

Hand off to a New Generation

"It is important for me to be cautious," says Adam about managing Elk Cove Vineyards, "because this is my parents' entire retirement, plus it has to support my family as well."

And yet . . . there is an emotional component to Elk Cove that is always present for Adam.

"Making wine in general-and making Pinot noir in particular-is such a personal thing," he explains. "I think what guides my style is having grown up on the property and having been involved in a family business from the very beginning. I was very young when my parents were dreaming all this up, but every night at dinner we'd talk collectively about it."

That kind of perspective makes the business of Elk Cove very personal. "The first vineyard I bought in 1995 was land I rode past on the school bus every day as a kid," he says. "Sometimes I discount that as not being very important, but when you think about it, that is quite a perspective as I make our wines."

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