Estate Vineyards

Demeter Certified Biodynamic® Farming

Montinore Estate’s 230 contiguous estate acres reflect a healthy and thriving ecosystem that delivers wine reflecting a sense of place – this particular place in a far north part of the Willamette Valley that produces fertile ground for wine grapes and other agricultural crops.

Guided by the principles of Demeter Certified Biodynamic farming (receiving our certification in the summer of 2008), our vineyard team carefully coaxes exceptional quality, flavor and nuance from our grapes.  All of Montinore’s wines are made with grapes tended to using this philosophy as a guide.

The vineyard’s west-facing slopes enjoy the shelter of the Coastal Mountain Range and are given to luxuriously long, cool growing seasons. Our loamy clay soil, elevation and mild climate make Montinore‘s vineyards a great site for sensitive, cool climate varietals such as Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Gewürtztraminer, Riesling and Müller-Thurgau. More than half of our vineyards are devoted to Pinot Noir. Subtle variations in soil, light and elevation are expressed in distinctive blocks of both Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris.

Alongside Rudy Marchesi, vineyard manager Efren Rosales, vineyard foreman Alfredo Santiago and their crew have been working this vineyard for an average of 18 years. They know each block, each row, every dip and hill on the farm. When the grapes are ready, Alfredo, Manuel Cabrera and Sergio Reyes transform into the “crush pad team,” ushering the fruit through the fermentation process with the winemaking team. Without their efforts, there would be no wine.