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Willamette Valley Vineyards is a winery located in Turner, Oregon. Named after Oregon's Willamette Valley, the winery is the leading producer of Pinot Noir in Oregon[1], and also produces Dijon clone Chardonnay and Pinot Gris. The first planting was the Estate Vineyard, which was purchased in 1983 by Founder/Winegrower, Jim Bernau. In 1989 many wine enthusiasts join Jim Bernau when the winery went public. In 1997 the winery purchased Tualatin Estates, one of the oldest vineyards in Oregon, and increased their plantings of Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay and other cool-climate varietals. Both the Estate Site and Tualatin Estate site are certified sustainable (LIVE) and Salmon safe. The winery picks all its fruit by hand and ferments its Pinot Noir through small bin fermentation.
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- ^ Jenkins, T: "Top 25 Oregon Wineries", page 20. Portland Business Journal, August 11, 2006
