Adelsheim David Adelsheim and Ginny Adelsheim
Adelsheim winery says, Greetings, Dale Legband, and guests!
Their tasting fee this elevated tasting is $55 per person. Be sure to ask them what their refund policy is. When you arrive, check in with them, to be seated. Let them know, that the reservation name is, "Philip Colby". Again, When you arrive, check in with them, to be seated. Let them know, that the reservation name is, "Philip Colby". We should be leaving here by 1:50, to be at our next location by 2 o'clock. Remember to take care of your tasting fee, and/or wine purchase by that time. Again. We should be leaving here by 1:50, to be at our next location by 2 o'clock. Remember to take care of your tasting fee, and/or wine purchase by that time. At this winery, proof of vaccination is required. PAUSE PAUSE PAUSE ADELSHEIM “The idea that we would plant a grape variety that no one knew well, in a place that nobody had ever heard of, was not only remarkably naïve, it was a remarkable leap of faith.” On a beautiful June day in 1971, David & Ginny Adelsheim stood above the 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. They were living in Portland but wanted to move to the country. David says they first ran into Dick Erath; then met Bill Blosser and he says “The rest is history”. David recalls...”Had we not met them in April of 1971, we’d likely have had a very different life.” In the beginning, the Adelsheims, like most everyone else, planted the great wine varietals of Northern Europe, planting their original 15-acre vineyard here with Pino noir, Chardonnay, Pino gri, 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. In subsequent years, they tried Sauvignon Blonc, Merlot, Pino Blonc, Gamay Noir, and Syrah, almost all of which have now been removed, as the winery has refocused solely on Chardonnay and Pino Noir. When asked if he could have anticipated, what the Willamette Valley wine industry would become, and the legacy he’d leave for future generations of winemakers, he says, “We could not have possibly known what would take place over the ensuing 47 years. It was not just the Oregon wine industry that changed; the entire idea of American luxury wine was created in that time.” As the industry continues evolving, David hopes we can focus on defining the neighborhoods with common wine attributes, and that we can determine how to communicate those attributes to consumers, so they have increased understanding of our sense of place. He says he’s mostly satisfied with the direction the wine industry has taken, though he’s concerned with over-concentration of wineries, tasting rooms and vineyards in some specific areas of the Willamette Valley. His hope, “That we can keep from ‘killing the golden goose,’” to quote Jack Davies of Schramsberg. The unique building with a tower, and beautiful back patio perched on the edge of their vineyard, is a perfect spot surrounded by fantastic views of the Chehalem Valley. Ginny Adelsheim is the artist behind all their wine labels, each featuring a different strong woman who is important to the Adelsheim family. And if you go to adelsheim dot com/50years, you can learn a great deal about the Adelsheims, and Oregon's pioneering founder's in particular, in David's podcast series named, Founder's Stories. Again, thats adelsheim dot com/50years Adelsheim Vineyards, one of the 10 Best WV Wineries of 2018. Learn More at: Vine Stories dot com |
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Adelsheim Vineyards 1st Harvest in 1971 with David and Ginny Adelsheim 
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This portrait of Diana Lett, of Eyrie Vineyards, drawn by Ginny Adelsheim, appeared on their Pino noir bottles for 30 years, from 1981 to 2010 END END END OF INTRO. |
(Adelsheim, Bergstrom, Chehalem, Shea, DD, The 4 Graces, Beaux Frere, Tristaetum, Grochau & Cristom)
