Farmer's From The Start
ELK COVE -- (AN INTRO.)
The 1st winery and vineyard in the esteemed Yamhill-Carlton AVA, Elk Cove is one of Oregon's oldest wine producers & a pioneer winery.
In 1973, Pat and Joe Campbell found a secluded 500 acre estate in Yamhill County. It was a protected valley with gentle south facing slopes which drained into the steep surrounding canyons and was the perfect location for a vineyard to produce world-class wines. The magnificent Roosevelt elk that roamed the estate added to the majesty to the pristine environs.
They quickly decided they would grow grapes.
With Pat’s farming background and superior palate and Joe’s education in biology and chemistry, they felt confident they could grow grapes and make wine. They immersed themselves in books, took short courses in winegrowing at UC Davis and visited wineries in France.
Local winegrowers like the Courys (from David Hill winery), encouraged them and sold them own-rooted Chardonnay and Pinot Noir vines, enough to plant five acres of each in the spring and early summer of 1974.
They studied weather and believed those varieties would do well in our climate. The couple produced their first wine in 1977.
Producing interesting & seductive Pinots, their focus has always been to produce nice, stinky, hand crafted, Estate grown wines that can rival the best in the world.
While you take on their robust Pinot noir menu, also enjoy Elk Cove’s Alsacian-style, steel-fermented white wines: Pinot Gris, Estate Riesling, and Pinot Blanc. Other non-Pinot options include a Pinot Noir Rosé, a Sparkling, and a couple of Dessert wines.
“For the pure beauty of its setting, no winery in Oregon can match the breathtaking views form Elk Cove’s splendid wine tasting room.” Says Robert Parker of The Wine Advocate"
Their tasting room flight includes 4-6 Elk Cove wines and they always include at least one of their exclusive Single Vineyard Pinot Noirs.
The $25 tasting fee is waived for ever 2 bottles of wine that you buy.
So if you buy a case of 12 bottles you are receiving 6 free tastings.
MORE, about Elk Cove
Elk Cove Vineyards
ELK COVE -- (AN INTRO.)
The 1st winery and vineyard in the esteemed Yamhill-Carlton AVA, Elk Cove is one of Oregon's oldest wine producers & a pioneer winery.
In 1973, Pat and Joe Campbell found a secluded 500 acre estate in Yamhill County. It was a protected valley with gentle south facing slopes which drained into the steep surrounding canyons and was the perfect location for a vineyard to produce world-class wines. The magnificent Roosevelt elk that roamed the estate added to the majesty to the pristine environs.
They quickly decided they would grow grapes.
With Pat’s farming background and superior palate and Joe’s education in biology and chemistry, they felt confident they could grow grapes and make wine. They immersed themselves in books, took short courses in winegrowing at UC Davis and visited wineries in France.
Local winegrowers like the Courys (from David Hill winery), encouraged them and sold them own-rooted Chardonnay and Pinot Noir vines, enough to plant five acres of each in the spring and early summer of 1974.
They studied weather and believed those varieties would do well in our climate. The couple produced their first wine in 1977.
Producing interesting & seductive Pinots, their focus has always been to produce nice, stinky, hand crafted, Estate grown wines that can rival the best in the world.
While you take on their robust Pinot noir menu, also enjoy Elk Cove’s Alsacian-style, steel-fermented white wines: Pinot Gris, Estate Riesling, and Pinot Blanc. Other non-Pinot options include a Pinot Noir Rosé, a Sparkling, and a couple of Dessert wines.
“For the pure beauty of its setting, no winery in Oregon can match the breathtaking views form Elk Cove’s splendid wine tasting room.” Says Robert Parker of The Wine Advocate"
Their tasting room flight includes 4-6 Elk Cove wines and they always include at least one of their exclusive Single Vineyard Pinot Noirs.
The $25 tasting fee is waived for ever 2 bottles of wine that you buy.
So if you buy a case of 12 bottles you are receiving 6 free tastings.
MORE, about Elk Cove
Elk Cove Vineyards
