Laurelwood District AVA wineries and tasting rooms
Laurelwood District takes its name from a school built in 1904, long before anyone had named the soil underneath it: the USDA didn't formally type "Laurelwood soil" until 1974, using a sample taken from Iowa Hill inside what's now the AVA. What makes the ground distinctive isn't that the soil appears nowhere else (it turns up in patches in the neighboring Tualatin Hills too) but that it blankets this entire 33,600-acre stretch, windblown loess over basalt bedrock running as deep as six feet on the lower ground and thinning to just six inches near the ridgetops.
Ponzi Vineyards' Luisa and Maria Ponzi co-petitioned for the AVA alongside Dion Vineyard winemaker Kevin Johnson, and it became official in 2020, nested inside both the broader Willamette Valley AVA and the Chehalem Mountains that surround it. Not everyone agreed an AVA should be named after a soil type at all: three of the nine public comments on the petition formally objected. But the federal government pointed to precedent, including The Rocks District of Milton-Freewater, another Oregon AVA defined by what's underground rather than where the lines happen to fall on a map.
Dion Vineyard has been farming the same ground since 1973, three generations deep. What was about 70 vineyards and 975 planted acres at the time of the petition is still a young AVA by Willamette Valley standards. Taste the difference loess thickness alone makes, from the lighter, red-fruited wine lower on the slope to the darker, more basalt-driven wine higher up.
- Wineries
- 26
- Top varieties
- Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Rosé, Pinot Gris, Sparkling, Other, Red Blend, Riesling
- Walk-ins welcome
- 81%
- Dog-friendly
- 73%
Acorn to Oak Wine Experience
McMinnville · Willamette Valley · Wine experience
Cabernet SauvignonChardonnayOther+11 more
Adelsheim Vineyard
Newberg · Willamette Valley
ChardonnayPinot BlancPinot Noir+3 more
Alloro Vineyard
Sherwood · Willamette Valley
ChardonnayPinot NoirRiesling+2 more
August Cellars, A Wine Studio
Newberg · Willamette Valley · Shared facility
Cabernet SauvignonChardonnayGewürztraminer+7 more
Benza Vineyards
Hillsboro · Willamette Valley
ChardonnayPinot GrisPinot Noir+2 more
Dauntless Wine Company – Forest Grove Tasting Room
Forest Grove · Willamette Valley · Tasting room
Only winery reachable by transit in Forest Grove
Cabernet FrancChardonnayMerlot+11 more
Dauntless Wine Company – Old 47 Estate Tasting Room
Gaston · Willamette Valley
Cabernet FrancChardonnayMerlot+11 more
Dion Vineyard
Cornelius · Willamette Valley
ChardonnayPinot GrisPinot Noir+1 more
Domaine Lumineux
Newberg · Willamette Valley
4 medals, 2026 Oregon Wine Awards
ChardonnayPinot GrisPinot Noir+2 more
Elk Cove Vineyards
Gaston · Willamette Valley
Only LGBTQIA+-owned winery in Gaston
ChardonnayPinot BlancPinot Gris+5 more
Freja Cellars
Hillsboro · Willamette Valley
OtherPinot Noir
Fullerton Wine Bar and Tasting Room
Portland · Portland Metro · Wine bar
ChardonnayPinot GrisPinot Noir+7 more
Gemini Vineyards
Sherwood · Willamette Valley
ChardonnayOtherPinot Gris+2 more
Holocene Wines
Hillsboro · Willamette Valley
Cabernet SauvignonChardonnayPinot Noir+1 more
Pike Road Wines
McMinnville · Willamette Valley
Only LGBTQIA+-owned winery in McMinnville
ChardonnayPinot GrisPinot Noir+3 more
Ponzi Vineyards
Sherwood · Willamette Valley
9 new labels this year
ChardonnayPinot BlancPinot Gris+4 more
Portland Wine Company Home of Love & Squalor Wine
Portland · Portland Metro
Cabernet FrancGewürztraminerOther+8 more
Rain Dance Vineyards
Newberg · Willamette Valley
ChardonnayGewürztraminerPinot Noir+2 more
Raptor Ridge Winery
Newberg · Willamette Valley
Labels back to 1999
ChardonnayOtherPinot Gris+4 more
ROCO Winery
Newberg · Willamette Valley
ChardonnayPinot NoirRosé+1 more
Ruby Vineyard & Winery
Hillsboro · Willamette Valley
Only winery with organic wines in Hillsboro
ChardonnayPinot GrisPinot Noir+1 more
Résolu Cellars – Craft Wine Bar + Production
Hillsboro · Willamette Valley
Cabernet FrancCabernet SauvignonChardonnay+9 more
Sidereus Vineyard & Winery
Cornelius · Willamette Valley
Cabernet SauvignonChardonnayPinot Gris+5 more
The Potter’s Vineyard & Clay Art Gallery
Newberg · Willamette Valley
Cabernet SauvignonChardonnayMerlot+6 more
Three Feathers Estate & Vineyard
Hillsboro · Willamette Valley
Pinot GrisPinot Noir
William Marie Wines
Portland · Portland Metro
Cabernet SauvignonChardonnayPinot Noir+1 more
Region
Cities in the Laurelwood District AVA
Top varieties in the Laurelwood District AVA
Frequently asked questions
What wineries are in the Laurelwood District AVA?
26 wineries and tasting rooms are in the Laurelwood District AVA, including Acorn to Oak Wine Experience, Adelsheim Vineyard, and Alloro Vineyard.
Can you visit Laurelwood District AVA wineries without an appointment?
81% of wineries in the Laurelwood District AVA welcome walk-ins without an appointment.
What wine varieties are grown in the Laurelwood District AVA?
The most common varieties in the Laurelwood District AVA are Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Rosé.