Dayton, Willamette Valley · Dundee Hills AVA
White Rose Estate
About the winery
Located in the heart of Oregon’s Dundee Hills AVA, White Rose Estate is dedicated to growing and producing artisanal Pinot noir that exhibits classic variety character and above all, conveys a sense of beauty. Since 2001, annual production has increased from a couple hundred cases to approximately 4,000 cases per year of Pinot noir which comes not only from our 14-acres of estate vineyards, but also a number of other premier vineyards in the northern Willamette Valley. Our philosophy is a modern adaptation of traditional whole cluster winemaking practices and focuses on higher elevation vineyards in the coolest growing areas of the Willamette Valley. This approach has fostered a style of evocative wines that are expressive, complex and classically elegant. The ultimate goal is to produce wines that respect classic variety character; convey a sense of beauty; illuminate emerging details of the wine over the course of its lifespan; and potentially take you on an emotional journey.
What makes it different
- White Rose Estate developed a proprietary 'Segmented Press Fraction' technique used with whole-cluster fermentation, extracting wine at three distinct times and aging the fractions separately before blending.(from the winery)
- Founder Greg Sanders left a career in aerospace manufacturing to study viticulture and enology at UC Davis before purchasing the White Rose Vineyard in 2000.(from the winery)
- Winemaking/Operations Lead Greg Urmini trained and worked at Linne Calodo, Erbaluna in Barolo, Paul Hobbs Wines, and Viña Cobos before joining White Rose Estate.(from the winery)
