2010 Value Priced Pinot Noir All-Americans
“Times getting rough I ain’t got enough
To buy me a bottle of wine”
Bottle of Wine, Tom Paxton
With the economic pinch, many more producers have entered the value priced marketplace and there are
many solid drinkers now available in the under $35 category. Wineries are frequently offering discounts for six
or twelve bottle purchases and even reduced or free shipping, making these wines even more value priced.
The wines listed here give you the most Pinot for the buck.
Oregon
2008 Alchemist Cellars Willamette Valley Pinot Noir $25
2008 Benton Lane Estate Grown Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 16,670 cases, $26
2008 Cardwell Hill Cellars Willamette Valley Pinot Noir $24
2008 Coeur de Terre Vineyard McMinnville Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 473 cases, $20
2008 Coeur de Terre Vineyard Estate McMinnville Willamette Valley Pinot Noir $34
2008 Cristom Mt. Jefferson Cuvée Willamette Valley Pinot Noir $26
2007 Et Fille Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 931 cases, $24
2008 Evening Land Vineyards Oregon Pinot Noir $25
2008 Fox Farm Vineyards Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 292 cases, $28
2008 Haden Fig Willamette Valley Pinot Noir $25
2008 Laura Volkman St. James Estate Willamette Valley Pinot Noir $25
2008 La Velle Vineyards Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 635 cases, $24
2008 Le Nez Willamette Valley Pinot Noir $30
2008 Longplay “Jory Bench Reserve” Lia’s Vineyard Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 287 cases, $30
2008 Plowbuster Willamette Valley Pinot Noir $21
2008 St. Innocent Temperance Hill Eola-Amity Hills Pinot Noir 656 cases, $29
2006 Tyee Wine Cellars Estate Barrel Select Willamette Valley Pinot Noir $30
2008 Westrey Willamette Valley Pinot Noir $20
2008 Westrey Oracle Vineyard Dundee Hills Willamette Valley Pinot Noir $25
2008 WildAire Cellars Timothy Willamette Valley Pinot Noir $20
California
2007 Anaba J McK Vineyard Carneros Pinot Noir $28
2007 Buena Vista Carneros 25,213 cases, $25
2007 Calstar Cellars Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir $22
2006 & 2007 Cambria Julia’s Vineyard Santa Maria Valley Pinot Noir $25
2005 Copeland Creek Vineyards Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir $30
2007 Domaine Carneros Carneros Pinot Noir $35
2007 Eric K James Carneros Pinot Noir $25
2007 Etude Estate Grown Carneros Pinot Noir $30
2007 & 2008 Fogdog Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir 8,000 cases, $35
2007 Forchini Vineyards & Winery Proprietor’s Reserve Est Grown Russian River Valley Pinot Noir $26
2007 Handley Anderson Valley Pinot Noir 4,029 cases, $30
2007 Grey Stack Bennett Valley Cuvée Sonoma County 175 cases, $26
2007 Husch Anderson Valley Pinot Noir $23
2007 J Vineyards & Winery Russian River Valley Pinot Noir $35
2007 Kendall-Jackson Vintner’s Reserve California Pinot Noir $16
2007 Kendric Vineyards Marin County Pinot Noir 368 cases, $34
2008 Mark West California Pinot Noir $10
2008 Melville Estate Verna’s Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir $20
2008 Pali Wine Co. Summit Central Coast Pinot Noir 252 cases, $29
2006 Philo Ridge Vineyards Anderson Valley Pinot Noir 410 cases, $19
2006 River Road Vineyards & Winery Stephanie’s Vineyard Green Valley of Russian River Valley $16
2008 Rivers-Marie Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir 225 cases, $25
2006 Roederer Estate Anderson Valley Pinot Noir 397 cases, $23
2008 & 2009 Sean Minor 4 Bears Winery Carneros Pinot Noir $17
2006 Soquel Vineyards Partner’s Reserve Santa Cruz Mountains Pinot Noir $20
2008 The Line Wines “The Racing Line” Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir 150 cases, $34
2008 Thomas Fogarty Santa Cruz Mountains Pinot Noir 1,593 cases, $29
2008 Trinitas Cellars Carneros Pinot Noir 880 cases, $28
2007 Verve Carneros Pinot Noir 410 cases, $24
2008 Verve Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir 100 cases, $28
