Little All-Americans: Buy My Wine!

Everyone knows of the established Pinot Noir specialists such as Kosta Browne, J. Rochioli, and Ponzi Vineyards, or iconic wineries such as The Eyrie Vineyards, Calera Wine Co., and Merry Edwards, but what about the little guys, the boutique producers with little or no marketing budget, yet turn out small lots of original, hand-crafted Pinot Noir wines. These wineries need your support for they have very little outlet for representation or notoriety. Distributors treat them like pariahs, seeing little profit in extending a hand to bring their wines to the marketplace. To be honest, some of these tiny producers enter the wine business with little or no experience in marketing. The fact is, Pinot Noir is a lot easier to make than to sell. In the pages of this issue, I have brought to your attention a number of these small-scale, independent producers. Here is a list of wineries that want your business and deserve your attention. There are many more to be discovered.

OREGON

Amalie Robert Estate
Anam Cara Cellars
Andrew Rich
Beckham Estate Vineyard
Big Table Farm
Boedecker Cellars
Brittain Vineyards
Carabella Vineyard
Coelho Winery
Coeur De Terre Vineyard
Cornerstone and Stepping Stone Cellars
Dion Vineyard
Et Fille
Ghost Hill Cellars
Gresser Vineyard
Haden Fig
HillCrest Vineyard
Illahe Vineyards & Winery
IOTA Cellars
Kelley Fox Wines
Kramer Vineyards
Lenné Estate
Longplay
Luminous Hills & Seven of Hearts
Lumos Wine Company
Matello
Phelps Creek Vineyards
Privé Vineyard
ROCO Winery
Roots Wines & Vineyard
Saffron Fields Vineyard
Seufert Winery
Siltstone Wines
Styring Vineyards
TeBri Vineyards
Tendril Wine Cellars
Tyee Wine Cellars
Utopia Vineyard
Westrey Wine Company
Wahle Vineyards & Cellars
White Rose Estate
Willful Wine Co.
Youngberg Hill

CALIFORNIA

Alta Maria Winery & Vineyards
Anthill Farms
A.P. Vin
Asuncion Ridge Vineyards
Auben Cellars
B. Kosuge Wines
Bailiwick
Balo Vineyards
Baxter Winery
Berridge Wine Company
Big Basin Vineyards
Bjornstad Cellars
Black Kite
Briceland Vineyards
Brogan Cellars
Bruliam Wines
Campesino Cellars
Canihan Family Cellars
Castalia
Chanin Wine Company
Cherry Pie
Clary Ranch
Claudia Springs Winery
Clos Saron
Clouds Rest Vineyards
Coho
Couloir
Derby Wine Estates
Dragonette
Drew Family Cellars
Dubakella
Dunstan Wines
Elke Vineyards
Emtu Estate Wines
Fogline Vineyards
Foursight Wines
Frati Horn Wines
Fulcrum
Furthermore Wines
George
Gracianna
Grey Stack Cellars
Gros Ventre Cellars
Gypsy Canyon
Halleck Vineyard
Harmonique
Harrington Wine
Heart O’ The Mountain
Heintz Ranch Vineyards & Winery
Hilliard Bruce Vineyards
Hug Cellars
John Tyler Wines
Joseph Jewell
Kanzler Vineyards
Kastania Vineyards
Keefer Ranch
Kendric Vineyards
Knez Winery
Kori Wines
Kutch Wines
LaRue
Lattanzio
Londer Vineyards
Loos Family Winery
Lula Cellars
Luminesce Wine
Masut Vineyard & Winery
McIntyre Vineyards
McNeil & Sons
McHenry Vineyard
Michaud Vineyard
Muns Vineyard
Neely/Varner
Odanata Wines
Olivia Brion
Olson Ogden
Pacific Ridge Vineyards
Paul Mathew Vineyards
Pey-Marin
POE
Porter Creek
Prodigal Wines
RN Estate
Road 31 Wine Co.
Salamandre Wine Cellars
Samsara
Sandler Wine Company
Scherrer Wine Co.
School House
Seagrape Wine Company
Shandel’s Oppenlander Vineyard
Sinor-LaVallee
Skewis Wines
Soliste
Sonria Wines
SPELL
St. Rose Vineyard & Winery
Stomping Girl Wines
Suacci Carciere Wines
Talisman
Tensley/Lea
Tessier Winery
Tondre Wines
Toretti’s Family Vineyard
Valdez Family Winery
Valerie’s Vineyard
Vaughn Duffy Wines
Vivier Wines
Waits-Mast Family Cellars
Waxwing Wine Cellars
WesMar
Willowbrook Cellars
Woodenhead
Wren Hop Vineyards
Zepaltas Wines
Zotovich Cellars