A Blooming Hill Vineyard in Cornelius - your backyard - is pleased to welcome you to our tasting room any weekend with this free tasting card! We'll pour lovely wines, get to know you in a beautiful setting. Our wine dogs, Gemini and Trouble, will warmly greet you at your car. We are open weekends from noon - 5PM.

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Vineyard Notes – Our vineyard is on a southeast-facing slope in the last hills of the Chehalem Mountain range. Each vine is nestled in windblown, volcanic soil anchored to this basalt range with depths of six to twelve feet. This rich soil produces grapes lavish in the tastes of the earth and its surrounding micro- climate. Each vine is coaxed by hand to produce full, compact clusters.

In this unusual microclimate, the 480 foot elevation is protected by higher hills on three sides from any coastal storms or harsh weather changes. The sun warms the grapes throughout the day producing the sugars and flavors into the peak of the afternoon. The grapes are then cooled by the late afternoon and evening ocean breezes that fan down the Columbia River, skirting the coastal range into this, the northern Willamette Valley. This daily cycle is repeated throughout the fall until the grapes are picked at their peak of ripeness.

The vines, trained to a Henry trellis, achieve a critical balance of vine growth to berry growth. The bunches ripen in their time – slowly – to achieve the utmost flavors this unusual microclimate can create.

Enjoy our award-winning wines ranging from rich, structured Pinot Noirs to light and friendly whites!