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NE Ohio Couple Opens Boutique Winery in Heart of Pinot Noir Country

Ever wonder how Violet Vines came to be? Marc Bona with Cleveland.com recently wrote an article about our journey west, “to Oregon, the heart of Pinot Noir country, to grow grapes and make wine.” Read the full story here.

Violet Vines Opens New Tasting Room in Carlton, Oregon

Violet Vines, a family-owned winery in the Willamette Valley, announces the opening of its new tasting room in downtown Carlton, Oregon, at 203 West Main Street on May 20. One of few wineries that produces wines made exclusively from Oregon fruit, Violet Vines seeks to showcase the diverse Oregon terroir...

What’s in a Name?

When I think back of why we named our winery “Violet Vines” circa 2019, I was a huge Pinot noir fan, specifically Oregon Pinot noir’s. Because of this preference, and as we were exploring names for our winery and brand, we were reminded of violet being a shade of purple...

How to Make Wine

No topic garners more interest than the process to produce wine following harvest.  At Violet Vines, in both of the American Viticultural Areas (Ava’s) where we grow grapes – that being the McMinnville AVA and the Rocks District in the Milton-Freewater AVA – we typically harvest in the first half...

Violet Vines Wines Reviewed by James Suckling

For the first time, Violet Vines submitted wines for formal review by James Suckling’s team in March 2023.  We submitted three of our 2021 estate Pinot Noir’s and below are the results. 2021 Violet Vines Origin Block Pinot Noir, 91 pts. Pretty nose of lavender, thyme, wild strawberries, currants and...

Violet Vines Tasting Room Opening

Violet Vines is pleased to announce the opening of its tasting room in Carlton, Oregon on May 20, 2023. Located at 203 West Main Street, visitors can experience curated tasting flights, wine by the glass selections and bottle service, all in our completely renovated tasting room five days a week. ...

Planting A Vineyard: The Process of Growing Wine Grapes

As Violet Vines has grown from just shy of three acres under vine to thirty acres in the McMinnville AVA and Milton-Freewater Ava (the Rocks District), we’ve received dozens of questions from our wine club members as well as others that visit us to sample our wines. The two most...

V2 Uncorked

Thank you for subscribing to our Violet Vines newsletter and we look forward to sharing what’s happening in Oregon and with our wines. Each month, we’ll share what’s happening in our vineyards, in the winery, and in our tasting room as well as information regarding upcoming events in the area....

Violet Vines’ Values

Back in 2018, as April and I envisioned what we wanted Violet Vines to be, we explored (I think over wine in a local tasting room) what we wanted our future company’s values to be.  We thought it would be essential to not only attract and retain the right people...

What Are Violet Vines Ultra Violet Wines?

Did you know that ultraviolet is a spectrum of light that makes up roughly 10% of the electromagnetic output from the sun and is invisible to the human eye?  Despite being invisible to us, ultraviolet light is constantly interacting with organic molecules.  This duality – and rarity – fits perfectly...