WillaKenzie Estate is a beautiful gravity flow winery located on rolling hillsides in the Yamhill/Carlton AVA. The winery was named after the WillaKenzie soil on which the vineyards are planted to convey the influence that the soil imparts on the wine's flavors and aromas. In fact, the folks at Willakenzie are fond of saying... "Dirt Matters". We agree.
So does their attention to detail... throughout the vineyards and in their new tasting room poised above their northen slope. The vineyards that surround the winery are planted with grapes of the Pinot family, mostly new Dijon clones of Pinot Noir as well as Pinot Gris and Pinot Blanc from Alsace. These cool climate grapes are particularly well adapted to the Northern Willamette Valley and pair nicely to NW cuisine.