Our 2017 Pinot Blanc is #5 in Wine Enthusiast Magazine’s Top 100 Wines of 2018! “Wine Enthusiast’s tasting panel reviewed more than 24,000 wines from around the globe, exploring a multitude of regions, styles and price points.” – Wine Enthusiast Magazine Out of all these wines, our Pinot Blanc came in #5. What great news for this…
Our 2015 Brut Rosé was awarded 92 points by Wine & Spirits Magazine and was featured in their “Year’s Best Summer Sparklers.” “This is Elk Cove’s second vintage of a sparkling rosé, made with fruit from some of the oldest vines on the property. It starts off with a soft and elegant mousse and a…
SHIPPING DATES Shipping wine for the holidays? If you’re shipping wine in November or December here are some helpful dates: Gifts to Arrive by Thanksgiving November 22nd Order by November 12th for ground shipping. Timing of ground shipping is subject to weather delays. Order by November 16th for Overnight or 2nd Day Air Gifts to Arrive by Christmas December…
Whether you’re looking for a place to gather amongst colleagues, family or friends, we’ve put together a few options to make this year’s holiday gathering unique, festive and memorable! Gather at Elk Cove Vineyards in our Roosevelt Room and experience our hospitality and our in-house winery chef’s artfully prepared dishes, while sipping on world-class wines…
We’re excited to announce our 2016 Mount Richmond Pinot Noir received a Gold medal in the 2018 Six Nations Wine Challenge! Since 2003, Six Nations Wine Challenge invites prominent wine experts from each of the leading New World wine countries: USA, Canada, Chile, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. The experts nominate their top 100…
Welcome to the Harvest 2018 report! Each year we document the vintage with a photo gallery. Scroll down for notes on the progression of the most exciting season here in wine country.
Happy Sweet September! As harvest begins, we are celebrating the changing of the seasons with a glass of sweet wine. In our cool climate, that means the “world’s most noble grape” otherwise known as Riesling! We hear a lot of opinions sweet wines, the stereotype is that they’re most popular among people new to wine,…
“Elk Cove is an Oregon trailblazer, responsible for pushing classically-styled Pinot Noir that has rivalled Burgundy for decades. Their ‘Mount Richmond’ bottling comes from a cool-climate terroir abundant in Willakenzie soils; it’s a deep and luxurious Grand Cru equivalent.” When we give mention to classic producers, it’s not uncommon to see “pioneer” in the writeup….
New employees Taylor and Dane (NOT Taylor Dane) recently interviewed Travis at the top of Mount Richmond Vineyard. Here’s a transcript: How long have you been at Elk Cove? It will be 16 years in June.It’s been fun. We’ve done a lot of development in that time. When I started we had 90 acres on…
Doug Wilder of the Purely Domestic Wine Report recently spent a week in Hillsboro tasting, interviewing and photographing select winemakers of the Willamette Valley. We were honored to be included! Here are Doug Wilder’s reviews of our wines: 2016 PINOT GRIS – 91 POINTS The nose offers a peach-infused spice with crisp acidity. The palate…
The 18th Amendment was repealed over 85 years ago. What a great excuse to celebrate – join us for our annual Repeal Day Party in the Elk Cove wine cellar. The end of prohibition is also an excuse for us to delve into a bit of the family history of Elk Cove cofounders Pat and…
Nurturing Our Wines From Vine To Bottle We’ve been making wine for four decades, but 2017 is the first year since 1978 our wines will be 100% estate grown and bottled. Elk Cove wines will be created entirely from grapes we own with “Estate Grown” appearing on the label, an important mark of quality in…
Here’s your Harvest 2017 update: October 1st: This year our winemaking interns hail from around the US – Florida, Pennsylvania, Utah, California and Oregon, with a single international student from Italy. Their experience varies, between them they have an average of two harvest seasons under their belts working in New Zealand, France, Pennsylvania and Oregon….
We got our hands dirty at IPNC, diving into the three dominant soil types of the Willamette Valley! “Elk Cove is one of the Founding Wineries of the International Pinot Noir Celebration (IPNC) held in Oregon each Summer and it is by far the best wine event on the planet! Educational, inspirational, and super-fun, this…
On July 9th we hosted our Roosevelt Club Members for our annual BBQ. Thanks to everyone who made this event possible: Elk Cove staff, our Volunteers from the Forest Grove Swim Team and Pacific University Cheer, Harvey Brindell and the Table Rockers, Jessica Hansen of Middleground Farms, Zeph Shepard of Proletariat Butchery, Parties By Inez…