Winery Focus

Chehalem
Chehalem (Chuh-hay-lum) is a local Calapooia Indian word best translated as "gentle land" or "valley of flowers." They consider themselves a vineyard winery, dedicated to reflecting as purely as possible what the vineyard has produced, with minimal processing, without compromising great fruit.

Chehalem traces its history back to vineyard operations started by Harry Peterson-Nedry in 1980 at Ridgecrest Vineyards, the pioneering wine operation on Ribbon Ridge, northwest of Newberg, Oregon. Bill and Cathy Stoller joined Harry in the winery in 1993 and subsequently began Stoller Vineyards—a densely planted, 125 acres on Stoller family farmlands at the southern tip of the Dundee Hills. Corral Creek Vineyards, adjacent to the winery facility, is Chehalem's third estate vineyard.

Equally well-known for red and white wine quality, they have a passion and focus for cool climate varieties that reflect both site and climate in complex, structured and intensely fruited wines.

What's Available

	Chehalem Unoaked Chardonnay Inox 2008 Price $16.00  $16 / bottle Chehalem was a leader in the now-trendy unoaked chardonnay category, and still one of the best. This wine has the weight and minerality of a chardonnay, but fruit flavors that may surprise you because of their purity, intensity and also because of the complete lack of barrel toast and soft malo-lactic flavors. There are citrus flavors trending towards tropical along with stone fruits and lime here. Really terrific and a Best Buy at this new, lower price. Read More...	Available 121 bottles Qty
	Chehalem Winery Riesling Dry Reserve 2009 Price $21.00  $21 / bottle Read More...	Available 58 bottles Qty
	Chehalem Winery Three Vineyard Pinot Noir 2008 Price $27.00  $27 / bottle Read More...	Available 60 bottles Qty
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