Pfeiffer Winery in south Willamette is located in a prime location for Pinot Noir. Owner Robin Pfeiffer enjoys telling the story of how French investors eagerly tried to buy 70 hillside acres of his family’s farm - tipping him off that the farm should pivot to grape growing.
The pivot worked in
the best possible way. Robin and his wife Danuta now run a very successful
vineyard and winery. Success to the couple means selling 90 percent of their
grapes to King Estate. That doesn’t mean they don’t enjoy making
wine. In fact, their estate Pinot Noir is a labor of love - for the grape, the
familial property, and each other.
On a recent visit with the Wine Media Conference, we tasted the Blue Dot Pinot Noir - fresh raspberry and black cherry on the palate, good balance, a touch of acidity adding vivacity and long finish. I also enjoyed the estate Pinot Gris, which had lush tropical fruit on the nose & palate and a rich mouthfeel. According to Robin, the Blue Dot Pinot Noir is the wine that he and Danuta share as they watch the sun set into the Pacific on romantic getaways to the coast.
Pfeiffer winery is a local Friday night destination, and the garden was full of guests enjoying the wine and dancing to a live band.
Although Pfeiffer wines are not available beyond the
tasting room, it was fun to get a look at the hillside vineyard that provides
so many grapes to prestigious Pinot Noir.
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