Concept proposal · Prepared by HospCreative · Not affiliated with, or commissioned by, Yamhill Valley Vineyards

Yamhill Valley VineyardsReserve a tasting
Rows of green grapevines running downhill under a low warm sunPhoto: Dan Meyers / Unsplash
Representative footage · Photo: Dan Meyers / Unsplash · Video: Pexels

McMinnville AVA · Established 1983

The oldest winery in the McMinnville AVA.

One hundred and fifty acres above the valley floor, farmed since 1983. Every bottle is estate grown — the fruit has never left this ground.

Reserve a tastingBefore you drive out
Planted
1983
Estate acres
150
Grown on site
100%
One rainy August weekend. A newspaper classified ad. A rainbow over a hillside.
Yamhill Valley Vineyards, on how it started · 1983

The estate’s year

There is no bad month. There is only a different one.

  1. Vineyard rows under a low sun and a clear skyPhoto: Boudewijn Boer / Unsplash

    SpringMarch – May

    Bud break in the rows.

    The vines come back before the visitors do. The quietest light of the year on the hillside, and the room is open five days a week through all of it.

    Thursday – Monday, 11am – 5pm

  2. Rows of grapevines in a vineyard at golden hourPhoto: Sven Wilhelm / Unsplash

    SummerMay – September

    Walk the vineyard with someone who farms it.

    A guided hike goes out through the planted rows, up above the valley floor. Two marked trails cross the estate the rest of the time.

    Guided vineyard hike · $55 per person

  3. Clusters of dark purple grapes on the vine in golden lightPhoto: David Köhler / Unsplash

    HarvestSeptember – October

    The fruit comes in.

    Everything in the bottle is picked within sight of the room it is poured in. One hundred and fifty acres, and not a grape from anywhere else.

    100% estate grown since 1983

  4. Rows of oak barrels stacked on their sidesPhoto: Vince Veras / Unsplash

    WinterNovember – February

    Taste it before it is wine.

    Barrel tasting runs through the cold months — the same vintage at three stages, straight from the wood, months before anyone else drinks it.

    Barrel tasting, winter only

Photography is representative. Every image here is replaced by their own.

Planning your visit

Before you drive out

Yes — if it isn't Tuesday or Wednesday, and you arrive before four.

Walk-ins are welcome and reservations hold your table. The room stops seating an hour before it closes, which is the detail most worth knowing before you set off.

  • Thursday to Monday, 11am – 5pm
  • Last seating 4pm
  • Closed Tuesday and Wednesday
  • Walk-ins welcome; booking holds the table
Reserve a table

Two trails, a deck under oaks, and a hike through the rows.

You are welcome to bring your own food, and there is charcuterie if you would rather not. Dogs are fine on the deck. From May to September a guided hike goes out through the planted vineyard.

  • Boot Loop and Windmill Hill self-guided trails
  • Guided vineyard hike, May–September · $55 per person
  • Barrel tasting through the winter
  • Dogs welcome on the deck, leashed
  • Outside food is fine; charcuterie and snacks available
Plan a visit

Welcome — with a card on file and a little notice.

Larger parties are straightforward, they just need arranging. Children count toward the party size, which is the part that catches people out when they are booking for a family.

  • Parties of 7 or more need a card on file
  • Cancellation inside 24 hours is $25 per person
  • Children are counted in the party size
  • Indoor and outdoor seating — say which when you book
Book for a group

The room, the deck, and 150 acres behind them.

The space rents by the hour for private events. What it costs and what it includes is a conversation rather than a price list, so this puts you in front of someone instead of pretending otherwise.

  • Private event space, rented by the hour
  • Indoor room plus the covered deck
  • Estate views across the McMinnville AVA
  • Talk to the team about dates and capacity
Enquire about the space

In the glass

Pinot Noir, and the family around it.

The heart of the winemaking is Pinot Noir. Alongside it: Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, Chardonnay, Riesling and a Rosé — all of it grown on the estate, made by head winemaker Ariel Eberle.

  • Flights, $25–$30 — waived with a two-bottle purchase
  • Wine by the glass and by the bottle
  • Beer, kombucha, sodas and seasonal cocktails
  • Charcuterie, seasoned pretzels and toasted corn nuts
Book a flight
Wine being poured into a glass
RepresentativeFlights, and wine by the glass or bottle
Photo: Jeff Siepman / Unsplash
Vineyard rows under a low sun and a clear sky
Representative150 acres in the McMinnville AVA
Photo: Boudewijn Boer / Unsplash

The estate

Still the same family, still the same ground.

Denis Burger, Elaine McCall and David Hinrichs founded the winery in 1983, before the McMinnville AVA had a name. Everything in the bottle is still grown within sight of the room it is poured in.

Running it now

  • Jenny BurgerPresident and General Manager
  • Greg BurgerVice President, National Sales
  • Ariel EberleHead Winemaker
  • Carlos EscobarVineyard Manager

Who you will meet

A family business, photographed like one.

The single biggest lift available to this site is not a layout. It is a morning with a photographer on the property. No stock library can stand in for it — so here is the shot list rather than a substitute.

  1. Jenny and Greg on the deckNatural light, no studio setup
  2. Ariel Eberle in the cellarWorking, mid-task — not a posed portrait
  3. Carlos Escobar in the rowsThe vineyard crew during a working morning
  4. The tasting room at 11amEmpty, before service — the room as it really looks
A group seated at a long table set with wine glasses
RepresentativeTheir own photography replaces every image on this page
Photo: Caroline Attwood / Unsplash

The wine club

Allocations from the estate, shipped or collected. Members already have a reason to visit — the site should make the next one obvious.

Join the club

Buy a bottle

Current releases, large formats and library wines, shipped where the law allows. Two bottles waives the tasting fee.

Visit the store

Private events

The room and the deck, rented by the hour, with 150 acres behind them. Dates and capacity are a conversation.

Enquire

Visit

16250 SW Oldsville Road

Twenty minutes from downtown McMinnville, up out of the valley floor. Reservations hold a table; walk-ins are welcome when there is room.

Tasting room hours
Thursday – Monday11am – 5pm
Last seating4pm
Tuesday & WednesdayClosed
A wine glass on a rail overlooking planted rows
RepresentativeIndoor seating, and a deck under the oaks
Photo: Kym Ellis / Unsplash

Concept proposal for Yamhill Valley Vineyards, 16250 SW Oldsville Rd, McMinnville OR 97128. Prepared by HospCreative, McMinnville OR. Every fact about the winery is taken from their own published pages, including the founding line quoted above; the design, structure and remaining writing are a proposal and not a description of their current site. Photography is representative stock, not the estate.