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The US wine region luring the French: What’s new in Willamette Valley

Дата публикации: 15-07-2026 09:59:02


French investment in Oregon continues apace...


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The exterior of Domaine Drouhin Oregon in the Willamette Valley, with flowers in the foreground and an outdoor tasting patio with umbrellas over the tables.

The first modern French-owned winery to open in Oregon, Domaine Drouhin has continued to expand its Willamette Valley holdings.

(Image credit: Courtesy of Domaine Drouhin Oregon)

After being walloped by what he called a ‘cosmic brick’ – a lifelong love of Pinot Noir from Burgundy – David Lett embarked on a quest to see where else, if anywhere else, this fickle grape could reach the same pinnacle of quality.

His search led him to Oregon’s Willamette Valley and, in 1965, he established the region’s first plantings of Pinot Noir.

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Pete Holland is a certified sommelier (Court of Master Sommeliers) and a writer with more than a decade of experience on the commercial and editorial sides of the wine industry. He previously wrote the column ‘Wine in Common’ for the Nashville Scene, and his work appears in Somm Journal, Tasting Panel and Oregon Wine Press. He has an MFA in creative writing from Oregon State University and lives with his family in Eugene, Oregon.

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