WELCOME TO PATTON VALLEY VINEYARD
Patton Valley Vineyard is dedicated to producing fine, hand-crafted Pinot Noir. Our goal is to make wines from our estate-grown fruit that are true to our vineyard, expressing the site's own, unique personality.
OUR STORY
Our story was founded by Monte Pitt and Dave Chen in 1995. We met in the mid-1980s while attending business school in Chicago. In between classes, we found ourselves exploring Chicago's legendary wine shops and developing a passion for what we consider the world's finest wine: Pinot Noir.
Having caught "Pinot fever," we pursued our dream of owning a vineyard and making wine. Our search led us to Oregon's Willamette Valley, where we purchased a 72-acre parcel with the ideal combination of soil, exposure and elevation. With the site for the vineyard in hand, we formed Cherry Hill, LLC, the parent company of Patton Valley Vineyard.
MONTE AND DAVE'S SEARCH FOR THE IDEAL SITE
California was the first area we considered for our vineyard. It's the heart of the U.S. wine industry and a number of fine Pinot Noirs have been produced in the state. After further study and tasting, we concluded that Oregon offered a better environment for the difficult Pinot Noir grape. Oregon's Willamette Valley is blessed with the temperate growing conditions needed to ripen Pinot Noir to its fullest potential. With warm (but not overly hot) days and cool summer nights, the chances are high for the proper balance of sugar, acid and flavor at harvest.
With the Willamette Valley selected as our destination, the search for a vineyard site commenced in 1994. After nearly a year of looking at dozens of potential sites, we purchased a 72-acre parcel in Washington County, just north of the town of Gaston.