Terroir & Vineyards

The Resonance Vineyard

Located within Oregon’s Willamette Valley, Résonance vineyard is situated in the Yamhill-Carlton AVA, just west of Carlton at the foothills of the Coast Range. It is a 32 acre property, with 20 acres of the vineyard planted to Pinot Noir. The vineyard sits on a convex portion of a low, west to east oriented ridge emerging out of the Coast Range and lies at an altitude of 80 to 150 meters above sea level. Soils are primarily Willakenzie (old sedimentary deposits) and Yamhill (ancient submarine basaltic soil). With its non-grafted rootstocks planted in 1981, the dry-farmed vineyard is one of the oldest in the Willamette Valley.

Jolis Monts Vineyard

Adjacent to Résonance Vineyard in Yamill-Carlton, Jolis Mont, which means pretty hills in French, shares the same marine sedimentary silt loam soils.  Planted in 2017 this 60-acre property is organically dry farmed.  The hillside vineyard varies in elevation from 262-492 feet and produces bright expressive fruit with a special minerality typical of this AVA

Découverte Vineyard

Located in Dundee Hills AVA where many of Oregon’s pioneering winemakers first put down roots, Découverte was planted in 1996.  Découverte Vineyard comprises 15 certified organic, dry-farmed acres of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir and sits at 600-690 feet. This AVA is defined by the red-fruit character and freshness typical of the volcanic Jory soils in which the vines grow.

Koosah Vineyard

Résonance’s newest acquisition, Koosah Vineyard sits on steep rocky slopes at one of the highest elevations in the Eola-Amity AVA, 700-1,100 feet.  44 acres of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir vines are planted on steep eastern and western facing slopes in soil of richly layered volcanic basalt and sedimentary marine dating back 15-million years. Wines from Koosah vineyard produce expressive wines that reveal the uniqueness of this site.