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This Underrated U.S. Wine Region Should Be On Your Radar This Summer

March 7, 2025

The Willamette Valley is an underrated goldmine. The landscapes are both fertile and eye-poppingly beautiful, and the region is just as worth traveling to as buzzier wine destinations like Napa. And beyond the capacity for culinary pursuits, the wine scene here is growing at a brisk pace. Over the past two decades, the number of wineries in the Willamette Valley American Viticultural Area (AVA) has grown from 135 to over 700 today. The region is best known for its Pinot Noir—the first of the varietal’s vines were planted in 1965.

The first venture outside of France since Maison Louis Jadot’s founding in 1859, Résonance Winery is the brainchild of legendary winemaker Jacques Lardière. Now under the direction of winemaker Guillaume Large, the winery produces some of the most praised Pinot Noir and Chardonnay in the valley, all of which can be experienced at one of two tasting rooms (in Carlton and Dundee Hills).

Excerpt Taken From: Vogue
Author: Nicole Kliest

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