Featured Winery

Ken Wright Cellars

This month’s featured winery is Ken Wright Cellars. We sat down with Ken himself for an in depth look at the man behind KWC:

What has been your most memorable harvest to date and why?: 2007, Our most difficult and our most successful given the challenges
What do you consider your greatest achievement?: Staying in business
What is something about you no one would believe?: I streaked at the Kentucky Derby neck and neck with Secretariat in 1973
What song, album or band is on constant rotation in your cellar?: Dire straits
What is your favorite getaway (when you can get away)?: Bachelor
If weather & soil weren’t a factor, what other varietal would you want to grow?: Chardonnay
What is your favorite wine other than Pinot Noir?: Chardonnay
What is your favorite thing about the Yamhill-Carlton AVA?: Great people, focused on quality and community

Over sixty winery and vineyard members make up the Yamhill-Carlton AVA. For more information, click the photos below or the links to the left.