2021 AUCTION PRESS

At Willamette: The Pinot Noir Auction on August 5, 2021, bidders raised an impressive $611,000 on wine lots, with additional sponsorship funds bringing the Auction total to $705,100. We are grateful to our bidders, sponsors and wineries, and the behind-the-scenes vendors, event staff and volunteers who all came together to make this event possible.

At Willamette: The Pinot Noir Auction on August 5, 2021, bidders raised an impressive $611,000 on wine lots, with additional sponsorship funds bringing the Auction total to $705,100. View and download the press release announcing the full results of this year’s Auction.

View and download our press release announcing Preview Week.

View and download our press release announcing the Willamette Valley’s new PGI status in the EU.

View and download our press release announcing the Auction 2021 lots.

View and download our press release announcing Auction 2021.

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2021 AUCTION PRESS AND 2019 VINTAGE PREVIEW

Pix
Oregon Pinot Noir Stirs a Bidding Frenzy

Oregon Wine Press
Lots to Celebrate: Auction goes hybrid, earns high praise

Newport News Times
I was up the Willamette Valley without a paddle

The Drinks Business
Willamette Valley Pinot Noir auction raises US$705,100

Decanter
Willamette Valley Pinot Noir Auction 2021 raises over $700,000

Forbes
Sixth Annual Willamette: The Pinot Noir Auction Proves To Be A Rousing Success

Wine Rabble
More than $700,000 was raised at the sixth annual Willamette: the Pinot noir auction

Wine Business Monthly
Willamette: The Pinot Noir Auction Raised More Than $700,000 at the Sixth Annual Trade Auction on August 5

Wine Industry Advisor
Back on the Auction Block! Willamette: The Pinot Noir Auction Raised More Than $700,000 at the Sixth Annual Trade Auction on August 5

Forbes
After Years Of Extreme Heat, Oregon Wineries Feature Cooler 2019 Vintage At Willamette Auction

Wine Rabble
Don’t miss the sixth annual Willamette: the Pinot Noir auction on August 5

Life Between the Vines Podcast
#447 – The 6th Annual Willamette Valley Pinot Noir Auction featuring Jessica Endsworth & Rob Alstrin

Golden West Podcast
#68 - Gina Hennen [Adelsheim Winemaker and Willamette: the Pinot Noir Auction]

The Drinks Business
Willamette Valley gears up for annual Pinot Noir auction

The Newberg Graphic
Pinot Noir Auction on tap in August

Wine Industry Advisor
Sixth Annual Willamette: The Pinot Noir Auction to Feature 92 One-of-a-Kind Wines from the 2019 Vintage with Record-Breaking Winery Participation

Portland Business Journal
Willamette Valley wine auction plans an in-person component in August

Wine Industry Advisor
Sixth-Annual Willamette: The Pinot Noir Auction to Be Held August 5

“I will remember 2019 as challenging at every turn as a growing season, but from the earliest fermentations, through elevage, and now to bottling in early 2021, I have marveled at the delicacy, complexity and graceful architecture of the vintage.”

– Ben Casteel, Bethel Heights

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2020 AUCTION PRESS AND 2018 VINTAGE COVERAGE

At Willamette: The Pinot Noir Online Auction 2020, not only were critical funds raised to support the Willamette Valley Winery Association’s (WVWA) education and marketing initiatives, but an additional $100,000 was raised to support the James Beard Foundation’s Food & Beverage Investment Fund for Black and Indigenous Americans, part of the larger JBF Open for Good campaign. View and download our press release announcing the results of the first-ever 2020 Online Auction.

Oregon Wine Press
Lots to Discuss

SevenFifty Daily
Wine Auctions Pivot—Quite Profitably—to the Virtual World

The Vintner Project
Online Auction Reflects Classic Oregonian Spirit

Wine Industry Advisor
Willamette: The Pinot Noir Auction’s Online Pivot Raised Funds for the Willamette Valley Wineries Association and the James Beard Foundation’s Open for Good Campaign

Wine Industry Advisor
Portland Basketball Superstar CJ McCollum Is 2020 Auction Ambassador for Willamette: The Pinot Noir Auction

Forbes
‘Willamette: The Pinot Noir Auction’ Goes Online For The First Time In 2020

The Buyer
‘Goldilocks’ 2018 vintage shines at all new Willamette Pinot Noir auction

Vinous
Oregon Pinot Noir: The Winning Streak Continues

The Drinks Business
Willamette Valley Pinot Noir Auction Opens Tomorrow

Portland Business Journal
Willamette pinot noir auction shifts online to aid restaurants

Wine & Whiskey Globe
Willamette Pinot Auction Goes Virtual—and Will Benefit Beard Foundation

Wine Industry Insight
Willamette Valley Wineries Association Pivots Annual Trade Auction to Benefit Restaurants in Need

Spirited Biz
Willamette Valley Wineries Association Pivots Annual Trade Auction to Benefit Restaurants in Need Via the James Beard Foundation’s Open for Good Campaign

Wine Industry Advisor
Willamette Valley Wineries Association Pivots Annual Trade Auction to Benefit Restaurants in Need

JustLuxe.com
Willamette Valley's Wine Weekend at Luxe Allison Inn & Spa

Wine Industry Advisor
Willamette: The Pinot Noir Auction Debuts Stunning 2018 Vintage with Exclusive Pinot Noir Lots

The Newberg Graphic
Wine auction will celebrate 2018 vintage

SyrahQueen.com
Willamette Valley Pinot Noir – A Focused Comparison on Sunny and Rainy Vintages

Forbes
Comparing Oregon Wine Vintages: Rainy Vs. Sunny

Vinepair
Could Oregon’s Chardonnays Upstage Its Award-Winning Pinot Noirs?

Spirited
Fifth Annual Willamette: The Pinot Noir Auction to Offer Exclusive 2018 Pinot Noir Lots

Wine Business Monthly
Fifth Annual Willamette: The Pinot Noir Auction to Offer Exclusive 2018 Pinot Noir Lots

Chilled Magazine
From the Vine: Fifth Annual Willamette: The Pinot Noir Auction To Offer Exclusive Lots

The Newberg Graphic
Domaine Drouhin managing director named chairman of pinot noir auction

Wine Industry Network
Fifth Annual Willamette: The Pinot Noir Auction to Offer Exclusive 2018 Pinot Noir Lots

Wine Industry Network
Domaine Drouhin Oregon’s David Millman to Chair the Fifth-Annual Willamette: The Pinot Noir Auction on April 4, 2020

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PHOTO GALLERY BY EASTON RICHMOND

2019 AUCTION PRESS AND 2017 VINTAGE COVERAGE

The Willamette Valley Wineries Association surpassed all previous records with a milestone achievement on April 6, 2019, when 92 lots of wine sold for more than $1 million at the fourth annual Willamette: the Pinot Noir Auction. View and download our press release from 2019’s record-breaking Auction.

Forbes
Willamette Valley Pinot Noir: Focus on Elk Cove Winery

The Ransom Report
Keeping Things Exclusive: The Willamette Valley Pinot Noir Auction Also Offers Great Chardonnay

Palate Press
Two Winemaking Couples Embody Oregon Wine’s Spirit of Collaboration

Oregon Wine Press
Thanks a Mil: WVWA blasts record at 2019 Pinot auction

Newport News Times
Swafford on Wine: Willamette Pinot Noir Going once, Going twice...

Robb Report
Love Oregon Pinot Noirs? Here are 5 One-of-a-Kind Bottles to Add to Your List

Morrell Wine Bar & Cafe Blog
Oregon Pinot Noir: A Child Prodigy

Wine Industry Network
Pinot Noir Auction the Flywheel of Success for the Willamette Valley Brand

Wine-Searcher
Willamette Goes Big at Auction

Life Between the Vines
Episode 315: The Willamette Pinot Noir Auction 2019

Vino Video: The Willamette Pinot Noir Auction 2019

Portland Business Journal
Willamette Valley pinot noir auction tops $1M for first time

WineBusiness.com
WILLAMETTE: The Pinot Noir Auction raises more than $1 million