The Region
Precept is proud to produce wines that best showcase the great state of Oregon; now the third largest state for wine production in the U.S. Our Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris wines are sourced from some of Oregon's finest vineyards; best known for their success with these two most popular varietals.
- Oregon, considered to be a cooler climate wine growing region, boasts a long, gentle growing season.
- With warm summers, mild winters and a long, often rainy springs, the Oregon's climate is particularly well matched to the early ripening Pinot Noir grape.
- The grapes in Oregon benefit from growing on a variety of hillside slopes and on a range of soils, created by volcanic activity and sedimentary rock.
- While Pinot Noir may be the most popular grape grown in Oregon - Pinot Gris has now staked claim as the leading white varietal.
Oregon Pinot Noir
- Pinot Noir was first planted in Oregon in 1965. Throughout the 1970s, more grape growers followed suit.
- Oregon's climate has shown itself to be especially well suited for Pinot Noir and has set the standard for North America Pinot Noir.
- The Pinot Noir success is due to the fact that Oregon is at the same latitude as the Burgundy region of France, and has a similar climate in which the finicky Pinot noir grapes thrive.
*1979 put OR Pinot Noir on the map as it "crushed" its European competition in the French Wine Olympiades.
Oregon Pinot Gris
- Oregon proudly lays claim to the oldest Pinot Gris vines and vintages outside of Europe.
- Established vines and fine-tuned production techniques, combined with Oregon's superior growing conditions, have resulted in the food-friendly Pinot Gris for which Oregon has earned international recognition.
- Pinot Gris is fond of the long, temperate summer days and the gently cooling autumn.
- The grape originated in the Burgundy and Alsatian regions of France.
- Oregon's climate, geology and topography also offer ideal conditions for the production of world-class Pinot Gris grapes.
Oregon Brands
Red Door, Primarius
