Free Wine Tasting – Chehalem Winery

Swing by Galloway’s Wine & Beer Bar on the lower level of The Belted Goat between 1 pm – 3 pm to learn about different wines every week. Want to learn more about our weekly tastings? Check the Fearrington Village calendar for our wine events! This week: Chehalem wines from Oregon.

Chehalem traces its history back to the Ridgecrest Vineyard operations in 1980, but their story really begins in 1990 with the inaugural Pinot Noir harvest at Ridgecrest Vineyard. In early 2018, they became the sixth Oregon winery to achieve B Corp status. This rigorous certification assesses companies to ensure they meet the highest standard of verified social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability.

Known for our single-vineyard Pinot Noirs and a progressive approach to white wines, Chehalem firmly believes that outstanding wine should accompany every course of a meal. Their wine quality is determined by the cool macro-climate of the Willamette Valley, vintage, soil profiles, vineyard micro-climates, and winemaking style. Their job is to let the terroir speak and to make the winemaker imprint as transparent as possible.