Vote for your favorite Oregon winery: Readers Choice Awards

It’s time to vote in the next category of

The Oregonian’s Readers Choice Awards

: the best Oregon winery.

Thank you to everyone who took the time to nominate their favorite winery and help pick our 10 finalists.

You can vote once a day


here


or at the bottom of this post until 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, June 3, 2025.

Durant Vineyards

Last year, USA Today’s readers picked the “Top 10 wine tasting rooms you need to visit” in the country, and

Durant was No. 4 on the list

. This Dundee Hills spot is also home to Oregon’s only commercial olive mill,

Durant Olive Mill

, which was ranked one of the best olive oil makers in the world earlier this year.

More info:

durantoregon.com

Élevée Winegrowers

Another Willamette Valley winery,

Élevée

is known for its pinot. Last year, Wine Enthusiast recommended five of the winery’s pinot noirs, with the top pick being the 2021 Departure Pinot Noir. “A dazzling aromatic set of crushed pomegranate seeds, strawberries and sweet pea flowers start the journey off right. Then, a lightning bolt of acidity propels sweet red cherry and bergamot tea flavors that last for a good long while,” the magazine said.

More info:

eleveewines.com

King Estate Winery

One of Oregon’s largest wine producers

, King Estate is near Eugene and earned its own share of accolades from Wine Enthusiast last year. King Estate’s Inscription Pinot Noir took

the No. 1 spot

on the magazine’s list of the 100 best wines under $20.

More info:

kingestate.com

Kristof Wines

Journalist Nicholas Kristof and his wife Sheryl WuDunn, a business executive, planted eight acres of cider apples and 15 acres of pinot noir and chardonnay vines on the family farm in 2019 and 2020.

Our wine writer, Michael Alberty, is a fan of both their chardonnay and pinot noir.

More info:

kristoffarms.com/wine

Maloof Wines

Maloof makes a variety of wines with a focus on pinot gris. The estate vineyard, which is shared with Fossil & Fawn, has 27 acres of grapes in the northwest corner of the Willamette Valley. The vineyard is the process of being certified as organic. Co-owners Bee and Ross Maloof also run the

No Clos Radio Café

in the Coast Range foothills.

More info:

maloofwines.com

ROCO Winery

Rollin Soles, Argyle Winery’s founding winemaker, and Corby Stonebraker-Soles, former co-owner of Panther Creek, combined their talents and first names into ROCO in Newberg. Last year, they took the No. 1 spot Wine Enthusiast’s list of the 100 best wines of 2024 with their

RMS Brut 10-Year Delayed Disgorgement

, a sparkling wine. It was the first time a Willamette Valley wine has earned the title.

More info:

rocowinery.com

Akiko Shiba is the winemaker at Shiba Wichern.

Photo by Christian Wichern

Shiba Wichern

This winery located in the eastern foothills of the Coast Range is owned by winemaker Akiko Shiba and her husband Chris Wichern. A couple years ago, Alberty picked one of their wines in his list of

“6 Oregon pinot noirs that stand out in a crowd.”

He said, “If you enjoy graceful, balanced wines, you need to get familiar with Akiko Shiba right quick.”

More info:

shibawicherncellars.com

Teutonic Wine Company

Based in Southeast Portland, Teutonic produces Alpine-style wines. “Barnaby and Olga Tuttle’s wines have developed a nationwide following, and rightfully so. The crisp nature of their red wines will bring even the most jaded palate to life,”

Alberty said

.

More info:

teutonicwines.com

Walter Scott

This winery in the Salem area specializes in pinot noir and chardonnay. In March, Backcountry Wine Tasting Room held the

Oregon Pinot Noir Bracket Challenge

and pitted 32 Willamette Valley pinots noirs against each other. The 2021 Walter Scott Sojeau Vineyard Pinot Noir emerged as the champion of the event.

More info:

walterscottwines.com

Willamette Valley Vineyards

Located just east of Interstate 5 a few miles south of Salem in Turner, this might be the most visible winery in Oregon. But don’t let the proximity of the interstate fool you,

this winery has some incredible views

.

Readers of USA Today voted it No. 1

on the list of the “Top 10 wine tasting rooms you need to visit. And if you’re a fan of bubbles,

WVV is doubling down on sparking wines

.

More info:

wvv.com

Vote here

You can vote once a day until 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, June 3, 2025.

Mims Copeland is a social media producer and covers trending topics for The Oregonian/OregonLive. Reach her at


mcopeland@oregonian.com

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