Eola-Amity Hills · Est. 2009
Estate wines from the Eola-Amity Hills. Tasting room open Thursday to Sunday.
The Estate
Eleven acres, one winemaker, no purchased fruit.
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Planted in 2009 on eleven acres of Windmere Ridge.
Dry-farmed, estate-grown, bottled on the property.
Current Releases
Five wines, all grown on our eleven acres above Windmere Ridge. Every bottle carries the vintage card below — harvest date, rainfall, and a note from Elise on how the year tasted.
Order below, or call (503) 362-4180 / email tastings@vesperacellars.com.
Pinot Noir · Eola-Amity Hills
Black cherry and dried cranberry over a core of damp earth and clove. Silky at the front, then a long, mineral finish that keeps coming back.
“A cool September gave us three extra weeks of hang time. This is the most complete young wine we have bottled.”
Pinot Noir · Block 4, own-rooted
From the steepest rows on the property. Pomegranate, forest floor, and a faint smoke note; tight now, generous with an hour of air.
“Rain the week of harvest forced a fast decision. We picked by hand in two mornings and it paid off — this block sings.”
Chardonnay · Dijon clone 76
White peach, lemon curd, and hazelnut, with just enough oak to frame it. Bright acidity carries it through a clean, saline finish.
“Picked at first light, whole-cluster pressed, no stirring. I wanted the hillside, not the winemaking.”
Rosé · direct press, dry
Wild strawberry and blood orange with a chalky, savory edge. Tastes like the smell of the vineyard at 7am in late August.
“Our first pick of every year. We pull the fruit a full month early just for this wine.”
Pinot Noir · barrel selection, 118 cases
The deepest wine we make. Black raspberry, cedar, and crushed violets; structured enough to reward a decade in the cellar.
“A drought year with tiny berries and intense flavor. Two barrels stood out, so we bottled them separately.”
We keep a small cellar of every vintage we make. Ask at the counter, or book the Library Tasting, and we will open something with a few years on it.
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Tasting Experiences
Two ways to spend an hour with us. Both pour the estate wines; one of them goes further back.
Five current-release wines poured at the oak counter, including both pinots and the chardonnay.
Walk-ins welcome, Thursday to Sunday.
A seated tasting of older vintages — 2016 through 2021 — poured by Elise or a member of the winegrowing team.
Reservation required. Seated in the barrel room, two to six guests.
Tell us when you would like to come and we will hold the counter for you. Walk-ins are always welcome for the Estate Flight, but a reservation guarantees a seat — especially on harvest weekends.
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The Wine Club
Members get the new vintages first, a standing discount, and the wines we barely have enough of. Cancel anytime and skip a shipment once a year — no fine print, just an email.
$96 per shipment
The way in. Our two current-release staples each quarter, plus first notice of new vintages.
Join the Hillside Club$204 per shipment
The full picture of the hillside each season — pinot, chardonnay, rosé, and a block-designate pour.
Join the Vespers Club$342 per shipment
Includes the Cellar Reserve allocation, library vintages when we release them, and two complimentary Library Tastings a year.
Join the Cellar SocietyNext Shipment
Every club shipment is introduced with the same card that travels with every bottle — the vintage, the harvest, the weather, and Elise's own words. Here is what lands on your doorstep this winter.
“Four bottles: the 2023 Estate Pinot Noir, the 2022 Hillside Block, the 2023 Estate Chardonnay, and one library bottle pulled from the cellar. Winter always tastes like the second glass.”
Welcome to the club.
We will email your membership details within two business days. Your first shipment goes out December 3, 2026 — keep an eye on the mailbox.
Something went wrong sending your signup. Please try again, or call us at (503) 362-4180 and we will set it up by hand.
The Story
Elise Marchand came to the Eola-Amity Hills in 2006 to work one harvest and never left the valley. In 2009 she bought eleven acres of windswept ground on Windmere Ridge — too steep for most crops, facing exactly the wrong way, she was told — and planted it to pinot noir and chardonnay herself, one vine at a time.
Fourteen vintages later, Vespera Cellars is still just the hillside, a converted barn, and a hand-picked crew every September. Everything is estate-grown, dry-farmed after the third year, and bottled on the property. There is no second label and no purchased fruit, because the whole point was the place.
Taste with Elise — book a Library Tasting“People ask me what our house style is. I tell them it is the afternoon wind coming through the gap in the hills at two o'clock. I am just the one who bottles it.”
Upcoming Events
Three gatherings between now and the holidays. Members hear about these first — everyone else gets the leftovers a week later.
Saturday
October 10, 2026
5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
A long-table dinner at the end of Block 4 with winemaker Elise Marchand, five courses from chef Naomi Ishida of Salem, and the 2024 barrel samples. $125 per guest, 40 seats.
Saturday
November 14, 2026
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Six vintages of Hillside Block Pinot Noir, 2017 through 2022, poured seated in the barrel room. Elise walks through what each growing season did to the block. $110 per guest.
Saturday
December 5, 2026
11:00 am – 5:00 pm
We open the cellar door on the 2016 and 2017 Hillside Block library pinots — one bottle per guest, while they last. Hot cider, the estate chardonnay by the glass, and the first wreath-hanging of the season.
Visit
Twenty minutes from downtown Salem, an hour and ten from Portland. The last mile is gravel — that is how you know you are close.
Thursday – Sunday, 11am – 5pm
Closed Monday through Wednesday
Ready to come up the hill?