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Cooper Mountain Vineyards is an American winery located in Beaverton,
All wines produced from Cooper Mountain are estate bottled and certified both
Oregon
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, United States. Started in 1978, the certified organic
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* Organic, of or relating to an organism, a living entity
* Organic, of or relating to an anatomical organ
Chemistry
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wine maker produces Pinot noir
Pinot Noir () is a red-wine grape variety of the species ''Vitis vinifera''. The name may also refer to wines created predominantly from pinot noir grapes. The name is derived from the French language, French words for ''pine'' and ''black.' ...
, Pinot gris, Chardonnay
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, and Pinot blanc. Located in the Portland metropolitan area, the vineyard is sited on the western slopes of Cooper Mountain, an extinct volcano.
In 2022, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality fined Cooper Mountain Vineyards $5,640 for discharging wastewater to McKernan Creek without a permit. The civil penalty notice also claims the vineyard failed to collect wastewater land application data for 2019, 2020, and 2021.
History
The winery was founded in 1978 by Dr. Robert Gross and his wife Corrine and released its first vintage in 1987. The vineyards obtained state organic certification in 1995, and biodynamic certification in 1999. In 2004, the winery released a third tier of wine called Cooper Hill to add to its two existing tiers: Cooper Mountain Reserves and 5 Elements Series. The winery released its first balsamic vinegar in 2006. Current production at the winery is 20,000 cases.Organic
All wines produced from Cooper Mountain are estate bottled and certified both organic
Organic may refer to:
* Organic, of or relating to an organism, a living entity
* Organic, of or relating to an anatomical organ
Chemistry
* Organic matter, matter that has come from a once-living organism, is capable of decay or is the product ...
and Biodynamic
Biodynamics may refer to:
* Biodynamic agriculture, a method of farming based on the teachings of Rudolf Steiner
** The Biodynamic Association, a United States-based company that promotes the Biodynamic agriculture system
** Biodynamic wine, wine ...
. The organic certification was done by Oregon Tilth
Oregon Tilth is an American nonprofit membership organization advocating organic food and farming, based in Corvallis, Oregon. Oregon Tilth's purpose is to educate gardeners, farmers, legislators, and the general public about sustainable growing ...
, and the Biodynamic certification was done by Demeter International. The winery has of grapes in production, producing four varietals (Pinot noir
Pinot Noir () is a red-wine grape variety of the species ''Vitis vinifera''. The name may also refer to wines created predominantly from pinot noir grapes. The name is derived from the French language, French words for ''pine'' and ''black.' ...
, Pinot gris, Chardonnay
Chardonnay (, , ) is a green-skinned grape variety used in the production of white wine. The variety originated in the Burgundy wine region of eastern French wine, France, but is now grown wherever wine is produced, from English wine, Englan ...
, and Pinot blanc).
This winery owns and manages five different vineyard
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s with organic and biodynamic certification. The names of the four vineyard sites are Old Vines, planted in 1978, Meadowlark, planted in 1982, Farmington, planted in 1998, and Johnson School, planted in 2000 and Corrine planted in 1989. Cooper Mountain Vineyards produces a no-sulfite
Sulfites or sulphites are compounds that contain the sulfite ion (or the sulfate(IV) ion, from its correct systematic name), . The sulfite ion is the conjugate base of bisulfite. Although its acid ( sulfurous acid) is elusive, its salts are wide ...
Pinot noir called Life Wine. Cooper Mountain is one of the small number of wineries in the state that are certified as biodynamic.
See also
*Biodynamic wine
Biodynamic wines are wines made employing the biodynamic methods both to grow the fruit and during the post-harvest processing. Biodynamic wine production uses organic farming methods (''e.g.,'' employing compost as fertilizer and avoiding most p ...
* Oregon wine
References
Further reading
* *External links
* {{coord, 45.450543, -122.888113, type:landmark_region:US-OR, display=t Wineries in Oregon Companies based in Beaverton, Oregon Food and drink companies established in 1978 1978 establishments in Oregon