King Estate Winery is an

organic wine Organic wine is wine made from grapes grown in accordance with the principles of organic farming, which excludes the use of artificial chemical fertilizers, pesticides, fungicides, and herbicides. The consumption of organic wine grew at a r ...

ry located southwest of Eugene,

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, United States near the community of Lorane. Matt Kramer of ''

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'' considers King Estate the benchmark producer of

Pinot gris Pinot Gris, Pinot Grigio (, ) or Grauburgunder is a white wine grape variety of the species ''Vitis vinifera''. Thought to be a mutant clone of the Pinot Noir variety, it normally has a grayish-blue fruit, accounting for its name, but the gra ...

(aka Pinot grigio) in the country. While the winery also makes

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.' ...

and limited amounts of

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, it is mainly credited with bringing the Pinot gris grape varietal into national consciousness. The winery was founded by Ed King Jr. and his son, Ed King III. The estate is and includes fruits, vegetables, and flowers.McCoy, H.
"The Artistry of Fine Wine Making at King Estate,"
''Casual Flavors'', September 1, 2008. The visitor center has a restaurant and wine bar. Complimentary

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and winery tours are available as well as full lunch and dinner menus. In the 2007 edition of ''Wine & Spirits'' magazine's annual restaurant poll, a survey of only the top

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rated restaurants across the United States, King Estate Pinot gris was the number one ranked domestic wine in the Pinot gris/Pinot grigio category, and number two overall in the category, the highest rank for an Oregon producer in the 18-year history of the poll.Firstenfeld, Jan
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Sustainability

King Estate Winery is Certified Organic by

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. The estate is and with planted to grapes is recognized as the world's largest contiguous organic vineyard. In 2005, King Estate was recognized by Oregon Tilth as the Organic producer of the year.

Culinary

During the 1990s, King Estate published two cookbooks: King Estate's ''New American Cuisine King Estate Pinot Gris Cookbook'' and ''New American Cuisine King Estate Pinot Noir Cookbook'' were written in conjunction with the 13-part ''New American Cuisine'' television series broadcast by

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and other public television stations nationwide. In 1997, ''New American Cuisine'' was nominated for the prestigious

James Beard James Andrews Beard (May 5, 1903 – January 23, 1985) was an American chef, cookbook author, teacher and television personality. He pioneered television cooking shows, taught at The James Beard Cooking School in New York City and Seaside, ...

Award for best national cooking series. The cookbooks contain recipes contributed by chefs including

Alice Waters Alice Louise Waters (born April 28, 1944) is an American chef, restaurateur, and author. In 1971 she opened Chez Panisse, a Berkeley, California restaurant famous for its role in creating the farm-to-table movement and for pioneering Californi ...

Roy Yamaguchi Roy Yamaguchi (born 1956) is a Japanese-American celebrity chef, restaurateur, and founder of a collection of restaurants, including 30 Roy's Restaurants in the United States and Guam, the Tavern by Roy Yamaguchi and Eating House 1849. He is one ...

Charlie Trotter Charles Trotter (September 8, 1959 – November 5, 2013) was an American chef and restaurateur A restaurateur is a person who opens and runs restaurants professionally. Although over time the term has come to describe any person who owns a ...

, and

Jean-Georges Vongerichten Jean-Georges Vongerichten (; ; born in Alsace, France, on 16 March 1957) is a French chef.

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King Estate, Oregon's biggest winery, gives smallest tour
- ''The Oregonian'' {{Authority control Wineries in Oregon Lane County, Oregon American companies established in 1991 1991 establishments in Oregon

Sustainability

Culinary

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