Motel 6 Salem - Expo Center nearby Wineries

Willamette Valley AVA

The Estate Vineyard, located south of Salem, is planted on an old west-to-southwest facing volcanic flow. The pioneering Jory family who first farmed the hill-site found the ancient volcanic, iron-rich soil to be ideal for dark, thin-skinned plums, which they dried into prunes.

The vineyard site rises from 500-750 feet in elevation with seven to twelve degree slopes tilted toward the sun.

The soil type is typically a clay loam, which is permeable to roots, retentive of moisture and runs five to seven feet deep. Because this soil is so old, estimated to be ten to fourteen million years old,