Tempranillo wineries and tasting rooms in Oregon
Tempranillo arrived in Oregon in 1995, when Abacela planted the state's first vines in the Umpqua Valley. Founder Earl Jones, a dermatologist turned viticulturist, had concluded the region's climate resembled Spain's Rioja and Ribera del Duero closely enough to bet an entire winery on it.
Decanter's Southern Oregon profile credits Jones as the first person in America to grow and produce Tempranillo, leaning on the Umpqua Valley's six-month frost-free window and day-night temperature swings that can exceed 20°C: exactly the long, warm-but-variable season the grape needs to ripen fully.
It's since spread into the Rogue and Applegate Valleys as well, and Oregon examples tend to show more structure and acidity than the softer, riper style Tempranillo can take on in warmer regions. Abacela's 2017 Reserve was named one of Decanter's 10 Southern Oregon wines to try.
Thirty years on, a grape that started as one doctor's hunch about the Umpqua Valley's climate is now a genuine regional specialty: start with the winery that proved it out, then see who else below has followed.
- Wineries pouring it
- 160
- Top AVAs
- Willamette Valley, Rogue Valley, Eola Amity Hills
- Of Oregon producers
- 23%
Aaron Family Winery
Glide · Southern Oregon
Abacela
Roseburg · Umpqua Valley
Adega Northwest
Portland · Portland Metro
Anchor Valley Wine
Jacksonville · Southern Oregon
Apricity Vineyard
Southern Oregon
Archer Vineyard
Newberg · Willamette Valley
Archetype12 Wines
Portland · Willamette Valley
Artisanal Wine Cellars
Newberg · Willamette Valley
Augustina Cellars
Portland · Portland Metro
Augustino Estate & Vineyard
O'Brien · Southern Oregon
Aurora Vineyards
Aurora · Willamette Valley
Belle Fiore Winery, Estate & Vineyard
Ashland · Southern Oregon
Black Dog Vineyard
Carlton · Willamette Valley
Bravuro Cellars
Newberg · Willamette Valley · Tasting room
Bravuro Cellars Vineyard & Tasting Room
Amity · Willamette Valley · Tasting room
Brooks Wine
Amity · Willamette Valley
Bryn Mawr Vineyards
Salem · Willamette Valley
Caelestis Cellars
Portland Metro
Cascade Cliffs Hood River Tasting Room
Hood River · Columbia Gorge/Valley · Tasting room
Castillo de Feliciana Vineyard and Winery
Milton-Freewater · Walla Walla Valley
Cayuse Vineyards
Walla Walla Valley
Celestial Hill Vineyard
Carlton · Willamette Valley
Cerulean Wine Tasting Room – Hood River
Hood River · Columbia Gorge/Valley · Tasting room
Chateau Bianca Winery
Dallas · Willamette Valley
Chateau Nonchalant Vineyards
Roseburg · Southern Oregon
Chris James Cellars
Carlton · Willamette Valley
Chris James Cellars – McMinnville Tasting Room
McMinnville · Willamette Valley · Tasting room
College Cellars of Walla Walla Community College
Walla Walla · Walla Walla Valley
Compris Vineyard
Newberg · Willamette Valley
Constant Crush Wine
Willamette Valley
Cooper Ridge Vineyard
Roseburg · Umpqua Valley
Coopers Hall Winery
Portland · Portland Metro
COR Cellars
Lyle · Columbia Gorge/Valley
Craft Wine Co.
Carlton · Willamette Valley
Dana Campbell Vineyards
Ashland · Southern Oregon
DAnu Wines
Hillsboro · Willamette Valley
Denison Cellars
Willamette Valley
Devitt Winery & Vineyard
Jacksonville · Southern Oregon
Dobbes Family Winery
Dundee · Willamette Valley
Dominio IV Wines
Carlton · Willamette Valley
EdenVale Winery
Medford · Southern Oregon
Edenvale’s Tasting Room inside the Voorhies Mansion
Southern Oregon · Tasting room
Eliana Wines
Ashland · Oregon
Eola Hills Legacy Estate Vineyard & Tasting Room
Salem · Willamette Valley · Tasting room
Eola Hills Wine Cellars
Rickreall · Willamette Valley
Evoke Winery Bend – Old Mill Tasting Room
Bend · Central Oregon · Tasting room
Evoke Winery Hood River Tasting Room
Hood River · Columbia Gorge/Valley
Falk Estate Vineyards Tasting Room
Canyonville · Southern Oregon · Tasting room
Foon Estate Vineyard
Roseburg · Southern Oregon
Foris Vineyards Winery
Cave Junction · Rogue Valley
Freed Estate Winery
Winston · Umpqua Valley
Garnier Vineyards
Mosier · Columbia Gorge/Valley
GC Wines
Amity · Willamette Valley
GC Wines Local
Portland · Portland Metro · Wine bar
Girardet Vineyards & Winery
Roseburg · Southern Oregon
Golden Cluster @ Les Caves
Portland · Portland Metro
GorgeOn Wines – Hood River
Hood River · Columbia Gorge/Valley · Shared facility
Great Oregon Wine Company & Distillery
Newberg · Willamette Valley
Grizzly Peak Winery
Ashland · Rogue Valley
Guzzo Family Vineyard
Grants Pass · Southern Oregon
Haines Creek Vineyard & Tasting Room
Elkton · Umpqua Valley · Tasting room
heaVin Estate Vineyard & Wines
Aumsville · Willamette Valley
HiFi Wine Bar
McMinnville · Willamette Valley · Wine bar
HillCrest Vineyard
Roseburg · Umpqua Valley
Holloran Vineyard Wines
Dundee · Willamette Valley
Hummingbird Estate
Central Point · Rogue Valley
Iris Vineyards
Cottage Grove · Willamette Valley
Iris Vineyards Wine Bar & Cocktails
Springfield · Willamette Valley · Wine bar
J. Rallison Cellars
Sherwood · Willamette Valley
J. Scott Cellars on 5th
Eugene · Willamette Valley
JAXON Vineyards
Medford · Rogue Valley
King Estate Winery
Eugene · Willamette Valley
King’s North
Newberg · Willamette Valley
Kriselle Cellars
White City · Southern Oregon
Lady Hill Winery
Saint Paul · Willamette Valley
Lexème
Elkton · Southern Oregon
LongSword Vineyard
Jacksonville · Southern Oregon
Manzanita NW: Winery Tasting Room & Wine Bar
Portland · Portland Metro
Maragas Winery
Culver · Central Oregon
Maryhill Winery
Goldendale · Columbia Gorge/Valley
Melrose Vineyards
Roseburg · Umpqua Valley
Merrill Cellars @ The Urban Cork
Medford · Southern Oregon
Mt. Hood Winery
Hood River · Columbia Gorge/Valley
Natalie’s Estate Winery
Newberg · Willamette Valley
Naumes Suncrest Winery
Talent · Rogue Valley
Oregon Wine LAB and William Rose Wines
Eugene · Willamette Valley
Oswego Hills Vineyard & Winery
West Linn · Willamette Valley
Padigan
Medford · Southern Oregon
Paradis Vineyards
Silverton · Willamette Valley
Parrett Mountain Cellars
Newberg · Willamette Valley
Paul O’Brien Winery
Roseburg · Southern Oregon
Pebblestone Cellars Tasting Room
Medford · Southern Oregon · Tasting room
Plaisance Ranch
Williams · Southern Oregon
Purple Cow Vineyards
Amity · Willamette Valley
RAM Cellars
Portland · Portland Metro
Ransom Wine Co. & Distillery Tasting Room
McMinnville · Willamette Valley · Tasting room
Raptor Ridge Winery
Newberg · Willamette Valley
Red Lily Vineyards
Jacksonville · Southern Oregon
Redgate Winery and Vineyards
Independence · Willamette Valley
Remy Wines Tasting Room
Dayton · Willamette Valley · Tasting room
Resistance Wine Company
Ashland · Southern Oregon
Reustle-Prayer Rock Vineyards
Roseburg · Umpqua Valley
Risdall Ranch Winery
McMinnville · Willamette Valley
Rizzo Winery
Salem · Willamette Valley
Roots Wine Company
Yamhill · Willamette Valley
RoxyAnn Winery
Medford · Southern Oregon
Ryan Rose Wine
Central Point · Southern Oregon
Sams Creek Cellars
Gold Hill · Rogue Valley
SAVIAH CELLARS
Walla Walla · Walla Walla Valley
Schmidt Family Vineyards
Grants Pass · Southern Oregon
Seufert Winery Tasting Room
Dayton · Willamette Valley
Sidereus Vineyard & Winery
Cornelius · Willamette Valley
Sip & Savor
Newberg · Willamette Valley
South Stage Cellars
Jacksonville · Southern Oregon
Southern Oregon Wine Institute (SOWI)
Roseburg North · Southern Oregon
Spangler Vineyards
Roseburg · Southern Oregon
Spire Mountain Cellars
Oakland · Southern Oregon
Stag Hollow
Yamhill · Willamette Valley
Stangeland Vineyards & Winery
Salem · Willamette Valley
Stoller Family Estate
Dayton · Willamette Valley
Stoller Wine Bar | Bend
Bend · Central Oregon · Wine bar
Stoller Wine Bar | Newberg
Newberg · Willamette Valley · Wine bar
Stone Griffon Vineyard, LLC
Carlton · Willamette Valley
StoneRiver Vineyards
Talent · Rogue Valley
Sweet Cheeks Winery
Eugene · Willamette Valley
Terra Vina Vineyard Tasting Room
Wilsonville · Willamette Valley · Tasting room
Terra Vina Wines
McMinnville · Willamette Valley · Tasting room
Tertulia Cellars
Dundee · Walla Walla Valley
The Collaborative NW Tasting Room
Willamette Valley · Tasting room
The Portland Wine Bar and Winery Tasting Room
Portland · Portland Metro
The Urban Cork
Medford · Southern Oregon
The Walls Vineyards
Walla Walla · Walla Walla Valley
The Winery at Manzanita
Manzanita · Oregon Coast
The Winery at Manzanita – Bend
Bend · Central Oregon
Tierra de Lobos
The Dalles · Columbia Gorge/Valley
Trella Vineyards Tasting Room
Roseburg · Southern Oregon · Tasting room
Triple Oak Wine Vault
Oakland · Southern Oregon
Trium Wines
Talent · Southern Oregon
Two Rivers Vineyard
Grants Pass · Rogue Valley
Upper Five Vineyard
Talent · Southern Oregon
Valcan Cellars
Corvallis · Willamette Valley
Valley View Winery
Jacksonville · Southern Oregon
Varnum Vintners
Amity · Willamette Valley
Vitis Ridge Winery
Silverton · Willamette Valley
Watermill Winery
Milton-Freewater · Walla Walla Valley
Weisinger Family Winery
Ashland · Southern Oregon
West Hills Vineyards
Salem · Willamette Valley
Wetzel Estate
Willamette Valley
Willamette Valley Vineyards
Turner · Willamette Valley
Willamette Valley Vineyards at McMinnville Tasting Room
Willamette Valley · Tasting room
Willamette Valley Vineyards at Tualatin Estate
Forest Grove · Willamette Valley · Tasting room
Willamette Valley Vineyards in Bend
Bend · Central Oregon · Tasting room
Willamette Valley Vineyards in Happy Valley
Damascus · Portland Metro · Tasting room
Willamette Valley Vineyards Lake Oswego Tasting Room & Restaurant
Lake Oswego · Portland Metro · Tasting room
Willamette Valley Vineyards on the Vancouver Waterfront
Vancouver · Portland Metro · Tasting room
Willful Wines
Portland · Portland Metro
Wines of Oregon
Timber · Oregon Coast
Wooden Shoe Vineyards
Woodburn · Willamette Valley
Zenith Vineyard
Salem · Willamette Valley
Zerba Cellars
Milton-Freewater · Walla Walla Valley