Sass Winery
About the winery
Taste hand-crafted ultrapremium pinot noir, pinot gris, pinot blanc, chardonnay, sauvignon blanc and rose right in the barrel room at Sass Winery. Tour and touch the vines 50 feet away and hear how our sustainably farmed, non-irrigated, volcanic-soil vineyard produces wines of elegant, expressive structure that simply couldn’t be made anywhere else. We hope our wines will linger in the heart and enrich the soul just as they linger on the palate. The finest wines are a labor of love, passion and vision bringing pure joy!
What makes it different
- Sass Winery's labels go back further than any other winery in Salem, to 1999.
- Jerry Sass, a former newspaper editor, purchased a grass seed farm in 1989 to become his estate vineyard and winery, launching the winery with the 1994 vintage.(from the winery)
- Sass Winery farms its vineyards organically and without irrigation.(from the winery)
Recent news
- NewsHow Kansas And Missouri Secretly Run The Show In Oregon Wine
Not many winemakers can claim they were managing editor of the Daily Kansan, the University of Kansas student newspaper. Then again, Jerry Sass’ path to winemaking isn’t exactly typical.
- AwardAn award-winning pinot noir puts a low-key Oregon winery on the map
Not many winemakers can claim they were managing editor of the Daily Kansan, the University of Kansas student newspaper. Then again, Jerry Sass’ path to winemaking isn’t exactly typical.
- NewsSass Winery in Salem parlays minimal intervention into maximum results
If you only visit one winery tasting room before harvest begins in a few weeks, make it Sass Winery in Salem.
- Award2022 Gamay Noir Rosé
Silver medal, Oregon Wine Awards 2024 — Willamette Valley
- Award2017 Pinot Noir Vieux Amis
Bronze medal, Oregon Wine Awards 2024 — Willamette Valley
- Award2021 Gamay Noir
Double Gold medal, Oregon Wine Awards 2024 (95 pts) — Willamette Valley
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Wines
ChardonnayGewürztraminerPinot BlancPinot GrisPinot NoirRieslingRoséSauvignon Blanc
