Purple Hands

Owner and winemaker Cody Wright is the son of noted Oregon winemaker, Ken Wright. His stepfather, Rollin Soles, runs Argyle Winery, and his mother, Corby Stonebraker-Soles, now married to Rollin, is a partner in ROCO. Cody grew up in the Willamette Valley and worked at wineries in Oregon, New Zealand and Australia. He now divides his time between working as assistant winemaker at ROCO Winery and his own brand.

The Purple Hands name and label were created to reference the contrast between winemakers' wine-soaked cellars, clothes and hands, to formal attire that winemakers don for wine events. The label for the Purple Hands Blend comes from a black and white picture of Ken Wright and Mike Etzel at a tuxedo dinner depicting their purple-etched hands contrasting with their tuxedos.

The 2009 Purple Hands Pinot Noir is from the Holstein Vineyard and the 2010 Purple Hands Pinot Noir is from Stoller Vineyard, both in the Dundee Hills.

Purple Hands wines are sold directly online and distributed to wine retail stores and restaurants.