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Bergström Winery

Owner(s) Anders Bergström, Caroline Bergström, Eric Bergström, Josh Bergström, Liz Bergström, Alan Brune, Kim Brune, Kendall de Lancellotti, Paul de Lancellotti
Web site www.bergstromwines.com
 
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The Bergström family are of Swedish heritage and lived in Portland from the 1970s-1990s. In 1999, Josh Bergström returned to Oregon after a postgraduate program in viticulture and enology in Burgundy and founded the Bergström label with his father, John Bergström. In 2001, Kendall Bergström and her husband Paul de Lancellotti joined the business, a new winery was constructed at the top of Calkins Lane in , and the de Lancellotti Estate Vineyard was planted.

The Bergström winery now farms three estate vineyards totaling 36 acres, all of which are Demeter certified. Production is 10,000 cases annually of Pinot Noir (eight different bottlings in 2006), Chardonnay and Riesling. The tasting room at 18215 NE Calkins Lane in Newberg is open by reservation (503-554-0468, cost is $25). The Bergström wines are available on the website and through retail channels.

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Reviewed Wines

2006 Lost Highway Project Willamette Valley Pinot Noir

14.5% alc, 150 cases, $55. A special release from Bergström Wines sourced from three vineyards: Nysa 1/3, Bergström 1/3, and de Lancellotti 1/3. Produced in conjunction with Vine Street Imports (VSI), an importer of fine wine that collaborates with winemakers to create original and exclusive bottlings with labels designed by internationally acclaimed artists. Beginning in 2002, a unique wine has been released each year by VSI. · Very dark reddish-purple color. Inviting dark themed nose of blackberry jam, chocolate and mocha. Plush, rich, and darkly fruited with subtle oak and forest floor accents. A powerful wine that needs time to assimilate the substantial tannins, but it will always be a glamazon. Reviewed September 15, 2008 ARTICLE »

2006 Bergström Winery Shea Vineyard Yamhill-Carlton District Willamette Valley Pinot Noir

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