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Tami R. said: "This winery is in a beautiful location and has really good organic wines. Ryan who works there is very knowledgeable and down to earth. The estate house was very inviting with a deck overlooking the valley. Only downfall is no…" read more »
6 reviews for Amity Vineyards
6 reviews in English
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Review from Scott N.
10/22/2011
Amity Vineyards is almost as old as the hills surrounding it. Can remember the days when the tasting room was in a shack like building. The vineyard workers would stop what they were doing and come pour you a glass of wine. The staff at Amity Vineyards was warm and friendly. They acted like they were delighted that you dropped by for a visit.
Pleased to say that the Amity Vineyards spirit of hospitality has continued on to the present. These days the tasting room is in a large barn like building. The interior is actually quite elegant. Among the items for sale are gifts, foods, wine supplies, T-shirts and fudge from the Brigittine Monks. On certain days you can watch them cork and label the wine bottles.
The tasting area itself is very well set up and quite comfortable. The tasting fee is $8 but they do everything they can to waive the tasting fee. The people working the tasting counter are wonderful. Polite, friendly, and oh so helpful. On my last visit our tender wrapped our wine bottles and made sure we had boxes to carry them.
The wines. Goodness gracious they are so delicious. Amity Vineyards features some fantastic and affordable Pinot Noirs. One of the best things about Amity Vineyards is that they offer two hard to find French wines: Marechal Foch and Gamay Noir. To me the Marechal Foch makes the trip to Amity Vineyards worthwhile.
At Amity Vineyards there's plenty of parking outside the tasting room and there's plenty of hospitality inside. Amity, Oregon is a beautiful destination and Amity Vineyards is a wonderful compliment to a great Oregon town.Listed in: Visiting vineyards
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Review from Angela B.
9/7/2010
They have the best wines I have ever had! Love their Late Harvest Rieling (sweet dessert wine) which I believe is termed an "ice wine". They also had a sweet "Wedding Song Riesling" which was my 2nd favorite. My friend enjoyed the Eco-Wine Pinot Noir, which was what she bought.
The tasting fee was incredible, I think it was like $5 for 8 or 10 tastes. I lost track of how many tastes we had. And then they waived our tasting fee as well. I had so much fun and had such a great time at this winery!
Out of all the wineries we went to in the Salem area, this was definitely my favorite. And the staff was super informative. They were so friendly and nice, very helpful. Not only that but one of there wine specialists was super hot too! Nice eye candy :) -
Review from Greg W.
Portland, OR
3/16/2010
Amity Vineyards, a perennial Willamette Vally favorite, has been been making wine since 1974. As you drive the gravel road up to their property, you can see their estate vines - the bases are so thick that they look like small tree trunks. Those vines were planted in 1971 and you can definitely taste the complexity that they lend to their estate pinots.
Their tasting room is basically carved out of a wine cellar and is pretty plain. However, the people serving the wine are extremely knowledgeable as they also handle other aspects of the wine business.
Great Pinots and their $5 tasting fee is waived with purchase.
Amity Vineyards can be summed up as "unpretentious winemakers that let their wine do the talking." -
Review from Vincent P.
Woodland Hills, CA
9/23/2007
Tasting: $5 for 10 tastings and other food
The Goods: Many Pinot Noir, many whites also late harvest Gaverzimer and Late Reisling...
Chease, bread, Chocolat sause on cheese cake....a lot more than just wine...
the people serving us worked at the vinards...
Beutifull Picnic area...
well worth the Drive... -
Review from Dr X.
Portland, OR
8/29/2009
I am only rating their 2007 Eco-Wine Pinot Noir. The "No Detectable Sulfites" label caught my attention and I am so glad I tried it. Now here is how you drink this. There is a lot of CO2 in this wine (the bubbles), that you have to wait for to disappear. You can do this by leaving the wine bottle open for a half an hour or just swirl your wine in the glass like crazy. It may sound like a lot of monkey business, but boy it's worth it. So pure, so earthy, so what every pinot should be like. $20 a bottle you can't go wrong. If you are a hard core pinot drinker you have to see what a pinot would taste like w/o sulfites.
Their other wines I would pass on, the tartaric acid after taste didn't rub me the right way. But I was blown away by their Eco-Wine.
Check my other reviews for more good wine suggestions!!!!!!!!!! -
Review from William S.
Salem, OR
7/4/2010 1 Check-in Here
Went there today for a nice fourth of July cookout. It is a beautiful winery, with a nice large picnic area out back. Not so much of a wine drinker (I go to these because my wife is) but it was a nice sunday afternoon.
