Happenings & Musings from the Eola-Amity Hills.

Field Notes: Life Among the Vines

Field Notes: Life Among the Vines

While the vines remain at the heart of Evening Land, they are far from the only thing growing here. This spring, new wildflower corridors took root...

Friends of Seven Springs: A Shared History

For decades, Seven Springs Vineyard has quietly shaped the story of Oregon Chardonnay. Long regarded as one of the Willamette Valley’s great vineya...

The 2024 Vintage: A New Expression of Gamay Noir

Gamay remains a rarity in Oregon, with only a handful of producers committed to the variety. At Evening Land Vineyards, we’ve championed Gamay at S...

Contemplating Rock Bottom with Winemaker John Faulkner

Our soil pit reveals it: rock so weathered it falls apart as you try to pluck it out of the wall. The vine roots break through it easily. There it ...

A Vineyard Update with Netanya Welch

As of April this year, Netanya joined us full-time as viticulturalist and vineyard manager at Evening Land Vineyards. We are overjoyed to benefit f...

New Release: Clair de Lune

While certain wines are the product of meticulous planning, others were simply destined to exist; such is the case for Clair de Lune, our exciting ...

A Happy Season in the Life of a Winemaker

It's late summer, and we're about a month out from harvest. The grapes in the vineyard are turning color: going through veraison, is how we say it....

So-Called Volcanic

They say it's volcanic soil we've got at our vineyard, Seven Springs. The greater wine community then casually uses the term terroir in place of so...

Reflecting on AAPI Heritage Month in Oregon

May was AAPI Heritage Month and we celebrated by participating in the Willamette Valley’s 2nd Annual AAPI Food & Wine Festival.We also partnere...

How to Spend the Perfect 72 Hours in Western Oregon

When we first came to Seven Springs Vineyard nearly 20 years ago, it was immediately clear why Al MacDonald chose this east-facing hillside to help...

Show-Stopping Scores for Evening Land's 2022 Pinot Noirs

Another year for the books! We are elated to share a lineup of show-stopping marks for our 2022 La Source and Summum Pinot Noirs from International...

Seasonal Reds for the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

With the holiday season officially upon us, there’s no better time to stock up on a variety of festive, food-friendly bottles of red. Whether gifti...

A Reflection on the 2021 Vintage - Part 1

Evening Land’s 2021 vintage Pinot Noir offer occasions the opportunity to share a full accounting of these wines from bud to bottle. Retelling thes...