| Bethel Heights Vineyard | |
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| Location | near Salem, Oregon, USA |
| Appellation | Eola-Amity Hills AVA |
| Founded | 1977 |
| Varietals | Pinot noir, Pinot gris, Chardonnay, Pinot blanc, Riesling |
| Distribution | national |
| Tasting | Open to public |
| Website | http://www.bethelheights.com/ |
Bethel Heights Vineyard is an Oregon winery in the Eola-Amity Hills AVA of the Willamette Valley. Founded in 1977 by twin brothers Ted and Terry Casteel, their wives Pat Dudley and Marilyn Webb, and Pat's sister Barbara Dudley, the vineyard was one of the earliest plantings in the Eola-Amity Hills region. A winery soon followed, with the first estate wines produced in 1984. Bethel Heights specializes in Pinot noir, offering several individual block and vineyard designated bottlings, but also produces wines made from Chardonnay, Pinot gris, Pinot blanc, Riesling, Grüner Veltliner, and Gewürztraminer.[1][2]
Today, the winery is still owned by members of the Casteel-Dudley-Webb families.[3][4] The winery has earned a reputation in the region as a pioneer in "sensible and sustainable" viticulture,[1] with Ted Casteel being one of the co-founders of the Low Input Viticulture and Enology (LIVE) certification program in the state of Oregon.[5] In 1997, Bethel Heights was one of the first vineyards in Oregon to be certified Salmon-Safe, and it is a member of the Oregon Certified Sustainable Wine (OCSW).[6][7] In 2007, it was among the first Oregon wineries to join the Oregon Global Warming Commission and pledged to go carbon neutral by 2010.[8]
- ^ a b John Winthrop Haeger Pacific Pinot noir pg 51-53 University of California Press, Berkeley, CA 2008 ISBN 9780520253179
- ^ Steve Roberts. Wine Trails of Oregon pg 234-235 South Slope Productions, Mercer Island, WA 2009 ISBN 978-0-9792698-1-3
- ^ Patrick Comiskey "Passing the baton in Oregon's Willamette Valley" Los Angeles Times April 28th, 2012
- ^ "Our People". Bethel Heights Vineyard. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
- ^ Peter Mitham "Mixing It Up = Sustainable: A syncretic approach guides viticultural practice in Oregon" Wines & Vines March 2009 issue
- ^ Salmon-Safe "Vineyards" Accessed: May 3rd, 2012
- ^ Dana Nigro "Oregon Launches Statewide Certification for Sustainable Wine" Wine Spectator April 22nd, 2009
- ^ Jacob Gaffney "Oregon Wineries Pledge to Go Carbon Neutral" Wine Spectator September 7th, 2010