~ Pinot Gris ~
-Rated 87 and “Best Buy” by Wine Enthusiast Magazine-
Wine Enthusiast Magazine-“Oak Knoll’s Pinot Gris is a sturdy, steady expression of the grape’s main strengths. Vintage in and vintage out, the wine has plenty of ripe apple and pear fruit flavors, with citrusy highlights and a splash of refreshing acidity.”
Vineyard & Winery Management Magazine-“Oak Knoll Winery took top honors for its elegant 2009 Pinot Gris.”
Gold Medal……………………….. Grand Harvest Awards-2011
Silver Medal……………………… West Coast Wine Competition-2011
Bronze Medal…………………….. Pacific Rim Wine Competition-2011
~ Pinot Noir ~
-Rated 87 by Wine Enthusiast Magazine-
Wine Enthusiast Magazine-“This opens with a clean evocation of Pinot Noir aromas-delicate, almost ethereal, like a wisp of cherry and caramel and moist earth. It turns a bit hard and acidic in the mouth, suggestion that further cellaring is in order. The pieces are here to make a wine with genuine age ability.”
Gold Medal……………………….. Pacific Rim Wine Competition-2011
Silver Medal……………………… West Coast Wine Competition-2011
Bronze Medal…………………….. Portland Seafood Festival Wine Competition-2011
Bronze Medal…………………….. Grand Harvest Awards-2011
~Riesling ~
-Rated 90 and Editor’s Choice for Best Buy-Wine Enthusiast Magazine-
Wine Enthusiast Magazine-“This full-bodied Riesling Checks in at 12% alcohol and roughly 2% residual sugar. All in balance, the sweetness and acidity wrap around deliciously luscious fruit flavors of peach and nectarine, melon and sweet apple.”
Gold Medal………………………..Pacific Rim Wine Competition-2011
~ Syrah ~
Gold Medal……………………….. Astoria Seafood & Wine Competition-2011
Silver Medal……………………… Pacific Rim Wine Competition-2011
Bronze Medal……………………...West Coast Wine Competition-2011
~ Niagara ~
Silver Medal……………………… Finger Lakes Int’l. Wine Competition-2011
~ Marionberry ~
Gold Medal………………………. Portland Seafood Festival Wine Competition-2011
Silver Medal……………………… McMinnville Wine & Food Classic Competition-2011
Silver Medal……………………… Grand Harvest Awards-2011
Silver Medal……………………… Finger Lakes Int’l. Wine Competition-2011
~ Frambrosia ~
Gold Medal……………………….. West Coast Wine Compettion-2011
Bronze Medal……………………. Finger Lakes Int’l. Wine Competition-2011
Vuylsteke Family-FAMILY FOUNDERS AWARD-Oregon State Wine Industry Recognition Awards
San Francisco Chronicle-“Oak Knoll has managed to marry Quality with Affordability in the bottle.”
Andre Tchelistcheff told Ron Vuylsteke-”I have spent the past fifty years of my life searching for the world’s finest Pinot Noirs, and yours is among the greatest I have tasted.”