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1961 - The Genesis... The first seeds for what would become Domaine Drouhin Oregon were sown in 1961. Robert Drouhin, head of Burgundy's legendary Maison Joseph Drouhin, was visiting America's west coast promoting the Drouhin Burgundies. The California wine industry was just starting to receive its first recognition back then, but there was little if anything going on in Oregon. Robert's first visit to the the Northwest and its earliest vineyards left him with the impression that it quite possibly would be Oregon, not California, that would ultimately prove to be the best place to grow the great grape of Burgundy - Pinot noir. In subsequent visits to Oregon over the next two decades, Robert had the opportunity to taste the early wines of many of the area's winemaking pioneers, and thought that the wines showed great promise. These wines confirmed to Robert his belief that Oregon would be home to the best New World Pinot Noirs.
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