Everyone comes here for Pinot Noir, then they find out about our bubbles. The rise of sparkling wine in this region is undeniable, and we are here for the party. In July 2026, Artist block hosted a sparkling party in the art alley of McMinnville. If they’re doing it in 2027, get tickets.
Why do bubbles win here?
The Willamette Valley sits at 45 degrees north — the same latitude as Champagne. Cool nights, a long slow ripening season, and the acidity that gives good sparkling wine its spine. All three Champagne varieties grow well here. Argyle has been making traditional-method sparkling since 1987, and in 2024 a ROCO bottling was named the #1 wine of the year by Wine Enthusiast, a first for any Oregon winery.
More than a hundred Oregon wineries now make some sparkling wine. Here’s how to actually taste it.
The tasting rooms
Argyle Winery — Dundee
Oregon’s largest sparkling producer, making roughly half the state’s output, and where the category started here in 1987. Decades of commitment to extended aging, and library releases you won’t find pouring anywhere else. Right on 99W in Dundee, open daily — the easiest one to fit into any day.
ROCO Winery — Newberg
Rollin Soles founded Argyle, then left in 2003 to start this. The RMS sparkling program is the most decorated in the state — the 2013 RMS Brut 10-Year took the top spot on Wine Enthusiast’s Enthusiast 100, a first for any Oregon winery. Ask about delayed-disgorgement bottlings. Open daily on Red Hills Road. Note, they recently moved locations to a stunning villa on the way to Carlton.
Domaine Willamette — Dayton
Purpose-built for sparkling, with an underground aging cellar and twenty acres of Demeter-certified biodynamic Pinot Noir, Meunier, and Chardonnay. The most single-minded sparkling facility in the valley, and the setting is worth the visit on its own.
Soter Vineyards — Carlton
Tony and Michelle Soter have been making sparkling here since the beginning, and the Mineral Springs bottlings have a devoted following. Beautiful Yamhill-Carlton property with an in-house culinary team, which makes it a good place to slow down rather than squeeze in.
Trisaetum — Newberg
The Pashey label — named for founder James Frey’s grandmother — is made here in Ribbon Ridge from dry-farmed estate fruit, with a minimum three years on tirage. Pinot Meunier and single-vineyard Blanc de Blancs both appear. Add the charcuterie plate. Open daily.
Gran Moraine — Yamhill
Winemaker Shane Moore has built this into a Chardonnay and sparkling leader, working in a style of elegance and restraint that runs against the grain of Yamhill-Carlton. The extended tirage brut rosé is the one to ask for.
Elk Cove — Gaston
The first vineyard and winery in what’s now the Yamhill-Carlton AVA, now run by fifth-generation Oregon farmer Adam Campbell. Vintage sparklers from 100% estate fruit — and if they’ll show you the corresponding single-vineyard Chardonnays alongside, take them up on it. Open daily.
CHO Wines — Hillsboro
The most adventurous sparkling program around here: traditional-method wines alongside “Method Dave” pét-nats released undisgorged, without dosage. The best single stop for understanding how method changes a wine. Beautiful modern room, big windows, kids’ play area. Closed Tuesday and Wednesday.
Lytle-Barnett — Dundee
Vintage méthode champenoise from Eola-Amity fruit, made by Argyle veteran Andrew Davis to the specifications of vintage French Champagne.
Stoller Family Estate — Dayton
Estate sparkling from the largest contiguous vineyard in the Dundee Hills, including the LaRue’s Brut Rosé and Blanc de Blancs. Open daily, easy to reach, and consistently among the better values in the valley.
Lundeen Wines — McMinnville
Third-generation Oregonian Michael Lundeen, working on his family’s Yamhill County farm. The sparkling program is serious — a Blanc de Noirs that spent six years on tirage, and an Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs that spent ten. Reservations required, and it’s right in town.
Sokol Blosser — Dayton
A founding family of the Oregon wine industry, planting their first vines in 1971. Organic vineyards, and the Bluebird Cuvée is the approachable entry point.
Adelsheim Vineyard — Newberg
Founded 1971, the first winery in the Chehalem Mountains. Their sparkling range runs from extended tirage to a gently sweet demi-sec — an unusually good way to taste how time and style shape a wine. Open daily.
Domaine Divio — Newberg
Burgundian crémant made in the méthode champenoise, with the most elaborate food pairings of any sparkling program here. Small operation, so parties larger than four should inquire ahead.
Corollary Wines – Eola/Amity. Sparkling only, 57 acres planted specifically for it, and the most single-minded producer in the state.
No Tasting Rooms…
Mellen Meyer – Bobby Rowett started this in 2013 as a sparkling-only house, one of very few in Oregon. He works exclusively with dry-farmed vineyards and native fermentations, across Riesling as well as the usual Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Riesling in a traditional-method sparkling is unusual anywhere, and it’s the reason to seek these out. There isn’t a tasting room so if you see a bottle, snag one.
A few things worth knowing
Two or three tastings a day, maximum. Sparkling flights are often four or five wines, and the acidity adds up faster than you’d think.
Come in February
The Best Oregon Bubbles Trail runs every February. Fourteen producers, each offering a dedicated sparkling flight, most with food pairings, and a downloadable map. It is far and away the best way to understand this category quickly, and February is the quietest month in the valley — which means the person pouring has time to talk.
Tour operators and hotels offer trail discounts, and there’s a printable map on the site. If you’re planning a trip specifically around bubbles, plan it for February.
If you can’t come in February
Most of these wineries pour sparkling year-round; the dedicated flights are the February thing. Argyle, ROCO, Stoller, Trisaetum, Adelsheim, and Soter are open daily and always have bubbles on the list.
Corollary Wines in the Eola-Amity Hills isn’t on the trail but should be on your list — Mellen Meyer and Maison Jussiaume are also sparkling-only houses.
The other event worth knowing is the Method Oregon Grand Tasting, run by the nonprofit Oregon sparkling producers founded, typically in July at Domaine Willamette. Twenty-two producers pouring, plus a panel.
Book ahead in February. The trail brings people in, and the small rooms fill.
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