beaverton oregon usa appellation willamette valley ava founded 1978 first vintage 1987 known for pinot noir varietals pinot gris chardonnay pinot blanc malbec other products balsamic vinegar distribution national tasting open to public website www.coopermountainwine.com cooper mountain vineyards is an american winery located in beaverton oregon united states . started in 1978 the certified organic wine maker produces pinot noir pinot gris chardonnay and pinot blanc . located in the portland metropolitan area the vineyard is sited on the western slopes of cooper mountain an extinct volcano . 1 contents 1 history 2 organic 3 see also 4 references 5 further reading 6 external links history edit the winery was founded in 1978 by dr. robert gross and his wife corrine and released its first vintage in 1987 . 1 the vineyards obtained state organic certification in 1995 and biodynamic certification in 1999 . 2 3 in 2004 the winery released a third tier of wine called cooper hill to add to its two existing tiers cooper mountain reserves and 5 elements series . the winery released its first balsamic vinegar in 2006 . 4 current production at the winery is 18 000 cases . organic edit entrance to the vineyard all wines produced from cooper mountain are estate bottled and certified both organic and biodynamic . 5 the organic certification was done by oregon tilth and the biodynamic certification was done by demeter international . 3 6 the winery has 120 acres 0.49 km2 of grapes in production producing four varietals pinot noir pinot gris chardonnay and pinot blanc . 1 this winery owns and manages four different vineyards with organic and biodynamic certification . the names of the four vineyard sites are old vines planted in 1978 meadowlark planted in 1982 farmington planted in 1998 and johnson school planted in 2000 . cooper mountain vineyards produces a no sulfite pinot noir called life wine . cooper mountain is one of the small number of wineries in the state that are certified as biodynamic . 7 see also edit biodynamic wine oregon wine references edit a b c lonsford michael march 15 2006 . an eruption of good taste in oregon ; winery situated on ancient volcano is bursting with outstanding wines . the houston chronicle . p. 2 . parks betsy april 2008 . growing organic grapes tips from the pros . winemaker . retrieved 2008 07 31 . a b our history . cooper mountain vineyards . retrieved 2008 07 31 . welcome to vinegar country . tigard tualatin times . july 6 2006 . retrieved 2008 07 31 . mayfield robert october 20 1998 . spiritual agriculture produces grapes that are easy on the land . the columbian . retrieved 2008 07 31 . nokes deston s. december 6 2007 . yamhill county pours on fine tastes . the seattle post intelligencer . p. 4 . cole katherine 2011 . voodoo vintners . further reading edit back brian j. august 4 2000 . cops to corks cooper mtn . moves downtown . portland business journal . retrieved 2008 07 31 . kinssies richard march 10 2004 . wine pick of the week 2002 cooper mountain vineyards estate pinot noir . seattle post intelligencer . retrieved 2008 07 31 . external links edit official website coordinates 45 27 02 n 122 53 17 w 45.450543 n 122.888113 w 45.450543 ; 122.888113 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title cooper mountain vineyards & oldid 605145691 categories wineries in oregoncompanies based in beaverton oregoncompanies established in 19781978 establishments in oregonhidden categories coordinates on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages edit links this page was last modified on 21 april 2014 at 13 11 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view