St. Innocent Pinot Noir Freedom Hill Vineyard 2019

Mark Vlossak fell in love with sparkling wine in the early 1980s, which led to wine classes and study. He saw Oregon as a bright spot to grow Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, the backbone grapes of Champagne. He founded St. Innocent Winery in 1988 when there were just 40 wineries in the state. Now there are more than 900. While he makes some sparkling wine, the primary focus at the small family winery is single-vineyard still wines, mainly from Pinot Noir. The goal of Vlossak is to capture the character of each of the individual vineyards.