Johan Vineyards
Demeter biodynamic estate, Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, and beyond
Johan Vineyards is a wine producer in Van Duzer Corridor, Willamette Valley, United States. LeMieux Wine Co. distributes Johan Vineyards wines to licensed restaurants, bars and retailers in Michigan.
The Wind
Johan Vineyards sits in the Van Duzer Corridor of the Willamette Valley. 175 acres total, 87 under vine, all Demeter Biodynamic certified. The corridor is a gap in the Coast Range that funnels Pacific wind directly into the vineyards every afternoon. It's one of the coolest sites in an already cool-climate region, and the wind is what shapes the wine, extending hang time, building acid, keeping things taut. The estate pairs with Cowhorn in southern Oregon to form the biodynamic Oregon bracket in the portfolio.
Wines
Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, and Melon de Bourgogne from estate vineyards. The range goes beyond what most Willamette Valley estates attempt. The Melon in particular is a rare grape for Oregon, more Loire Valley than Pacific Northwest. These are lean, taut wines, the kind of Oregon Pinot that appeals to Burgundy drinkers. Nothing is forced. The farming drives the style, and the wind finishes the argument.
At a glance
- Home
- Rickreall, Van Duzer Corridor
- Farming
- Demeter Certified Biodynamic, vineyard and winery
- Approach
- Whole farm system, farmed as one organism
- The site
- A wind gap that funnels Pacific air into the valley
Wines in our book
- Chardonnay “Estate”, 2022White · Oregon · Chardonnay
- Disco Chicken, 2022Rose · Oregon · Pinot Noir, Kerner, Zweigelt
- Drueskall, 2022White · Oregon · Pinot Gris
- GalantDessert · Oregon · Pinot Noir
- Grüner Veltliner, 2022White · Oregon · Gruner Veltliner
- Jazzy Juice, 2023Red Blend · Oregon · Pinot Gris, Blaufrankisch, Zweigelt, Pinor Noir
- Kerner, 2023White · Oregon · Riesling
- Maceration, 2023Orange · Oregon · Gruner Veltliner, Kerner, Ribolla Gialla, Friulano
- Melon de Bourgogne, 2023White · Oregon · Melon de Bourgogne
- Murmuration, 2022Red Blend · Oregon · Blaufrankisch, St. Laurent, Zweigelt, Mondeuse, Cabernet franc
- Méthode Ancestral, Rosé of Pinot Noir, 2023Sparkling Rose · Oregon · Pinor Noir
- Méthode Ancestrale, Melon de Bourgogne, 2023Sparkling · Oregon · Melon de Bourgogne
- Pinot Noir "Estate", 2023Red · Oregon · Pinot Noir
- Ribolla Gialla, 2023White · Oregon · Ribolla Gialla
- Savagnin, 2023White · Oregon · Savagnin
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