Grochau Cellars

Grochau Cellars is a wine label founded in 2002 by John Grochau, with vineyard sources in the northern Willamette Valley and Columbia River Gorge. Grochau began in Portland fine dining restaurants, including Higgins, and learned to make wine under the guidance of Willamette Valley winemakers. He established the label to explore food-friendly wines that reflect their place of origin.

Its wines include Commuter Cuvee Pinot Noir. Among its vineyard sources, Vivid Vineyards in the Eola-Amity Hills supplies Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, while nearby Björnson Vineyard has volcanic soils and LIVE and Salmon Safe certifications. In the Van Duzer Corridor, Havlin Vineyard dry farms Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir and Gamay, while Upper Five Vineyard in the Rogue Valley received organic certification in 2005.