Press

Recent Recommendations

PDXploration visits Seven of Hearts / Luminous Hills and Honest Chocolates in this 7/2/10 post:  northwest vin francais et chocolat. Along with Élevage, oe•no•phile and The Duck Juice Chronicles (although Mr. Wood is not writing nearly enough these days to fully satisfy...), this is one of my favorite blogs and am thrilled to be mentioned in it - PDXploration captures so much of what is really special about Portland (and in some cases surrounding areas).

Jul/Aug 2010 by Josh Raynolds
2008 Seven of Hearts Pinot Noir Willamette Valley  89
2008 Seven of Hearts Pinot Noir Eola-Amity Hills  90
2008 Seven of Hearts Pinot Noir Crawford Beck Vineyard Eola-Amity Hills  92
2008 Luminous Hills Pinot Noir Estate Grown Yamhill-Carlton District  91
2008 Luminous Hills Pinot Noir Lux Estate Grown Yamhill-Carlton District   92

In the July 31st 2010 edition of the Wine Spectator, the Luminous Hills Pinot Noir Yamhill-Carlton District  received a 90 point score, described as "Polished and refined, an elegantly articulated range of cherry, raspberry, balsa and spice flavors coming together on the juicy, airy finish."

The Oregon Wine Awards announced their 2010 selections, including six awards to Seven of Hearts and Luminous Hills wines:  two Double Gold, one Gold, two Outstanding, and one Bronze for our Pinot Noirs and Chardonnay.

More Press

Small production wineries like us don't get too much notice, but our wines have received a little bit of attention.  Here are some notable mentions on the web and elsewhere:

Northwest Palate Magazine Recommendations (July/August, 2010): 2009 Chatte d'Avignon Viognier & Roussanne, 2008 Luminous Hills LUX Estate Grown Pinot Noir, 2008 Seven of Hearts Pinot Noir Willamette Valley, 2008 Seven of Hearts Reserve Pinot Noir Willamette Valley
The Best of Wines (dot com) (5/16/09): BEST of the Portland Indie Wine Fest: Seven of Hearts Winemaker Byron Dooley is inspired!
The Porland Indie Wine Festival selects four wines for the 2010 Grand Tasting
Jim McLaren interview with Seven of Hearts on KEX Radio 1190 AM (5/7/10): 7 of hearts will steal your heart
Patrick Alan Coleman in the Portland Mercury (5/6/10):  The Independents - Down to Earth at the Portland Indie Wine Festival
Alice Feiring's VERITAS IN VINO (5/6/10): Portland Indie Wine Festival: Wine Watch
Vincent Fritzsche in his blog Élevage (4/21/10): Seven of Hearts /Luminous Hills
Finger Lakes International Wine Competition (April, 2010):  8 wines entered earn 8 medals
Chef Magazine (March/April 2010 edition): More White Wines for Wintry Dishes
Oregon Wine Press (March, 2010): Viogniers from Oregon
Brandi Nash in Travel on a Shoestring (March, 2010, pg 11): From grapes to glass: Seven of Hearts
Jon Bonné, San Francisco Chronicle (Sunday, 2/28/10): Wine Recommendations: Northwest Chardonnay
Ryan Reichert on OE•NO•PHILE (1/28/10):  Seven of Hearts - Part 3: "Estate Grown Pinot Noir" or "The Pinot Clone Wars"
Budd White on Evening Punch (1/19/10): Seven of Hearts and Second Chances
Ryan Reichert on OE•NO•PHILE (1/15/10): Seven of Hearts - Part 2: Exploring Burgundy and Pinot Noir
Ryan Reichert on OE•NO•PHILE (1/14/10): Seven of Hearts - Part 1: White Wines
Katherine Cole, The Oregonian (1/12/10): (Luminous Hills under "Seek out new talent")
Manfred Bluemel & Dana Jackson in AOC Travel Guide: Willamette Valley – My Perfect Days
Dawn Rasmussen on Travel Oregon Blog (12/8/09): Oregon's Bountiful Wine Harvest
2008 Releases:  Four medals for five wines submitted to the Northwest Food & Wine Festival
Chef J Carey on Wine Lover's Discussion Group (11/28/09): Willamette wine hopping...
Tracey Buxton on Notes from a Cottage Industry (11/24/09): Pleasant Living in Oregon's Wine Country
2007 Pinot Noir Eola-Amity Hills: #27 on Portland Monthly Magazine's Oregon's Top Value Wines
Phillip Franks on eRobertParker.com (9/28/09): Seven of Hearts lineup with Byron Dooley
Bob Wood on Duck Juice and Duck Breasts (9/24/09): Winery Finds - Seven of Hearts
Tamara Belgard on Sip With Me! (9/13/09): Work a Day in My Vineyard…  
Jeremy Lang, The Oregonian (5/24/09): Oregon winemakers uncork tourist season
2007 Pinot Noir Eola-Amity Hills Crawford Beck: David Gray's Best of Portland Indie Wine Fest
The Best of Wines (dot com) (5/16/09): 2007 Pinot Noir Eola-Amity Hills Reserve
2007 Pinot Noir Eola-Amity Hills Reserve: 2009 PIWF Selection
Braiden Rex-Johnson, The Seattle Times (2/8/09): Passion for wine and chocolate keep this couple happily together
2006 Pinot Noir Dundee Hills Reserve: 12/15/08 Wine Spectator 90 points
2006 Pinot Noir 2009 OWA Double Gold (May, 2009)
2006 Pinot Noir: Avalon Wine of the Week (9/1/08)
2006 Pinot Noir Dundee Hills:  2008 Portland Indie Wine Festival Selection (May, 2008)
Karl Klooster of the News-Register (7/5/08): Sweetening up wine country

Coming Events

Carlton's Walk in the Park

Saturday, July 31
11am - 8pm
Sunday, August 1, 2010
11am - 6pm

Wennerberg Park, Carlton, Oregon
Admission $15. Free Parking.

Carlton’s Walk in the Park, a benefit for local charities, combines fabulous artists and musicians with outstanding local restaurants and wineries for one magical August weekend in Yamhill County’s wine country.Last year's Carlton’s Walk in the Park was a great success, with both an increase in attendance as well as in income generated from the event.

Click here for additional information.

Yamhill-Carlton Wine Grower's Association tasting, Gerding Theater, Portland, 8/30/10

Wine Country Half Marathon in Carlton, Sunday September 5

Trilogy at the Allison:  Saturday, Sept. 11th, 11 am - 6 pm

Previous Events

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Tasting Room

Visit Us in Our Carlton Tasting Room

217 West Main Street, Carlton (Get Directions)
Friday & Saturday, Noon - 6pm
Sunday, Noon - 5pm
Custom wine-tasting chocolates from Honest Chocolates
For private tastings and speical appointments, call 971-241-6548

Wine Club

Designed for the loyal followers of our wines, the Seven of Hearts Wine Club was created as a way to obtain our limited production wines at significant discounts, as well as other club benefits.  New Club members will receive our fall shipment in November, including a selection of our new releases from the 2008 vintage.