Cherry Hill Winery

Ignore the idiotic review by Dr. X; it is telling that he/​she ends the hatchet job by trolling for Internet cred.
Instead, know this; Cherry Hill winery is an under appreciated gem. I’m not a sommelier or even especially knowledgeable about wine. I’ve had my share, though, and I found this place to have consistently tasty varieties on Pinot grape wines. That is their focus, Pinot. However, conceding that the quality of wine is a matter of individual tastes, I’ll move on to the aesthetics of the grounds.
The grounds are stunningly beautiful. Cherry Hill is, in fact, situated on top of a hill, with the vines arrayed on the slopes all around. We were told they have 100,000 vines on 89 acres. We were fortunate to enjoy gorgeous weather for our stay, and we could not help but marvel in the 360 degree array of beauty. The tasting room is spacious enough, but not cavernous. We were hosted by Mike, the proprietor, and he was as gracious and good humored as could be. And we did stay the night at one of the several cabins that were available. We had the place to ourselves that night, which was nice, and perhaps the bucolic loveliness we enjoyed was owed at least in part to the absence of competing personalities. But there is a great deal to be said for having a comfortable bed, refrigerator, stove, heat/​AC, and a comfy sitting area with a picture window looking out over a vista of acres of grape vines. All was of recent vintage, in working order, and immaculately clean. We wanted for nothing.
I hope others see this review and make the trip to Cherry Hill. It is well worth the trip!

Cherry Hill Winery is a 90-​acre estate located in the rolling hills of the Eola-​Amity AVA. The vineyard site and château-​inspired facilities are beautiful and would make an ideal spot for weddings, parties or simply sipping a glass of wine.
The wines range in price from around $ 12ish-​40ish and represent a sampling of what I like about Oregon pinot — delicate fruit, balanced acid and food friendly. These are not the high alcohol, massively extracted, 18 months in all-​new-​oak pinots that some producers create to get scores.
The original reviewer feels comfortable making rude comments behind the veil of anonymity — poking fun at someone’s weight and just generally being mean-​spirited. Such is the internet.
If you, the reader, are savvy and not swayed by passive-​aggressive trolling, I’d recommend a stop at Cherry Hill.

A couple of friends and I were driving from Portland to Newport and decided that we should stop by some a winery or two along the way to get our drink on. Cherry Hill was the place we determined to go to based on a map we picked up at St. Josef’s Winery.
The estate here was gorgeous. Rolling hills of vineyard, totally a dream European wedding-​esque backdrop. We drove through a «poverty road» on the property that had an unusual 14mph speed marker and made our way up to the main tasting room.
Inside, we are welcomed by a surly old man. He’s the owner of the winery and he was hammered. So we were introduced to how his wine tasting pricing works. $ 10 for the wine tasting. If you buy a wine, the wine tasting fee would be waved.
We drank, he told us strange stories. One wine was grown on «poverty road» and we had to pay him a fine for exceeding the speed limit. Weird joke, I get it but it’s not funny. Another story was about Marie Antoinette’s Papillon dog and why they named their wine Papillon (the marking on the forehead looks like a wine glass). And then other stories about his annoying kids or something (I wasn’t paying attention at that point.)
He was drunk, he was weird. I just wanted damn wines, please just tell me the notes or something — but he didn’t.
The Poverty Road Pinot Grigio was $ 10 dollars, so it was the perfect loophole to his wine tasting fees. We each bought one. He charged us incorrectly, what a damn drunk. So he threw in a box of dark chocolate cherries for free.
So yea. It’s alright, you can try 6 wines for buying one bottle of Pinot Grigio. Good deals. Weird service.

Cherry Hill winery was born from a cherry orchard, which unfortunately is a child that can not be returned. The only thing good about visiting this winery is the chocolate covered cherries that are from a neighboring orchard. If you like flavorless Pinot this is your place. All of their wines are sour with the great taste of bitterness. Also the same can be said for the service, the gargantuan hostess was the epitome of rudeness. They advertised that there was a free tasting today, and she chose to ignore me the two times I mentioned it to her. Please don’t confuse the issue that she was busy with other customers, as the place was empty. If you choose to empty your stomach with something other than ipecac, this is your winery. If you like this review, please my other honest reviews.