Celebrate Equinox in the Eola-Amity Hills at Zenith Vineyard

Stay tuned for details about the 2026 Equinox food and wine tasting event, hosted at Zenith Vineyard in partnership with the Eola-Amity Hills AVA!

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• Wineries that poured at Equinox 2025

• Food Caterers and Sponsors that were at Equinox 2025

• Location and Directions

Equinox 2025 was a fantastic event! It was held on Saturday March 15th, 2025 at Zenith Vineyard, in partnership with the the Eola-Amity Hills AVA

Thank you to all who joined us at Zenith Vineyard on March 15, 2025, for Equinox 2025, an unforgettable evening of celebration marking the arrival of spring. The experience was the perfect balance of day and night with a curated event featuring exquisite wines, farm-to-table cuisine, and live entertainment in our stunning vineyard setting.

When you come to Equinox, you’'ll immerse yourself in the magic of this seasonal transition with community, creativity, and inspiration. Whether you're coming to revel in the changing seasons, enjoy an elegant evening, or connect with others, Equinox at Zenith Vineyard is a moment to renew and celebrate life.

Equinox is a special event of the Eola-Amity Hills AVA featuring amazing wineries and food caterers from around the region. The event is hosted at Zenith Vineyard’s indoor winery event venue, ensuring a pleasant evening regardless of what the spring weather throws at s.

Wineries That Were Featured at Equinox 2025

The following wineries from around the Eola-Amity Hills wine AVA were featured at Equinox 2025:

1. Arabilis Wines

2. Aubaine Wine

3. Björnson Vineyard

4. Bledsoe | McDaniels Winery

5. Botaneity Wines / Stangeland Vineyard

6. Brooks Wine

7. Bryn Mawr Vineyards

8. Cherry Hill Winery

9. Corollary Wines

10. Cortell Collection

11. Cristom Vineyards

12. David Paige Wines

13. Dukes Family Vineyards

14. Evesham Wood Vineyard

15. GC Wines

16. Hamilton-Russell Oregon

17. Holloran Vineyard Wines

18. Hudak Family Vineyards

19. Iterum Wines

20. Kent Estate Vineyard

21. Lingua Franca Winery

22. Lytle-Barnett

23. Redhawk Vineyard

24. Royer Vineyard

25. Satyr Fire

26. Sun Break Wines

27. The Setting Wines

28. Varnum Vintners

29. Vincent Wine Company

30. Willamette Valley Vineyards

31. Zenith Vineyard

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Caterers and Sponsors that were Featured at Equinox 2025

Culinary offerings included luminaries of the local Oregon food scene such as:

• Black-owned and woman-owned Epilogue Kitchen,

• woman-owned Wild Pear Restaurants & Catering and Truffle Shuffle Salem

• Celebrated fine-dining and veteran-owned Joel Palmer House

• Spanish-influenced tapas restaurant The Cozy Taberna

• Willaby’s Catering, a long time curator of some of the region’s finest events

The event was made possible with the support of an incredible group of local business sponsors, including:

• Revino, which handled recycling empty wine bottles after the event

• Willaby’s Catering

• Northwest Distribution and Storage, a long-time storage affiliate for many Willamette Valley wineries

• Casteel Custom Bottling mobile services, which facilitates bottling needs for wineries that do not have their own bottling line

• Apogee Events, which provides an interactive 360° camera for attendees to capture memories of events

• The Grand Hotel Salem and Bella Collina Bed & Breakfast, the event’s accommodation and shuttle service partners

Special thanks to the Oregon Wine Press for their continued support of the region’s wine community.

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Location and Directions to Equinox, hosted at Zenith Vineyard