Wine Tasting & Experiences at Zenith Vineyard

We are open Wednesday to Sunday, 11am - 5pm. We look forward to hosting you!

Reservations are recommended, but not required. You can book online, give us a call or drop by!

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Available Wine Tasting & Vineyard Experiences

Wine Tasting in the Eola-Amity Hills

Experience Oregon Wine Country at Zenith Vineyard

Just west of Salem, in the heart of Oregon's Eola-Amity Hills, Zenith Vineyard offers a wine tasting experience that goes beyond the tasting room.

Our 133-acre estate is a place to settle in for an afternoon: taste wines grown from the vineyards surrounding you, learn why individual vineyard blocks and Pinot Noir clones produce remarkably different wines, enjoy a charcuterie board, and take in the changing views across the vines.

Zenith is an estate vineyard, which means the story of our wine begins right outside the tasting room. The soils, elevation, vineyard design, farming decisions, and famously cool afternoon winds of the Eola-Amity Hills all influence what eventually makes its way into your glass.

Whether you're spending a weekend wine tasting in the Willamette Valley, visiting Salem, introducing friends to Oregon wine, or simply looking for a beautiful place to spend an afternoon, we want a tasting at Zenith to feel relaxed, personal, and genuinely connected to the vineyard.

From the Vineyard to Your Glass

Pinot Noir may have made the Willamette Valley famous, but one of the joys of tasting at Zenith is discovering just how much variety can come from a single estate.

Our vineyard includes multiple Pinot Noir clones, allowing us to explore the subtle differences created by clone, vineyard block, vintage, and winemaking. Guests may encounter everything from our approachable Vineyard Cuvée Pinot Noir to individual clonal expressions, including clones 115, 667 and Wädenswil.

Beyond Pinot Noir, Zenith produces estate-grown Chardonnay, Rosé of Pinot Noir, Tempranillo sparkling wines and less expected varieties such as Auxerrois—a grape with a long and particularly special history here at the vineyard.

Rather than simply pouring a flight, our team loves talking about what's in your glass: where the grapes were grown, how the wine was made, and why it tastes the way it does.

You don't need to know anything about wine before you arrive. Curiosity is more than enough.

Choose Your Wine Tasting Experience

Estate Wine Tasting

Our Estate Tasting is a relaxed introduction to Zenith Vineyard and the wines we grow and produce here in the Eola-Amity Hills.

Enjoy a guided flight while learning about the vineyard, our wines, and the characteristics that make this corner of the Willamette Valley such an extraordinary place to grow grapes.

This is a wonderful choice for first-time visitors, casual wine drinkers, and anyone spending a day exploring wineries near Salem.

Barrel Select Tasting

For guests who want to dig a little deeper, our Barrel Select Tasting explores some of Zenith's more limited and distinctive wines.

It's an opportunity to experience more of the nuance of our vineyard and winemaking while learning about differences in clone, vintage, vineyard block, barrel selection, and wine style.

No wine expertise required. Questions are encouraged.

Walk the Vineyard: The Zenith Legacy Experience

Sometimes the best way to understand a wine is to stand in the place where it began.

Offered seasonally from April through October, the Zenith Legacy Experience takes guests beyond the tasting room for a private journey through our 133-acre estate.

As you move through the vineyard, we'll explore the soils, climate, vineyard design, farming practices, grape varieties, and history of the property. Along the way, you'll stop in the vineyard to taste finished wines connected to what you're seeing around you, accompanied by artisan food bites.

For visitors looking for a vineyard tour and wine tasting in the Willamette Valley—not simply another tasting-room flight—this is the quintessential Zenith experience.

See How Oregon Wine Is Made: Vine to Vintage

For the wine curious, our Vine to Vintage Tour follows the journey from grape to bottle.

We'll begin among the vines and talk about harvest and picking before heading into the working winery. Depending on the season, you may see where fruit is processed, learn how fermentation happens, explore barrel and stainless-steel aging, and discover the decisions that transform freshly harvested grapes into finished wine.

Because this is a real working vineyard and winery, no two visits are exactly alike. Harvest looks very different from a quiet winter afternoon, and we adapt the experience to what's actually happening in the winery that day.

A Zenith Vineyard wine flight is included with the experience.

Come for the Wine. Stay for the Afternoon.

Wine tasting doesn't need to feel formal or rushed.

One of our favorite things is watching guests finish their tasting and decide they're not quite ready to leave.

Order a charcuterie board or seasonal snack, choose a glass of your favorite wine, explore the gallery adjacent to the tasting room, or find a spot outside overlooking the vineyard when Oregon weather cooperates.

Our tastings typically last 60 to 90 minutes, but you're welcome to slow down and enjoy the estate.

We welcome experienced collectors and people taking their first trip through Oregon wine country with equal enthusiasm. Families are welcome, well-behaved dogs can join you, and our team is always happy to answer questions—whether you're discussing the finer points of Pinot Noir clones or wondering why people swirl the wine in their glass.

Wine Tasting Near Salem, Oregon

You don't have to drive all the way to McMinnville or Dundee to experience exceptional Willamette Valley wine country.

Zenith Vineyard is located just west of Salem at 5657 Zena Road NW, surrounded by the rolling vineyards of the Eola-Amity Hills AVA. Our location makes Zenith an easy addition to a Salem visit as well as a natural stop on a larger Willamette Valley wine-tasting itinerary.

Visitors can spend an hour tasting, linger over wine and charcuterie, or make Zenith the centerpiece of the day with a private vineyard or winery experience.

For groups traveling together, Zenith can comfortably accommodate tasting parties of up to 20 with advance notice. Larger private gatherings can also be arranged using other spaces throughout the estate.

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