Sass Winery

Here at Sass we are busy getting everything ready for harvest!

Amazing Wines ✔️
Beautiful Views ✔️
Great Friends ✔️

Come celebrate the Labor Day Weekend with us at Sass! We are open Saturday, Sunday, and Monday.

Tag someone who you want to enjoy all this with in the comments!

We are excited to see veraison in the vineyard! This is the onset of the ripening of the grapes. The veraison of a grape is a speedy process that takes only a couple of days. However, the veraison of an entire vineyard takes place over a couple of weeks since not all grapes ripen at the same rate. Come check it out!

Come get your wine and you could be “Haulin’ Sass” too!

Good news! We’re grateful and fortunate to have won a gold, three silvers and three bronze medals at the 2024 Sommeliers Choice Awards May 21 in Chicago.
The 1,500 wines from more than 50 countries were judged for food pairing, typicity (does this pinot noir taste like pinot noir?), quality, value and packaging. All of these are available today in our tasting room or to order online!

Our winners with judges’ comments:
2016 Sass Pinot Noir, Wild Winds Vineyard: Bright red fruits and spicy notes lead to a palate with good grip and a touch of stemminess, finishing fresh and perfect for pairing with duck and cherry sauce. Gold
2022 Sass Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley: Juicy and fresh ripe strawberry aromas with savory notes lead to a light, easy palate, finishing with a hint of dusty leafiness. Silver
2022 Sass Pinot Gris, Yakima Valley: Bright citrus and fresh orchard fruit aromas lead to a balanced palate with crisp acidity, herbal tones, and a savory, complicated finish typical of Pacific Northwest Pinot Gris. Silver
2022 Sass Gamay Noir Rose: Bright and tart red fruit with bitter orange zest aromas lead to a palate with dusty road tannins and a tart, slightly bitter finish. Silver
2017 Sass Pinot Noir, Vieux Amis: Fresh aromas of ripe red fruits and oak lead to a fresh palate that pairs well with meat, finishing with a touch of bitterness. Bronze
2021 Sass Catharina (Pinot blanc, Gewurztraminer, Riesling): Membrillo paste (We had to look it up, too!), candied orange, and winter spice aromas lead to an exotic palate of sour fruit, finishing with a lingering, savory bitterness. Bronze
2021 Sass Gamay Noir: Cherry lozenge, wild strawberry, and anise aromas lead to a fresh palate, finishing juicy and balanced, with a great value for money. Bronze

Join us in celebrating all the Dads this Sunday!
Come enjoy the wine and views, Cheers 🍷

✨ Oregon Wine Awards ✨

Double Gold and a 95 score - 2021 Gamay Noir

Bright cherry and juicy cranberry aromas and flavors with underlying peppery spice, lovely minerality and lengthy finish.

Experience this wine firsthand at our tasting room. Cheers!

Sass Winery We make complex, elegant and balanced wines that eloquently reflect the terroir of their vineyards.

Even the wildflowers between the rows are happy! Come on out for our 28th annual Memorial Day Weekend Open House!
New wines, old favorites, small bites, great views and good conversation!
Happy vines = happy wines!

Sass Winery, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Sunday and Memorial Day.

The sun is out, and spring is here!

Come celebrate all of the wonderful Moms this weekend. From elegant wines to delicious Artisan cheese plates, we can help you make her day special.

We will pour wine this afternoon at Chefs’ Night Out, a benefit for Marion Polk Food Share. We’re happy and honored to be able to help feed people in our community. Wineries breweries, restaurants and live music!
Come on out!
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4:30-7 p.m. today (April 14) at the Salem Conventipn Center.

It’s going to be a beautiful weekend! Come on out Saturday and enjoy it with us. We are open 11 am until 5 pm.
We will be closed Sunday so that our hard working crew can spend it with their families. Cheers!

We're drinking Sass!

Hold My Wine: Wonderfully Willamette Podcast | Ep 14

Looking for something fun to do this weekend? Come on out to the winery and enjoy some spring like weather!
We have some charcuterie boxes available from as well. Cheers!

We'll be pouring wine at First Taste Oregon at the state fairgrounds in Salem. Come see us there!
We'll be back at the winery Sunday Jan. 28 with regular tasting room hours from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m .

A reminder that we are still closed today because of ice and snow. And more ice. Lots of ice. Plenty of ice. We hope to open again for regular tasting hours, 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. Thursday through Sunday this week.
Stay safe and warm and vertical if you must go out. Did we mention the ice? It wants to make you horizontal.

We wish we could find some green grass out there today, but the winery is snow-covered with a layer of ice, too.
We will not be open today and tomorrow (Saturday and Sunday 1/13-1/14) because of the weather. Stay home, stay safe and warm and enjoy a glass of wine by the fireplace!
We'll reopen with our regular hours (11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday) on Wednesday 1/17.

Happy New Year!

The tasting room is open regular hours, Wednesday through Sunday 11 am to 5 pm. We look forward to seeing everyone!

From all of us to all of our winery family and friends, have a great holiday!
Help spread generosity, patience and pure joy with whomever you see this week. Remember, the best present is presence!
We'll be open again on Thursday, Friday and Saturday (Dec. 28-30) this week, or else in 2024!

Just as we were cleaning up the tasting room for the weekend, this lovely little rainbow fragment brightened our eastern sky.
We're still open for your holiday shopping, with case discounts of 25 percent on many wines, and our Library Wine Sale, with many older pinot noirs.
We will be open from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. Saturday (12/23); closed Sunday through Tuesday (12/24-12/26); open 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday (12/28, 29, 30).
We're giving our hard-working staff a few days off in between.
Come on out and see us!

Season's Greetings!
Just a reminder that we are here for your Holiday Wine Needs, whether it's a special bottle for the holiday table or one to impress the boss.
We have for you a small selection of rare older pinot noir, from 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2016 and 2018. We also have some pinot blanc, riesling and chardonnay from older vintages, too.
Come on out from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. tomorrow and Sunday, then Dec. 20-24 and Dec. 28, 29.

The moonrise last night. Make it out to the winery before moonrise at 4:40 pm to enjoy it with us!

We have our ongoing case sale, library sale and Open House. Looking forward to seeing you!

It’s ! Come on out to the winery and buy wine for the holidays.

Yesterday we had a great time with old and new friends, as well as family. We look forward to seeing you!

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Thanksgiving Open House 2023 Thanksgiving Weekend Open House! ‌ Thanksgiving Weekend Open House! Check our new releases, small bites, great views and new stories! Stock up on gifts and wines for your holiday celebration table! Ho

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Get your holiday wines!
We're offering a 20 percent discount (25 percent for wine club members!) for anyone buying certain wines by the case from Nov. 17 through Dec. 24.
That's wholesale pricing on excellent wines:
- 2019 Gewurztraminer, dry, aromatic. A great wine with most holiday meals and parties. Normally $240 a case; now $192.
- 2020 Catharina, our tribute to Alsace. It's 45 percent pinot blanc, 44 percent gewurztraminer and 11 percent riesling. Normally $288 a case; now $230.
- 2020 Pinot Blanc, dry, aromatic, with a creamy texture and ability to work with a wide range of foods. Normally $288 a case; now $230.
- 2020 Annie C, our Rhone-style white blend. It's half roussanne and half marsanne from Applegate Valley. Normally $288 a case; now $230.
- 2020 Riesling, aromatic and dry, a serious riesling that goes amazingly well with food. When in doubt, bring riesling out! Normally $240 a case; now $192.
- 2019 Chardonnay, a re-release of a popular vintage. Nice structure, lovely flavors and aromatics, creamy texture. Normally $288 a case; now $230.
- 2020 Gamay Noir Rose, a lovely, fruit-driven pink wine for holiday tables. Normally $288 a case; now $230.
- 2020 Gamay Noir, a deep, berry-cranberry-scented wine with warm, fine tannins and lingering finish. Normally $312 a case; now $250.

We only have 10-20 cases of each of these excellent wines, so hurry out or call us to set wine aside for you. We are also looking for other wines to add to the list!
If you have questions or problems, call us at 503-391-9991 from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday.

Case Discount sale at Sass Winery Nov. 17-Dec. 24 2023 Case Discount Sale Sass Winery Case Discount 2023: Hi, all! Well, we made it through harvest! Time now to barrel down all the new wines, do a little year-end bottling an

Racking the Pinot Noir into the barrels!
The main goal is to siphon the wine into another vessel, so you separate all the sediment. The leftover sediment is then left behind in the previous vessel.
Cheers!

Racking Pinot Noir!

We have been busy! From picking our vineyard, to getting Gamay Noir from , and running our first press load. Phew!

Having fun with punch downs!

Processing the Wild Winds Pinot Noir!