The Roaring Twenties-Themed Occasion honored the Dobbes household, former and present vineyard leaders, and Oregon wine trade luminaries
Portland, Oregon (December 12, 2022) — Dobbes Household Property proudly celebrated its twentieth anniversary on Friday, December 9 with a festive, Roaring Twenties-themed soirée on the Ecotrust Constructing, an 1890’s period warehouse in Portland’s Pearl District. Greater than 150 company loved stay music by a jazz ensemble, Dobbes library wines, a wine bar, and a preview of the vineyard’s 2023 releases.
The night time started with a particular VIP hour that includes Dobbes’ CEO Sarah Pearson, Winemaker Derek Einberger, and appearances by Dobbes Household Property Founder Joe Dobbes, his youngsters, Amelia Rose and Griffin Dobbes, and former CEO and longtime Dobbes chief, Gretchen Boock. A various neighborhood of companions additionally dotted the group, together with winery house owners Moe and Flora Momtazi, from whom Dobbes has sourced prized Momtazi Winery Pinot Noir fruit for near twenty years.
Throughout the primary occasion, Pearson addressed the gathering, sharing her gratitude for Founder Joe Dobbes and her plans for a way the vineyard will proceed to develop: “Joe, I need to thanks on your dedication to Dobbes, for giving again to our neighborhood, and on your dedication to high quality and to household. All have impressed us and are the muse of our firm’s values right now–individuals, function, and progress. Your spirit of entrepreneurship remains to be robust on the vineyard, and I’m dedicated to main Dobbes’ subsequent chapter with the fervor for innovation I do know I share with the remainder of this group.”
“We’re not straying from the trail,” continued Pearson. “It’s essential that we proceed to welcome all into the world of wine and guarantee all can entry and benefit from the magnificence and potential wine can provide.”
Pearson additionally highlighted the charitable work of the vineyard and her dedication to harnessing Dobbes’ assets and partnerships within the service of neighborhood. All through 2022, Pearson has overseen profit-sharing efforts with 1% for the Planet and their bigger community of nonprofit organizations, in addition to Portland’s Equitable Giving Circle, at present funding the group’s Neighborhood Supported Agriculture (CSA) packages connecting native BIPOC farmers and households in want.
The freshest face at Dobbes Household Property, newly-hired Winemaker Derek Einberger shared his respect for the vineyard’s storied historical past and the mark it has made on Oregon: “I’ve made wine everywhere in the world, however Oregon is the place I actually fell in love with it. We make one of the best Pinot Noir on this planet right here,” he stated to raucous applause. “However what I actually fell in love with was this trade and this neighborhood. It’s particular, and Dobbes has a longstanding legacy serving to to construct the tradition of the Oregon wine trade. I’m so grateful to be part of its future.”
About Dobbes Household Property
An city vineyard and tasting room within the coronary heart of Dundee, Oregon, Dobbes Household Property was based in 2002 and celebrates its twentieth Anniversary in 2022. Makers of tremendous Oregon Chardonnay, Grenache Blanc, Viognier, Rosé of Pinot Noir, Single Winery Pinot Noir, Cuvée Pinot Noir, Syrah, Late Harvest Viognier, and Port-style Syrah; Dobbes Household Property crafts below 7,000 instances of wine yearly with fruit sourced from the Willamette, Columbia, and Rogue Valley AVAs. A wine trade frontrunner in profitable innovation–from their multi-tiered enterprise mannequin to their inventive packaging options and their distinctive hospitality packages–Dobbes Household Property is a refreshing chief in Oregon wine pushed by a robust dedication to middle individuals, function, and progress in all they do.
