Boutique Winery, Vineyard, Tasting Room, Custom Crush
We are located in the heart of Oregon’s idyllic east Willamette Valley at the foothills of the Cascade Mountains and about an hour’s drive south from Portland. Once a poultry farm, our property sits along the banks of the Pudding River, a 62-mile tributary in the valley fed from the Cascade Range.
We planted our vines in 2004 and yielded our first commercial vintage in 2006. Our dedication to producing world-class wine in the classic Oregon style while using sustainable methods, has been recognized by the Wine Spectator and Wine Enthusiast with a growing accumulation of accolades from wine and food competitions in the region. Recently, our wines scored high marks at the acclaimed San Francisco International Wine Competition. We invite you to read about our results HERE!
Learn more about our historic property HERE.
Watch our YouTube videos HERE.
Visit Us
Our tasting room is open Friday-Sunday from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Tuesday through Thursday by appointment only, February-December (closed January). Reservations are recommended. We are conveniently located between Salem and Silverton, near many attractions such as Silver Falls State Park, the Oregon Garden, and the state capitol building. Our hospitality area includes a patio with fire pit and green space for picnics.
Owner and Winemaker
Our owner and winemaker Sean Allen founded Pudding River Wine Cellars in 2004 after a 15-year career as a mechanical engineer. Sean was an avid wine enthusiast and home producer before attending the acclaimed Chemeketa Wine Studies program. With physics and engineering degrees and years of science-based learning, viticulture and winemaking came naturally to Sean in his formal training.
Sean’s passion for winemaking and hands-on approach is evident in every aspect of the wine production lifecycle and as an entrepreneurial small business owner – from grape growing to bottling to direct-to-consumer sales. He is attended classes towards a Graduate Global MBA program at Sonoma State College and is a graduate of Whitman College, Duke University and Washington State University.
Originally from Alaska, Sean is an avid outdoorsman who enjoys taking full advantage of all that the Pacific Northwest has to offer including hiking, biking, and skiing. Like many winemakers, Sean is also a big foodie.
Catch us on Wine Crush Podcast! an Oregon Wine Country based podcast dedicated to sharing the stories of Willamette Valley winemakers. Learn more about Sean and our winery on the episode HERE.
Custom Crush Services
In addition to producing our Pudding River Wine Cellars wines, Sean Allen provides award-winning custom winemaking for several other vineyards, wineries, and wine labels in the Willamette Valley and on the Oregon coast. For more information about Sean’s custom crush services, please email us at website@puddingriver.com.
Social Media
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Twitter @puddingriver
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