After 45 years of wine making experience, Ken Wright Cellars believes in a simple truth: source is everything®. Located in rural Carlton, Oregon, Ken Wright Cellars is devoted to producing wine that showcases the inherent quality of world class vineyard sites. With a clarity and breadth that is unequaled, Pinot Noir is the ultimate vehicle in nature for conveying the aroma, flavor and texture of the location in which it is grown.

Their approach to the craft of wine growing is one of stewardship rather than manipulation. They use organic certified practices as a base and expand upon that with advanced nutrition-based farming. By analyzing both their soil profile and vines, maintaining proper crop levels, personally sampling each vineyard, and hand-sorting each cluster, they ensure that the inherent character in the fruit is revealed in the finished wine. Minimal handling of wine is essential to preserve what it is; a gift of nature.

Ken Wright Cellars produces three tiers of Pinot Noir. These three tiers serve as an educational experience about growing Pinot Noir in the Willamette Valley. Their Willamette Valley Pinot Noir is an introduction to the diverse qualities of the region. The next level is their AVA (American Viticultural Area) Series Pinot Noir which are expressions of their respective microclimates and specific geology. The ultimate connection of people to place is their 13 single vineyard Pinot noir offerings.

Ken Wright Cellars has been instrumental in creating acreage agreements, sorting lines, dry-ice cold soaks and single vineyard bottlings of Pinot Noir in the industry. Ken was a founding member of the group that brought the industry together to identify the six sub-American Viticultural Areas of the Northern Willamette Valley and authored the Yamhill Carlton AVA.

Ken and Karen helped to create the Salud non-profit organization in 1992 which continues to provide safe access to health care for migrant vineyard workers.They established the Walk in the Park Foundation in 2003 which has provided continual funding of the local food bank, pre-school and after school programs, a dozen athletic programs for children, summer work experiences and significant scholarships for deserving high schoolers who have demonstrated community involvement.