Zelko Winery Oregon

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Zelko winery oregon. Z ivo is named in honor of the zelko family czech heritage. Average of 91 4 points in 9 community wine reviews on 2008 zelko zivo pinot noir plus professional notes label images wine details and recommendations on when to drink. Led by slightly crazed winemaker john zelko z ivo has been quietly producing world class pinot noir in oregon s famed willamette valley for more than a decade. Z ivo winery is owned operated by john zelko his wife katherine who settled in oregon in 1983.

He planted his first ten acres of coury selection pinot noir and chardonnay later grafted over to pinot gris began making wine in an old barn and released his first wine in 1977. Thank you for your patronage and interest in our wines over the years. In czech the word means alive so z ivo can be interpreted as wines that are vibrant. With an average price of 1 8 million the total value of around 2 000 acres of vineyards recently listed for sale in oregon is 34 million.

John zelko in the mid 1990s. He founded elk cove vineyards in 1974 in gaston yamhill carlton ava which today is one of oregon s oldest wine producers. We hand craft our wine at wineworks oregon a small consortium of like minded winemakers who grow their own grapes. The people behind the wine.

Browse land and farm for farms ranches hunting land and other land for sale in oregon including vineyards currently listed for sale in the state. John and his wife kathy moved to oregon in 1983 from hawaii filled with romantic visions from ken kesey s sometimes a great notion perhaps the greatest. His father was an ophthalmologist and was always disappointed that he didn t follow his career path but at least his brother did. Best wishes john and kathy zelko.

It is 25 acres originally planted by dr. John zelko comes from a family of doctors. We have retired from the wine business. Established in 1984 owp was acquired and re imagined in 2006 by the news register publishing co which is located in the heart of wine country mcminnville oregon.

Looking to buy vineyard property in oregon. In 1995 they bought 40 acres of land in the eola amity hills in the north willamette valley where shallow volcanic sedimentary soil in the rocky east facing hillside produces pinot noir with intense black fruit spice earth tones. To our friends and customers.