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Toluca Lane

8650 SE Three Trees Lane Amity, OR 97101 E-mail: tolucalane@mac.com Toluca Lane is a family owned boutique grape growing and wine operation in Eola-Amity Hills, AVA, that produces about 300 cases of unfined, unfiltered wine. Our philosophy is to make intense, handcrafted Pinot Noir in a Burgundian-fashion. In order to achieve this intensity, we drop over half of our fruit to 8 clusters or less per vine. This yields an average of less than 2 tons per acre, thus concentrating the remaining fruit. We purchased our 5-acre parcel in 1997. At that time it was solid pine trees with plenty of blackberry bushes growing up and through the trees. We cleared the land and slowly established 2 small vineyards of Pinot Noir. Our dream 20 years ago was to make a quality, sophisticated Pinot Noir. Pinot Noir is affectionately referred to as "the heartbreak grape". We have come to understand how it has earned this reputation. It is a fussy little grape with thin skins and wants to be treated genteelly like a porcelain doll. We left everything for our dream -- our careers, the big city, family and friends. We love it here and we love making Pinot Noir that family and friends can enjoy. Website: www.tolucalane.com Tasting Room Hours: By appointment only. Owners: Geoffrey and Lane Crowther Acreage Planted: 2.4 acres

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