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Calamity Hill Vineyard

9779 SE Hillview Drive Amity, OR 97101 Phone: E-mail: Tom@calamityhill.com or Marion@calamityhill.com Calamity Hill Vineyard and Farm is located in the Eola-Amity Hills AVA in the beautiful Willamette Valley of Northwestern Oregon. Our small vineyard and olive planting is at an elevation of 480 to 530 feet. We enjoy a view of the Willamette Valley with the Cascades and Mount Hood in the distance. Our climate is mild due to our proximity to the Pacific Ocean (only 50 miles away by road). In summer we enjoy a perfect combination of warm days and cool nights which allows our area to grow/produce some of the very best Pinot Noir wine in the world. Calamity Hill is among the smallest vineyards producing wine for sale in Oregon. We are so small we don’t talk about acreage planted. Instead, we focus on each grapevine – 1800 in total. Our vineyard was planted in May of 2005, and covers just 1.5 acres of land. We tend 390 Pinot Gris plants all 152 clone on 101-14 rootstock. Our Pinot Noir, totaling 1410 vines, consists of five combinations of rootstock and clones. Pommard and 777 clones were grafted onto 3309 and 101-14 rootstocks, and the 115 clone is on Riparia Gliore rootstock. Rows are planted north-south. The property slopes gently to the North and East. Our farm is made up of entirely deep Jory soils, ideal for dry farming pinot noir and pinot gris grapes. We also look forward to our first crop of olives in the Fall of 2010. At Calamity Hill Vineyard and Farm, we are constantly striving to be responsible stewards of our beautiful property, and in 2008 we installed 84 photovoltaic solar panels to create a 14.2 KW array. Our system was activated in December 2008. Our goal is to provide up to half of our total energy needs from the sun. Website: www.calamityhill.com Owners: Tom & Marion Vail Acreage Planted: 1.5 acres grapes 1.0 acres olives Varieties Planted: Pinot noir, Pinot girs

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