King Estate Winery is a family owned, Biodynamic® winery located southwest of

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near the community of Lorane. Matt Kramer of ''

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'' considers King Estate the benchmark producer of

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in the country. While the winery also makes

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and limited amounts of

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, it is mainly credited with bringing the Pinot gris grape varietal into national consciousness. The winery was founded in 1991 by Ed King Jr. and his son, Ed King III. The estate is 1,033 acres with 450 planted to vine, plus another 70 acres of grapes at nearby Pfeiffer Vineyard, which King Estate acquired in 2022. In addition, the estate features 24 acres of gardens and orchards growing produce for its restaurant along with lavender and flowers.McCoy, H.
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rated restaurants across the United States, King Estate Pinot gris was the number one ranked domestic wine in the Pinot gris/Pinot grigio category. It was also number two overall in the category, the highest rank for an Oregon producer in the 18-year history of the poll.Firstenfeld, Jan
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Sustainability

King Estate Winery is Certified Organic by Oregon Tilth and in 2016 was certified as Biodynamic by Demeter USA, making it the largest Biodynamic vineyard in North America. In 2005, King Estate was recognized by Oregon Tilth as the

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producer of the year.

Culinary

During the 1990s, King Estate published two cookbooks: ''New American Cuisine King Estate Pinot Gris Cookbook'' and ''New American Cuisine King Estate Pinot Noir Cookbook''. They were written in conjunction with the 13-part ''New American Cuisine'' television series broadcast by

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and other public television stations nationwide. In 1997, ''New American Cuisine'' was nominated for the prestigious

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Award for best national cooking series. The cookbooks contain recipes contributed by chefs namely

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, and

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Sustainability

Culinary

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