The Wine

Upcycle is not just a Pinot noir, it’s a way of winemaking at Illahe Vineyards. We focus on historical and sustainable winemaking and viticulture. In the winery, we invented a bicycle pump to create a wine entirely handcrafted without the use of modern mechanization. This wine was created from our finest blocks, fermented in concrete, barrel aged, and pumped by bicycle power before it was bottled. We have even cycled this wine from our winery in Dallas, Oregon to The Allison for this event. Only human power was used to bring this wine to your glass.

2018 Upcycle Estate Pinot Noir is a result of the creative mind of our winemaker Brad Ford, as well as the sheer determination of our vineyard workers, harvest crew and cellar team. At Illahe, it's never enough to just buy the latest equipment. We are always experimenting and creating. We want to try to make wine in different and unique ways. We invented a bicycle pump to see if we could move the wine by human power. This slows down the process and causes us to pay more attention to the actual craft of winemaking. Instead of being more efficient, we are by choice striving to take more time. More time in our vineyard. More time in the winery. The result is a balance of sustainable farming and natural winemaking that come together to make something beautiful and inspiring.

The Winery

At Illahe, our goal is to make wines with minimal intervention to create a unique sense of place. Illahe means “Land” or “Place” or even “Terroir” in Chinook jargon. Because of our dedication to the land we farm our wines to express vintage and varietal characteristics without manipulation. We use draft horses at harvest, small-lot fermentation, and many age-old techniques traditional for a small, family winery.

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All wine is sold FOB the location of the winery that produced the lot purchased. WVWA is not responsible for shipping wine. Shipping or delivery arrangements, expenses and insurance are the sole responsibility of the purchaser. Any shipment of wines out-of-state is the responsibility of the purchaser, who is solely responsible for compliance with the laws and regulations of said state.

The producing winery currently has distribution in the below listed countries and states. A list of distributors is available upon request.

USA: AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, KS, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, NE, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI