“Smera” means smile in Sanskrit, the wine that makes you smile!

Smera Vineyards 2023 Estate Pinot Noir is its 4th vintage..  Aroma of black cherries, chocolate, flavors of raspberry and has more tannins than any other vintages. Soft and approachable wine with a velvety finish. This Pinot Noir is a blend of Pommard, 115 and 777 clones.

Smera Vineyards is located in McMinnville AVA in Willamette Valley, situated at 600 ft elevation with Jory, Nekia and Geiderman soils. During the growing season it gets hot during the days and Van Duzer winds kick in the evening cooling the vines.  The vineyard is farmed organically.

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“Smera” means smile in Sanskrit, the wine that makes you smile!

Smera Vineyards 2021 Estate Chardonnay is it’s second vintage and it already shows quite a bit of complexity.  It has tropical aromas with hints of honey-dew melon and rose with well balanced acidity.

Smera Vineyards is located in McMinnville AVA in Willamette Valley, situated at 600 ft elevation with Jory, Nekia and Geiderman soils. During the grow season it gets hot during the days and Van Duzer winds kicks in the evening cooling the vines.  The vineyard is farmed organically and wine is made with naturally available yeast.

Dried fruits with soft cheese,  seafood and any Asian food pairs well with this Smera Vineyards Estate Chardonnay.

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It scored 90 points by Wine Enthusiast in 2023.

“Smera” means smile in Sanskrit, the wine that makes you smile!

Smera Vineyards 2021 Estate Pinot Noir is its 4th vintage and it already shows quite a bit of complexity.  Aroma of black cherries, chocolate and licorice lead to flavors of raspberry. Soft and approachable wine with great structure and a round finish. This Pinot Noir is a blend of Pommard, 115 and 777 clones and it fermented in 33% new french oak medium toasted barrels.

Smera Vineyards is located in McMinnville AVA in Willamette Valley, situated at 600 ft elevation with Jory, Nekia and Geiderman soils. During the growing season it gets hot during the days and Van Duzer winds kick in the evening cooling the vines.  The vineyard is farmed organically and wine is made with naturally available yeast.

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“Smera” means smile in Sanskrit, the wine that makes you smile!

Smera Vineyards 2020 Estate Chardonnay is it’s first vintage. It’s young but it already shows quite a bit of complexity.  It has a lot of tropical aromas with hints of pineapple, honey-dew melon, starfruit and honeysuckle. Taste show bright balance of acidity with notes of Green apple, Meyer lemon pear and pine-apple.

Smera Vineyards is located in McMinnville AVA in Willamette Valley, situated at 600 ft elevation with Jory, Nekia and Geiderman soils. During the grow season it gets hot during the days and Van Duzer winds kicks in the evening cooling the vines.  The vineyard is farmed organically and wine is made with naturally available yeast.

Dried fruits with soft cheese,  seafood and any Asian food pairs well with this Smera Vineyards Estate Chardonnay.

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“Smera” means smile in Sanskrit, the wine that makes you smile!

Smera Vineyards 2020 Estate Pinot Noir is it’s first vintage. It’s young but it already shows quite a bit of complexity.  Aroma, of black cherries and licorice lead to flavors of raspberry and cherry. Taste. Soft and approachable wine with great structure and a round finish. This Pinot Noir is a blend of Pommard, 115 and 777 clones and it fermented in 33% new french oak medium toasted barrels.

Smera Vineyards is located in McMinnville AVA in Willamette Valley, situated at 600 ft elevation with Jory, Nekia and Geiderman soils. During the grow season it gets hot during the days and Van Duzer winds kicks in the evening cooling the vines.  The vineyard is farmed organically and wine is made with naturally available yeast.

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