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Piluso Vineyard & Winery "Great wines begin with great grapes". "They said there was no future in winemaking for women. They wanted me to do art or music." Her parents were not pleased.

Sandee Piluso's grandmother always told her she had a green thumb. Piluso's knack for growing things seems to be so potent, she even grew her city-boy husband, Pinky, into a farmer. "He has a restaurant and building background, not an agricultural one," Piluso says. "But now he likes to drive the tractor. He does the mowing, spraying and maintaining the grounds." Sandee Piluso grew up in the San J

oaquin and raised cows with her family. But one late night, while sleeping over at a friend's vineyard home, she played a magical game of hide and seek among the vines. "It was an enchanted summer evening," she recalls. "Since then, I've always had a fascination with vineyards." A high school career fair gave her another nudge in the viticulture direction. They wanted me to do art or music," she says. After a winding road that included time spent in a number of divergent industries, she and her husband decided to give the country life a try. They bought a 2-acre farm near Beaverton. In 1998, the pair purchased a 67 acre farm near Shaw and developed 4 acres of it into a vineyard. Piluso enrolled in viticulture classes through Chemeketa Community College. She used her own acreage as her classroom. "Everything was learned on-site," she says. The family planted the vineyard in 2000 using scions (shoots) that Sandy Piluso had gathered from around the state. The label's first vintage was a pinot noir in 2003. Piluso Vineyards' single varietal wines have earned many medals thanks to Sandee Piluso's palate and perceptive winemaking skills. She chalks her success up to being patient and eager to learn. Piluso doesn't anticipate going a different direction in life, but she predicts she will always strive to do well at whatever she does. She admits she's thought of writing a book about her adventures in a variety of fields before she became a winemaker, including wigmaking, bartending and teaching fitness classes. She even did a stint as a dynamiter and was known for her high degree of accuracy with explosives. Of course, she's also a master gardener. Who would expect anything else from someone with a potent green thumb?

Come see us at the Mt Angel FesthalleMay 6th 12 - 5 pm 15 Wineries and 60 wines!
01/05/2017

Come see us at the Mt Angel Festhalle
May 6th 12 - 5 pm 15 Wineries and 60 wines!

24/04/2017

Join us in Mt Angel for the Taste Learn Celebrate
All 15 Cascade Foothills wineries 60 wines $15 glass
and $10 script
Come join us for the FUN May 6 12 to 5 at the Festhalle

06/04/2017

Piluso Vineyard is once again open on weekends 11-5pm! Come taste and enjoy the vintners garden! Look forward to seeing you!

Hope you are staying warm and your emergency wine supply is full!
08/01/2017

Hope you are staying warm and your emergency wine supply is full!

23/11/2016

We are so thankful for the many friends we have made over the years. Thank you for loving our wines! Enjoy your Thanksgiving!

Come out to beautiful Mt Angel to taste some fabulous wines from 15 different boutique wineries! Only $10 for 10 tastes ...
30/04/2016

Come out to beautiful Mt Angel to taste some fabulous wines from 15 different boutique wineries! Only $10 for 10 tastes and you get a souvenir glass!

03/02/2016

Visit these wonderful boutique wineries! You will be so happy you did!

Enjoy the wines ... not the crowds!

It's a beautiful day at the winery! We have new releases, including our port and ice wine! Wood fired pizza and more del...
28/11/2015

It's a beautiful day at the winery! We have new releases, including our port and ice wine! Wood fired pizza and more delicious munchies - come out and see us!

Come visit me here today wine lovers!!
19/09/2015

Come visit me here today wine lovers!!

It's a beautiful day and the grapes are plump and almost ready for the harvest!! Come see us today 11-5 and stock up on your fall and winter wines!

It's a beautiful day and the grapes are plump and almost ready for the harvest!! Come see us today 11-5 and stock up on ...
19/09/2015

It's a beautiful day and the grapes are plump and almost ready for the harvest!! Come see us today 11-5 and stock up on your fall and winter wines!

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6654 Shaw Highway SE

97325

Opening Hours

Saturday 11:00 - 17:00
Sunday 11:00 - 17:00

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