Averaen

Averaen took shape at Oregon’s International Pinot Noir Celebration in 2013, when the team behind Banshee Wines began comparing the Willamette Valley with the cool, Pacific-influenced Sonoma Coast. The team spent the next two years meeting growers, securing fruit and finding a cellar partner. Its first wine, a 2015 Willamette Valley Pinot Noir sourced from eight vineyards, was released in 2016.

Long-term relationships with growers remain central to Averaen’s winemaking. Pinot Noir accounts for most of its production, alongside Chardonnay, Riesling and rosé.