Walnut City WineWorks

Brook was very friendly and knowledgeable. Casual place in town with some nice wines. Thanks!

Unassuming space with great wines. They have something for red and white wine drinkers.
Brooke was our «tour guide «for this visit and was friendly and informative.

We ended up coming here during their annual truffle (mushroom) pairing festival. I tried looking up their website, and unfortunately it seems to be down. They had the most amazing truffle spread bites on baguette bread. Very delicious and such an amazing treat. It was a great party to join in on. My mother bought a bottle of wine there. I wanted to look it up online — but I could not seem to find it. We ended up going to the McMinnville Art and Wine Walk for March and ran into one of our servers at a gift store who was pouring additional complimentary sips. Surprisingly, she remembered us. This place is in a warehouse type building off the main road past McMinnville, so you may have to «GPS» them if you would like to discover the place.

Swung by Walnut City Wineworks in McMinnville over the weekend to taste some wines before heading over to Heater Allen brewing. As your GPS is telling you you’re close, you’re kind of wondering «how?». Nestled into a neighborhood is Walnut City Wineworks!
It’s a pretty non-​descript brick building. We walked in and were the only ones there. The lady behind the counter doing the tastings said some other folks had just left…
She was very pleasant and made great conversation with my wife and I. The wine was ok. I’m definitely not a wine guy and the wines didn’t do much for me. I prefer stronger, bolder flavors and these were a little on the weaker side.
The tasting room was nice. The bar is probably big enough for 4 – 5 people comfortably. I just wish the lady doing the tastings knew more about the wine. She didn’t offer much info at all about the winery or the wines but was more interested in chatting about our life. If you have the Oregon Wine Passport, it’s worth getting the wine for, but other than that, wouldn’t recommend too much time here.

This was our first time here, glad we found it. They have a nice variety of wines and we enjoyed most of them. We will be back.

This was stop number one on a limo escorted wine tour and of the three stops that day, it was the best.
All of the wines were above average and our hostess was welcoming and knowledgable. She explained that Walnut City grapes are used in several of the major brands of wines around the valley.
The tasting room was setup with oyster crackers and hazelnuts set out on the the counter for us to munch on between pours, which, by the way, were generous. The hazelnuts which were awesome, were also for sale.
The ambiance in the tasting room is not fancy. It’s rather bare bones and cold. They had a space heater in the middle of the room for warmth.
Although the wines were good, because of the lack of nice looking surroundings, cold indoor temperatures, as for the limo wine tour itinerary, this winery is not a keeper. There are too many really beautiful wineries out there with awesome wine and lovely tasting rooms.

I dropped in with my husband a couple weekends ago. We tried all the wines they had, we liked two enough to bring them home, but I do not think we will go out of our way to return. The tasting room in my opinion was a little musty and dark. Overall the experience was just fine.

This is a place that handles multiple brands in the local area. A ‘custom crush’ I think is what they’re generally referred to as. For what they do at the prices they are doing it, you’d be hard pressed (heh) to find much better.
Their winemaker (Michael Lundeen) is young and definitely one of the up-​and-​comers of Oregon’s wine industry. He has two of his own labels at the shop along with the others he manages. I generally preferred his wines over the others on offer, but I couldn’t call anything I tasted a miss. Their 2010 Willamette Valley Chardonnay really woke up my mouth. So good and more bottles were instantly set aside.
Michael mentioned that his wines will be featured at this year’s International Pinot Noir Celebration. Surely an indication of the attention they deserve. He has a growers focus and a love of terroir. Definitely a place to stop and enjoy a flight of wine if you’re in the McMinnville area.

When there is a spot that you can taste so many different styles of pinot noir from vintages to vineyards to producers. You can’t really go wrong! Modest tasting fee ($ 5 and is refunded when you buy)
That is what you will find at Walnut City WineWorks, or their tasting room is actually called WineWorks Oregon.
There is no pretension here, just great structured wines in a relaxed atmosphere. Great staff, they will bend over backwards. So far its a hidden treasure, while it is found out by more people – I will miss the individual attention that you are given every time you step foot in the door.
While you are there, and you are in the mood for some other urban McMinnville wineries, don’t miss Panther Creek (how could you) and Eyrie (Papa Pinot) just down the road. Heater Allen is also a must visit, it is a small local brewer that can be quoted «if I am here… I am tasting beer»

I ended up hitting this place first on a trip to the valley for some wine tasting… I can’t believe that I hadn’t been there before since they are just a stone’s throw from downtown McMinnville, and I have spent many a night at the Oregon Hotel… anyway, it’s a cute little place, and they provide different producer’s goodies. The tasting room attendant was very new, and a little nervous, I think… but regardless did a very nice job accommodating us.
The wines were just okay, I did like the Z’ive «Quartet», white blend (yep, with 4 different grapes) and the Walnut City Wineworks Cab, but I have been loving the Del Rio fruit lately, so I’m a little biased there (as this Cab has Del Rio goodness). Overall, worth the trip, even though the wines were lacking just a touch.

Last year they held a tasting at an event. Pretty good pinot noirs and good prices. The winemaker was there and and he is a really cool guy. He is young and helpful and ready to answer any questions that you may have. They even sold buttons with is picture on them (mohawk and all)! Tasty fun wine that I look forward to trying more of.