Day Wines
Winery · Yamhill County ·
Natural wine producer with modern tasting room & patio
Natural wine producer with modern tasting room & patio
"Owner and winemaker Brianne Day is a legend in the somewhat-amorphous natural wine world, appearing on the Wine Enthusiast 40 under 40 and earning a semi-finalist nod from the James Beard Awards. The wines here are daring, inventive, and range from pinot to rarely-seen varietals from the Willamette Valley as well as southern Oregon’s Applegate Valley. The five-wine tasting rotates about once a month and might involve anything from pinot from famed vineyards like Johan or Momtazi, white and oranges like salty-but-tropical vermentino or eye-catching orange zibibbo, or a peachy pét-nat. Open for walk-ins and reservations, visitors can sip on the breezy tasting room patio just off the highway near “urban” Dundee, with guidance from the winery’s casual, even nerdy staff. It’s open Wednesday through Monday for tastings from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., with Mondays being reservation only." - Katherine Chew Hamilton
"If it seems like oak-soaked chardonnay and pinots with vampire-grip tannins are inescapable, shake up the routine at Day Wines. It’s not just another pleasant Dundee-area hang to microdose boozy grape juice on a loop until it’s time to locate the nearest cheeseburger. (Read: Ikigai in Carlton.) It’s also where you can explore sigh-of-relief dolcetto-gamay duos, zingy skin-contact blends, and red bubbles—all to the soundtrack of a groovy playlist. Our current favorite is Mimi Loves Boppa, a particularly quaffable muscat that goes down like honey-drizzled wildflowers and mango gummies." - aimee rizzo
"If it seems like oak-soaked chardonnay and pinots with vampire-grip tannins are inescapable, shake up the routine at Day Wines. It’s not just another pleasant Dundee-area hang to microdose boozy grape juice on a loop until it’s time to locate the nearest cheeseburger. (Read: Ikigai in Carlton.) It’s also where you can explore sigh-of-relief dolcetto-gamay duos, zingy skin-contact blends, and red bubbles—all to the soundtrack of a groovy playlist. Our current favorite is Mimi Loves Boppa, a particularly quaffable muscat that goes down like honey-drizzled wildflowers and mango gummies." - Aimee Rizzo
"Owner and winemaker Brianne Day is a legend in the somewhat-amorphous natural wine world, appearing on the Wine Enthusiast 40 under 40 and earning a semi-finalist nod from the James Beard Awards. The wines here are daring, creative, and wide-ranging: Tastings involve everything from Applegate Valley pet-nat and vermentino to syrah-viognier blends to Van Duzer pinot meunier. Visitors taste on the cool, breezy tasting room patio in “urban” Dundee, with guidance from the winery’s casual, even nerdy staff. It’s open daily from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m." - Brooke Jackson-Glidden
"Trying Day Wines’ Tears of Vulcan convinced me that Brianne Day should indeed be making wine — for me it’s a strong 'yes.'" - Eater Staff