About Hawks View Cellars

Crafting Wines That Are a True Expression of Quality and Care

Hawks View Cellars is a boutique wine producer located in the Chehalem Mountain AVA above Sherwood, Oregon. Focusing mainly upon fruit from our estate vineyard, Hawks View produces a limited quantity of terroir driven Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris wines from the estate, as well as other selected wines from top vineyards in Oregon and California.

Founded in 2008 by the John A. Kemp Family, the estate vineyard employs low input management practices to provide the winery with fruit that is the purest expression of their site in the Chehalem Mountains AVA. Our winemaking style is to simply and gently interact with what each vintage provides, crafting wines that are a true expression of quality and care.

Hawks View Cellars winery site offers both private and corporate entities the opportunity to host events, interact with vineyard and winery staff, and develop a lasting relationship from vintage to vintage.

The Hawks View Cellars Estate Vineyard

Hawks View Vineyard is situated on one hundred and thirty acres, facing South-Southeast, between 250 and 500 feet above sea level. Of the 45 net-planted acres, approximately two thirds are own-rooted Pinot Noir vines planted in 1991, with the balance on various rootstocks planted between August of 1997 and April of 1998.

Hawks View currently grows a diverse selection of Pinot clones. The property consists of Laurelwood soils known for quality wine grape production. With spectacular views of five peaks in the Cascade Range, the centerpiece of which is Mount Hood, the vineyard enjoys optimal elevation, orientation, and soil for growing premium Pinot. Hawks View Vineyard's fruit can be found in numerous single vineyard designates from top Oregon and California producers dating back to the mid 1990's.

The People of Hawks View Cellars