Landmass Wines

Landmass Wines is a women-owned producer founded by partners Melaney Schmidt and Malia Myers, rooted in the Columbia River Gorge and with a tasting room in Portland. The winery takes its name from the distinct Pacific Northwest sites where it sources fruit, and it is best known for high-elevation sparkling wines. It is recognized as the first and only Oregon winery to independently produce all four methods of sparkling wine, including a rare Charmat Method Sparkling Chenin Blanc. The portfolio also includes still wines such as Columbia Gorge Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley Pinot Noir and Gamay Noir, and a Columbia Gorge white blend of Pinot Gris and Chardonnay. Schmidt and Myers moved to Oregon in 2016. Melaney took over a half-finished 2013 Yamhill-Carlton sparkling project, aged it for more than ten years on lees, and released it as an extended-tirage brut. The wines are made with organic, l.i.v.e.-practicing, and sustainably farmed fruit, with no glyphosate used. Visitors can taste by the glass with small bites and shop bottles in Portland, or attend seasonal release gatherings at the Cascade Locks winery overlooking the Columbia River.

Written by Ava from public sources. Not written or reviewed by the winery.