Zenith Vineyard

What Zenith Vineyard does

Zenith Vineyard is a family-owned Oregon winery and event venue operating on a 133-acre estate in the Eola-Amity Hills AVA, roughly sixty miles south of Portland near Salem. The company farms 87 acres of vines with a portfolio focused on Pinot Noir plus differentiated varietals including Auxerrois (the oldest block in Oregon, planted in 1999, expanded by 2.5 acres in 2012), Tempranillo (first planted 2003), Chardonnay, White Veil Pinot Noir, White Veil Blush, and Brut Rosé sparkling. Viticulture is built around a sustainable/organic program covering Missoula Floods sedimentary soils, in-row cultivation, a 2,000 square-foot composting facility, and a Rodentator humane pest-control system.

The business runs four intertwined revenue streams. The wholesale engine is custom farming: 95% of vineyard production (~83 acres) is sold under long-term contracts to 28 Oregon winery clients, providing recurring volume-based revenue. Direct-to-consumer wine flows through an on-site tasting room open Wednesday-Sunday, a three-tiered wine club (Jory's, Estate, Privee) with bi-annual shipments, and an online store on Bottlethreesixty. The estate also operates a custom-designed wedding and event venue accommodating up to 500 guests, with the owner personally engaging on inquiries. Hospitality extends to on-site lodging (Zenith Estate House, Farmhouse Bungalows, AtTheJoy) plus Hipcamp-listed RV/campervan stays, and premium paid experiences are priced at $120 per person (Legacy Experience) and $150 per person (Vine to Vintage Tour).

Zenith is owned by Kari Ramey and her husband Tim, with Farm Manager Pedro Martinez overseeing vineyard operations; headcount is in the 11-50 range. There are no funding rounds, no institutional investors, and no public-company indicators in the data, consistent with a bootstrapped family operation. Distribution is domestic-only, anchored in the Pacific Northwest, with custom farming concentrated regionally among Oregon wineries and DTC/event revenue drawn from wine-country visitors. The company has no patents, trademarks, regulatory actions, or M&A history disclosed.

Name

Zenith Vineyard

Legal name

Zenith Vineyard

Website

https://zenithvineyard.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Zenith Vineyard is a family-owned Oregon winery in the Eola-Amity Hills AVA that farms 87 acres, custom-farms fruit for 28 winery clients, and operates an on-site tasting room, three-tier wine club, 500-guest wedding venue, lodging, and premium tasting experiences.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Winery & Vineyard

NAICS

Wineries (312130), Grape Vineyards (111332), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (7224)

SIC

Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000)

akta.pro primary industry

Wine Production & Winemaking (AFAFAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Wine Grape Vineyard Operations (Varietal/AVA Practices, Yield & Quality Targets) (AFAGAJAJ), Wine & Sparkling Wine Wineries & Brands (CRADAIAB), Wine Tastings & Vineyard/Winery Tours (THAJAGAD), Luxury Farmhouses, Country Houses & Vineyard Estates (THAMAEAG)

Keywords

• Estate wine production
• Vineyard wedding venue
• Wine tasting experiences
• Wine club membership
• Custom grape farming

Headquarters

HQ city

Salem

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Wine Sales (Direct-to-Consumer): Direct wine sales through tasting room and online wine store. Includes estate wines, barrel selects, and event wines. Bi-annual wine club shipments with tiered membership options.
2. Wedding & Events Venue: Custom-designed wedding and event space rental within vineyards. Includes event wine service, catering coordination, and venue rental for up to 500+ guests.
3. Custom Farming Services: Farms 87 acres of vines with 95% of fruit custom-farmed under long-term contracts for 28 winery clients.
4. Farm Stays / Hospitality: Hipcamp vineyard farm stays for RVs and campervans. Additional lodging options including AtTheJoy, Zenith Estate House, and Farmhouse Bungalows.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Zenith Vineyard produces and sells estate wines (Pinot Noir, Auxerrois, Chardonnay, Tempranillo, White Veil Pinot Noir, White Veil Blush, and Brut Rosé sparkling) from its 87-acre vineyard in Oregon's Eola-Amity Hills AVA. It also operates a direct-to-consumer wine club, an on-site tasting room, premium vineyard experiences, a wedding and corporate event venue with capacity of 500+ guests, on-site lodging (Estate House, Farmhouse Bungalows, Hipcamp stays), and a custom-farming service that provides grapes under long-term contracts to 28 Oregon wineries.

Product overview

Zenith Vineyard is an Oregon winery and event venue offering wines, wine club memberships, and wedding/event services. Their core products include seven estate wines (Auxerrois, Chardonnay, White Veil Pinot Noir, White Veil Blush, Estate Pinot Noir, Tempranillo, and Brut Rosé sparkling), sold through direct-to-consumer channels including wine tastings, a wine club with three tiers (Jory's Club, Estate Club, Privee Club), and event wine services. The vineyard also offers premium experiences (Wine Tasting, Legacy Experience, Vine to Vintage Tour), wedding and event venue rental for up to 500 guests, and on-site accommodations (Estate House, Farmhouse Bungalows, Hipcamp RV/campervan stays). The company farms 87 acres and sells custom-farmed fruit to 28 winery clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Auxerrois Estate white wine made from Auxerrois grapes, produced from Oregon's oldest Auxerrois block (planted 1999). 2023 vintage was whole-cluster pressed and fermented in neutral French oak; 100 cases produced at 13.0% ABV. Priced at $30 per bottle or $360 per case.
• Estate Chardonnay Estate Chardonnay barrel-aged 10 months; 2023 vintage is a blend of 93% clone 95 and 7% clone 548, harvested October 1. Priced at $36 per bottle or $432 per case; 13% ABV.
• White Veil Pinot Noir White wine made from 100% Estate-grown Wadenswil clone Pinot Noir by limiting skin contact time; cool fermentation in stainless steel. 2024 vintage, 100 cases produced; 12.0% ABV. Priced at $30 per bottle or $360 per case.
• White Veil Blush Pinot Noir Blush wine from 100% Estate Pinot Noir, with limited skin contact to balance skin richness against fresh juice character. Gently whole-cluster pressed and fermented cool in stainless steel; 2023 vintage. Priced at $27 per bottle or $324 per case.
• Estate Pinot Noir Estate-grown red Pinot Noir from Zenith Vineyard in the Eola-Amity Hills AVA, the company's flagship red varietal.
• Tempranillo Estate Tempranillo, a Spanish varietal first planted at Zenith in 2003. Barrel aged 12 months using 30% new American oak and 70% neutral oak; 175 cases produced at 13.0% ABV. Priced at $42 per bottle or $504 per case.
• Brut Rosé Sparkling Wine Sparkling Rosé made from 100% Estate Pinot Noir, gently whole-cluster pressed and fermented cool in stainless steel before force carbonation.
• Jory's Club (Wine Club) Entry-level Zenith Vineyard wine club membership receiving 3 bottles per bi-annual shipment, a 10% discount on all wine purchases, and one complimentary tasting or glass of wine per visit. Members must be 21+ and reside where wine shipment is legally permissible.
• Estate Club (Wine Club) Mid-tier Zenith Vineyard wine club membership receiving 6 bottles per bi-annual shipment, a 15% discount on all wine purchases, and a complimentary tasting or glass for the member and one guest every visit.
• Privee Club (Wine Club) Premium Zenith Vineyard wine club membership receiving 12 bottles per bi-annual shipment, a 20% discount on all wine purchases, and a complimentary tasting or glass for the member and up to three guests every visit.
• Estate & Barrel Select Tasting Experience Walk-in/standard wine tasting experience at Zenith Vineyard's on-site tasting room, available Wed-Sun 11am-5pm. Two tiers: Estate Tasting at $25 per person and Barrel Select Tasting at $50 per person. Reservations recommended.
• Zenith Legacy Experience Premium 1-2 hour private tour of Zenith's 133-acre vineyard running April through October at $120 per person. Includes a tour of vineyard blocks, finished wine tasting paired with artisan food bites, and a sweet treat.
• Vine to Vintage Tour End-to-end winemaking tour of Zenith Vineyard at $150 per person, covering the full process from vineyard picking to bottling, and concluding with a wine flight tasting.
• Wedding & Event Venue Custom-designed wedding and corporate/private event space within Zenith Vineyard's estate, accommodating up to 500+ guests. Includes venue rental with on-site wine service and catering coordination; inquiries and site visits handled personally by owner Kari Ramey.
• Zenith Estate House Lodging Estate house accommodation on the Zenith Vineyard property available to overnight guests.
• Farmhouse Bungalows Lodging Farmhouse bungalow lodging on the Zenith Vineyard property for overnight guests.
• Hipcamp Farm Stays Agritourism RV and campervan farm stays at the Zenith Vineyard property, offered through the Hipcamp online platform.
• Custom Vineyard Farming Service B2B custom-farming service in which Zenith Vineyard farms its 87 acres of vines under long-term contracts supplying fruit to 28 Oregon winery clients; approximately 95% of the vineyard's production is custom-farmed under these arrangements.

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• 28 Winery ClientscoreOthersLong-term custom farming contracts with 28 Oregon wineries purchasing fruit from Zenith's 87-acre vineyard. Zenith farms 95% of its production under these arrangements.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Stoller Family Estate: Dayton, Oregon winery with a large tasting room, on-site dining, and event hosting in the Willamette Valley. Comparable as a sustainability-focused Oregon estate combining DTC wine sales, hospitality, and event venue operations.
• Sokol Blosser Winery: One of the pioneering Dundee Hills wineries with a long-standing sustainability and organic certification program, tasting room, and event space. Highly comparable to Zenith on Willamette Valley estate Pinot Noir plus sustainability-led positioning.
• Adelsheim Vineyard: Chehalem Mountains/Willamette Valley winery with estate-grown Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and other varietals, plus a tasting room and wine club. Comparable as a similarly sized, family/privately owned Oregon estate focused on premium single-vineyard wines.
• Beaux Frères: Boutique Ribbon Ridge/Willamette Valley Pinot Noir specialist with estate vineyard and limited production. Comparable to Zenith on small-lot, single- AVA estate winemaking in Oregon and direct-to-consumer distribution focus.
• Penner-Ash Wine Cellars: Newberg/Dundee Hills boutique winery with estate Pinot Noir and a tasting room plus wine club. Comparable to Zenith on Willamette Valley estate winemaking, hospitality, and DTC-led go-to-market at similar scale.
• The Four Graces: Willamette Valley (Dundee Hills) Pinot Noir-focused estate with tasting room and event hosting. Comparable to Zenith as a similarly scaled, DTC-led Oregon winery with on-site hospitality.
• Vista Hills Vineyards: Willamette Valley (Dundee Hills) winery that combines estate Pinot Noir and other varietals with a wedding and event venue. Directly comparable to Zenith in combining boutique estate winemaking with a destination vineyard event business in the same Oregon AVA cluster.

Broad incumbents

• King Estate Winery: Large-scale organic-certified Oregon winery with on-site restaurant, tastings, tours, and events. Comparable in combining Oregon estate winemaking with tourism/event venues, but operates at materially greater scale and broader national distribution.
• Domaine Drouhin Oregon: Dundee Hills winery owned by Maison Joseph Drouhin, focused on estate Pinot Noir and Chardonnay with a tasting room and hospitality. Comparable in Willamette Valley AVA, varietal mix, and DTC-led tasting experience, but with much larger parent backing.
• Willamette Valley Vineyards: Publicly traded Willamette Valley producer with estate vineyards, tasting rooms, and hospitality. Comparable on Oregon estate Pinot Noir plus DTC hospitality, but at substantially greater scale and broader wholesale/retail distribution.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ZenithVineyard
• Facebookfacebook.com/ZVwine
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/zenithvineyard

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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