Château Benoit was one of the historical estates that pioneered wine growing in Oregon’s Willamette Valley, In 1979 Fred and Mary Benoit established their vineyards in the hills between Lafayette and Carlton.
With their retirement in 1999, they sold the historic Château Benoit property to Robert and Marilyn Pamplin. Dr. Pamplin had his own winemaking vision and chose to take the winery in a new direction, with world-class Pinot Noir as the goal. To accomplish this, he refitted the old winery with state-of-the-art equipment and sought out the finest vineyards. To highlight this new mission, he renamed the winery Anne Amie Vineyards after his two daughters.
Today at Anne Amie Vineyards, we have maintained the original stained glass windows of Château Benoit at our entry way as a tribute to the Benoit family and their contributions to making the Willamette Valley a world-famous wine producing region and to mark the historic location of Château Benoit.
We have also kept this important name alive by continuing to release wines under the Château Benoit label. Our goal with the Château Benoit brand is to make delicious, reasonably priced wines for everyday pleasure. Our Château Benoit wines are designed to be ready to drink upon release, with fresh, forward fruit flavors. While it is a challenge to make world-class wine, it is also a challenge to make a great value, and we are proud of the charming wines we release under the Château Benoit label.
