The Pines 1852 is a family-owned and operated
winery and vineyard. Their passion for the grape is clear when you
sample one of their estate-grown, limited production boutique wines.
They are involved in each step of getting the grape into the bottle:
from hand-picking the grapes, to bottling, to hand-waxing the neck.
Lonnie Wright, owner of The Pines 1852, has been working The Pines
vineyard since reviving the century old vine zinfandel in 1982. In
1986, Wright received a phone call from then home-winemaker Peter
Rosback who was looking for some grapes to use for his basement wine
operation. Wright agreed to sell the old vine zinfandel to Rosback,
thus beginning their business relationship. Wright continued
expanding the vineyard over the years by planting a new block of
zinfandel in 1987, merlot in 1991 and 1993 and syrah in 1994. In
1994, Rosback outgrew his basement and started his own winery,
Sineann in Newberg, Ore. Wright sold the old vine zinfandel, younger
zinfandel and merlot to be produced under the Sineann label. In
2001, Wright decided that his grapes were too good to sell to
everyone else; he wanted to keep some for himself. Wright approached
Rosback to be the winemaker for his new label. After a handshake
agreement “The Pines 1852” was born.
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