Holiday Weekend Events to Support Environmental Sustainability

Dallas, Ore. – Van Duzer Vineyards, an Oregon family winery and 100 percent estate fruit operation in the Willamette Valley, announces a partnership with SOLV, a nonprofit organization that works to enhance the livability of Oregon. Together, Van Duzer and SOLV will host Memorial Day weekend festivities from May 26 - 28, including complimentary tastings of the vineyard’s new releases, tours of the new winery, light appetizers and vineyard manager Norbert Fiebig’s notable smoked salmon. The winery will be open from 11a.m to 5 p.m. each day.

Van Duzer will donate 10 percent of the weekend’s sales to benefit SOLV’s important volunteer programs. Additionally, every person that signs up for the new Van Duzer Wine Club over the weekend will receive a complimentary one-year membership to SOLV.

"We are committed to sustainable practices in the vineyards and in our new state-of-the-art winery, thus the partnership with SOLV is a natural fit," said Jim Kakacek, Van Duzer’s winemaker and general manager. "We hope that over Memorial Day weekend, the community will join us in celebrating SOLV’s efforts to keep Oregon a beautiful place to live and visit."

Van Duzer’s new winery not only enhances the estate’s existing world-class wines, but it also demonstrates Van Duzer’s dedication to sustainable practices in the winery as well as the vineyard. Some of the winery’s new features include:

"We are so pleased to partner with Van Duzer Vineyards for Memorial Day weekend," said Jack McGowan, executive director for SOLV. "We appreciate Van Duzer’s commitment to sustainable winemaking, and are honored they’ve chosen SOLV as the beneficiary of one of their biggest weekends all year."

Van Duzer Vineyards will unveil its Wine Club this Memorial Day. Members of the club will have early-bird purchase privileges of new wine releases including vineyard-designate Pinot Noirs, purchase discounts, exclusive Wine Club bottlings, and invitations to members-only events at the winery throughout the year. There is no fee or minimum purchase requirement to join.

Van Duzer Vineyards is an Oregon family winery and 100 percent estate fruit operation in the Willamette Valley. Its vineyards in the foothills of the Van Duzer Corridor are the first to benefit each summer evening from maritime breezes. The cool microclimate stamps Van Duzer wines with a bright fruit character, generous complexity and pleasing balance. The Thoma family practices sustainable farming on the vineyard and has been endorsed by internationally recognized LIVE (Low Input Viticulture and Enology) and Salmon Safe. For more information, please visit www.vanduzer.com.

SOLV is a statewide non-profit organization that brings together government agencies, businesses and individual volunteers in programs and projects to enhance the livability of Oregon. Governor Tom McCall and other civic leaders established SOLV in 1969 to address community problems in the ever-growing state. Today, SOLV creates an average of 85,000 volunteer opportunities annually to cleanup, beautify and Oregon communities across the state. For more information, please visit www.solv.org.

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SOLV is a statewide non-profit organization that brings together government agencies, businesses and individual volunteers in programs and projects to enhance the livability of Oregon. Governor Tom McCall and other civic leaders established SOLV in 1969 to address community problems in the ever-growing state. Today, SOLV creates an average of 85,000 volunteer opportunities annually to cleanup, beautify and Oregon communities across the state. For more information, please visit www.solv.org.

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