AN URBAN WINERY THAT PUTS SUSTAINABILITY FIRST

Coopers Hall is a winery dedicated to keg production, the first of its kind in Oregon.

 

ALEXELI VINEYARD

Coopers Hall partner Phil Kramer is the owner and winemaker of Alexeli Vineyard, in the East Willamette Valley near Molalla/Silverton. Phil purchased the property in 2007; the 18 acre vineyard was planted in the 1980s, is LIVE certified and creates the foundation of sustainability for the Coopers Hall wine brand. The vineyard is planted with Chardonnay, Müller-Thurgau, Riesling, Gewürztraminer, Pinot Gris and Pinot Noir. At Coopers Hall we joke that most urban wineries come about because the winemaker lives in the city and doesn’t want to commute to the valley to make wine, but it’s actually the opposite in our case!

KEG WINE IS COOL

Coopers Hall is leading the movement in keg wine - in 2014 we opened as the first keg-focused winery in the state of Oregon. We’re taking a completely holistic approach to creating an ethical wine brand - from the farming practices and production, right to the packaging.
In the past 8 years Coopers Hall has avoided using over 400,000 single-use glass bottles. And we’ve been convincing some of our winemaking friends to jump on the bandwagon. At the Coopers Hall Taproom we have 36 wines on tap, including 15+ from other OR and WA wineries, many of whom we’ve worked closely with on this program. Interested in learning more? Joel Gunderson, operating partner of Coopers Hall would gladly talk keg wine with you, anytime.

WINE ON TAP

Wine in a keg you say? Don’t be fooled, this is still a premium product. Coopers Hall is breaking down preconceived notions that wine is precious, should only be enjoyed by a certain kind of person and needs to look and be served some kind of way. Pouring wine from a tap brings the fun back and also creates a more accessible product, both in price and distribution. Below is the long list of restaurants, bars, tap houses and event spaces that sell Coopers Hall wine on tap, making local Oregon wine available at a reasonable glass price.

OBRC REFILLABLE BOTTLES

In 2019 Coopers Hall started a relationship with OBRC (Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative) to put Coopers Hall wine in bottles for the first time. But not just any bottle, an Oregon-made reusable bottle, with a local program to collect, wash and redistribute commercially, so the bottles can be reused and refilled up to 25 times! Coopers Hall was the first winery to join the program, which uses 500 mL brown glass bottles, more widely adopted by breweries and cideries.
These bottles are perfect for parties, picnics, gifts and weeknight drinking. Buy the Willamette Valley Pinot Noir of Rosé, Cascadia White or Pinot Noir on our website or at retailers listed below. When you’re done, redeem at any BottleDrop location and they’ll go right back into the system.

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