CHO WINES  · WILLAMETTE VALLEY  ·   OREGON

Grow with us, vine by vine.

The Founders Club is more than a wine club. It's a community rooted in the soil of the highest peak in the Willamette Valley - where every member adopts a living vine and walks alongside us as our estate comes of age.

 

Three tiers, named for the elements of life and of our name:  

Carbon · Hydrogen · Oxygen.

 

 

COME AS YOU ARE

A seat at the table is the whole point.

There's a reason a visit to CHO feels different from the rest of wine country. The music is K-pop. The kids run between the rows. The dogs are family. And the welcome is the kind you'd get at a table that's been set for years - you're invited to a party in the Chos' backyard - because that's what Dave and Lois built as Oregon's first Korean-American winery: a place with room for everyone.

 

 

Your own vine, on our Founders Block.

When you join, you don't adopt the idea of a vine - you adopt a real one. Every member is assigned a specific vine by row and number, recorded on your personal member card. Want to name it? There's a space on the card for exactly that. It's yours to christen.

You're always welcome to come visit your vine during CHO Wines' open hours. It lives on the Founders Block, on the highest peak in the Willamette Valley, and visiting it is one of the quiet pleasures of membership. For members farther afield, we send a photo of your vine once a year, so you can watch it grow each year.

 

2026 is the Founders Block's very first producing year. Join now and you adopt your vine right as it begins to bear fruit - you'll be there for its first vintage.

 

    • A specific vine, identified by row and vine number
    • A member card you can name and keep
    • Visit your vine anytime you're on the estate
    • An annual photo for out-of-state members
    • We do the farming and pruning — your vine is cared for year-round

 

Carbon · Hydrogen · Oxygen

The make of all living things. The food and drink at the table, and the people you share it with - we are all make of the same elements.

 

 

MEMBER GATHERINGS

Every party is one you've never been to before

Our club parties are never the same twice. We bring in guest chefs from Portland's best kitchens, take over the city alongside fellow winemakers, and throw open our cellar for the season's biggest celebration. It's the network Dave and Lois have built across Portland's food and wine world - and members get first, or only, access.

 

PAST PARTIES:
2024
Grand Opening: Chef Han Ly Hwang of Kimjongrillin' + Sunny Hatch of FryBaby
Harvest Kickoff: Labor Day Weekend - Chef Aaron Truong of Hapa Pizza
Holiday Club Party - CellarBration

2025
March: Battle Creek Cellars Portland
Summer Kickoff 2025:  Chef Han Ly Hwang of Kimjongrillin' + Sunny Hatch of FryBaby
Burger & Farmstand Harvest Kickoff 2025: Labor Day Weekend - Chef Peter Cho of Han Oak & Chef Bret Uniss of The Grounded Table
AAPI Holiday Marketplace : CHO Wines Cellar

2026
Spring Club Party 2025: Sun Rice Portland
Summer Kickoff 2026: Guest Chef Melissa McMillan from Sammich
Harvest Kickoff 2026: Labor Day Weekend - Guest Chefs Sun Rice + Annam VL
AAPI Holiday Marketplace

PAST EVENTS:
Filipino Brunch & Buns
KPOP Night + Korean Tacos
Kimchi Making Workshop
Xiao Ye Wine Dinner PDX
CHOMAKASE at Masu Sushi PDX
Club Share: Eminent Domaine, Anacreon, Nicolas-Jay
Club Share: Furioso, Domaine Roy, Gran Moraine
Spring Warehouse Sale
AAPI Food & Wine: NYC (2026)
AAPI Food & Wine: McMinnville (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026)

 

All part of being a Founder — and yours before anyone else's.

 

There's more

    • $25 credit for every Founders Club referral
    • Early access and special pricing on events
    • Annual Founders warehouse sale every April
    • Quarterly virtual Founders Table for out-of-state members
    • Discounts with Willamette Valley lodging partners
    • Direct texting access via 503-405-8703