Moe Momtazi, owner of Oregon's Maysara Winery, pays homage to his Persian heritage through sustainable farming and Pinot Noir.
Any wine will get you high. Judge like a king, and choose the purest, the ones unadulterated with fear, or some urgency about “what’s needed.” —Western culture may trace the spiritual origins of wine to Jewish and Christian rituals. However, Persia originated as one of the first recorded instances of wine used for sacred and ceremonial purposesdepicts how the Persian spirit of winemaking continues in Iran and around the world—including in Oregon’s wine country.
They moved to Oregon where Moe worked as a civil engineer, though his passion lay in winemaking. They found a 496-acre abandoned wheat farm in Oregon’s Willamette Valley that contained all the elements needed to grow. These included forests, hills, pastures and migratory birds like falcons and bald eagles who are attracted to the fish in the reservoirs they built.
Since planting their first Pinot Noir grapevines in 2001, the Momtazi’s property has grown to 560 acres with 296 acres under vine. Currently, they sell grapes to. When asked why he purchases grapes from Momtazi Vineyards, winemaker Derek Einberger said, “Moe isn’t a grower; he’s more of a holistic land caregiver, not to mention the fact that he’s a lovely and energetic person to be around.
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