Winemaker/Vineyard Manager - Ken Cook

After 16 years as an aircraft mechanic, Ken Cook realized a career change was in order. Ken's appreciation for wine brought him and his wife, Kerrie, all the way from Anchorage, Alaska to Oregon's Willamette Valley to begin a new life in the wine industry. Ken began his new career with Chemeketa Community College Northwest Viticulture Center Program. He holds a degree in both winemaking and vineyard management and joined the team at Cherry Hill Winery in 2005. He brought his knowledge of cutting edge techniques and practices to Cherry Hill. Ken's goal at Cherry Hill is to sustainably grow ripe and balanced fruit to produce pinot noir that represents the terroir of Cherry Hill vineyard in a minimal intervention wine production style.

Winery Owners - Mike and Jan Sweeney

Mike and Jan Sweeney have spent many years and much effort seeking outstanding Pinot Noirs. They have pursued the holy grail of Pinot Noir in France, California, New Zealand and Oregon.

In 1998, after several visits to the Willamette Valley of Oregon, they purchased the undeveloped 150-acre vineyard that is now the home of Cherry Hill Winery and Vineyard.

Over the past several years the Sweeneys have toiled to create a world-class winery and vineyard in the Amity/Eola Hills of the Willamette Valley of Oregon. The view of the vineyards, coastal range, and sunsets are as romantic as the wines we produce.