BELLE PENTE

Vineyard & Winery

Jill & Brian O'Donnell established Belle Pente Vineyards in 1994, with the first wine produced in 1996.  Brian is from New York City, and Jill from St Cloud, Minnesota.  They met while living in California, and moved to the Willamette Valley in 1992.  Both were award-winning home brewers, and Brian began making wine for family and friends in 1986.  On the night of the Loma Prieta Earthquake in 1989, they resolved to begin a transition out of their Silicon Valley careers to start up a small premium vineyard & winery.  Riona Kathleen O'Donnell arrived just in time for the 1999 vintage to f