Economy & Business

King Estate Winery expands its acreage by acquiring longtime partner, Pfeiffer

KLCC | By Brian Bull

Published November 17, 2022 at 10:03 AM PST

30 years into their partnership, two wineries in Lane County have merged.

King Estate Winery says it’s acquired Pfeiffer Winery and Vineyards. The wineries have been business partners and collaborators since King Estate first purchased fruit from Pfeiffer in 1992.

The deal means King Estate’s vineyard acreage will expand by 15 percent, with mostly Pinot Noir [PEE-noh nwahr] and Pinot Gris [PEE-noh gree] grapes.

Details of the transaction have not been disclosed, other than that the deal was finalized on November 10^th. In a news release, King Estate says no decisions have been made regarding employees.

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Brian Bull

Brian Bull is a contributing freelance reporter with the KLCC News department, who first began working with the station in 2016. He's a senior reporter with the Native American media organization Buffalo's Fire, and was recently a journalism professor at the University of Oregon.

In his nearly 30 years working as a public media journalist, Bull has worked at NPR, Twin Cities Public Television, South Dakota Public Broadcasting, Wisconsin Public Radio, and ideastream in Cleveland. His reporting has netted dozens of accolades, including four national Edward R. Murrow Awards (22 regional), the Ohio Associated Press' Best Reporter Award, Best Radio Reporter from the Native American Journalists Association, and the PRNDI/NEFE Award for Excellence in Consumer Finance Reporting.

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