awards both for individual wines and as an organization. In 2009 Wine Business Magazine ranked Abacela as a Top Ten Hot Small Brand in America. In 2013 Abacela was named Oregon Winery of the Year by Wine Press Northwest magazine. In 2015 Abacela was a Wine Enthusiast magazine finalist for American Winery of the year. In 2015 Earl and Hilda Jones were honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Oregon Wine Industry. Stewardship and Community Activity Abacela believes in working with nature and has established a 125 hectares (~300 acres) Nature Conservancy on the estate and in 2009 became one of only 14 Oregon wineries to meet the Carbon Neutral Challenge. Abacela is also a Salmon Safe winery. Furthermore, Abacela and their neighbor, the Wildlife Safari, have a long-term relationship in which hay is exchanged for elephant manure which Abacela composts with grape pomace to create an important soil amendment. References Wineries in Oregon