Saffron Fields Vineyard

Saffron Fields Vineyard is an estate winery on a former dairy and grass seed farm in Yamhill, Oregon's Willamette Valley, planted by owners Angela Summers and Sanjeev Lahoti starting in 2007. The hospitality center opened in 2013 and was designed by architect Richard Shugar with 2Form Architecture, using expansive glass, natural wood, and reclaimed lumber from a historic dairy barn to blur the line between indoors and outdoors. The estate is anchored by Japanese gardens designed by Hoichi Kurisu, former director of the Portland Japanese Garden, including a Lily Pond and a Koi Pond connected by cascading waterfalls. The tasting room opens through massive retractable windows onto these gardens and the surrounding vineyard, and doubles as a gallery for contemporary art from the owners' collection. Event spaces include the Tasting Room, the Zen Garden Room, the Jewel Box, and an Outdoor Patio with a fire pit, each offering different vantage points onto the vineyard, ponds, and gardens. Saffron Fields' events team, led by an on-site events coordinator, works with hosts to customize the space for private gatherings.