Overview:  Bodhichitta (pronounced “bodda-cheetah”) is a Sanskrit word meaning inner self or soul.
Bodhichitta Winery is located in the heart of the Willamette Valley, home of Pinot noir, in
Salem, Oregon. It looks to service before self and the connection amongst all sentient
beings. Bodhichitta emphasizes hand-crafted, home-made wines and lavender
aromatherapy products using local, natural and whenever possible, organic ingredients. Our
products represent our connection and respect for nature, the environment and one
another.

We donate to worthy charities at the local, regional, national and international level.
Bodhichitta Winery strives to give of ourselves to others to live up to our name's Sanskrit
roots and motto:

Passion for wine, compassion for others.

While not currently open to the general public, its wines, lavender aromatherapy and
culinary products are available through direct sales in person, in select wine shops, stores
and on-line.

The word and concept "bodhichitta" has been used to describe the basic human wisdom
within each of us that can drive away the sorrows of the world. Bodhi means "awake"; free
from the ordinary, confused mind, free from the illusion that we are separate from one
another. Chitta means "heart" or mind." According to the Buddha, the unbiased mind and
good heart of bodhi hold the key to happiness. Bodhichitta Winery is a vision to embody
that spirit in each feeling, thought and action in our daily lives to bring compassion,
equanimity, joy and kindness to our world -- to ease or eliminate suffering and pain.
Bodhichitta Winery believes that everything in this life and the next begins with a thought --
a thought that can bring possibilities that already exist into fruition.