PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A Willamette Valley winemaker is turning his latest pinot noir into a mission for mental health awareness.
Oregon vintner Chase Renton, founder of L’Angelo Estate, announced his new release: Resilience. The Pinot Noir is a limited-release wine with 100% of the proceeds supporting the Kevin Love Fund – which is dedicated to advancing mental health education and emotional wellbeing.
The wine is from Renton’s family estate in the Dundee Hills AVA and will be released May 1 to coincide with Mental Health Awareness Month.
Chase Renton of L’Angolo Estate is releasing “Resilience” in May 2026, with proceeds benefitting the Kevin Love Fund for mental health awareness (Courtesy L’Angolo Estate, Alexandra Martin).
L’Angelo Estate says “Resilience” reflects Renton’s own mental health journey.
“Mental health struggles are far more common than we acknowledge, yet they remain difficult to talk about,” Renton said. “My journey with anxiety and depression has been more challenging than my battle with cancer. Resilience is about creating space for those conversations and raising meaningful funds for organizations doing the work every day.”
To celebrate the release, L’Angelo Estate is hosting a series of launch events, including events at the winery, along with a SoHo House Portland event May 7 and a May 14 event at G-Love.
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Renton grew up in California’s San Francisco Bay area, “where his parents nurtured an early interest in wine,” L’Angolo Estate said in a press release.
Renton was initially recruited as a collegiate golfer at Florida’s Lynn University when his career took a turn during a semester abroad at Florence University of the Arts, where he took a wine appreciation course.
After graduating with a degree in psychology, and looking for work during the Great Recession, Renton “immersed himself in the world of wine,” L’Angolo says.
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The vintner studied wine in Italy’s Apicius International School of Hospitality, and worked harvests across Europe and the United States.
That led to 2012, when Renton founded L’Angolo Estate, which began as a small sauvignon vineyard in St. Helena. The winery now follows a “rare estate model,” a spokesperson for the winery said, noting the 20-acre vineyard, winery and tasting room all sit on one property.
In 2017, L’Angolo opened a tasting room, which received the 2017 IIDA Oregon Design Excellence Awards: Best of Show and was an international finalist in hospitality for the Gray Awards.
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“But just as L’Angolo was building a reputation for its modern winery experience, Renton’s life took a dramatic turn when he was diagnosed with cancer. Following surgery and chemotherapy, he entered remission and began hosting charity events to raise funds for the Children’s Cancer Association, bringing together friends and supporters around special bottlings of wine to benefit families facing pediatric cancer,” the winery explained.
Through the Children’s Cancer Association, Renton met NBA champions Channing Frye and Kevin Love, working together on L’Angolo’s Give Joy Get Joy fundraiser and later the three launched Chosen Family Wines.
“In the years that followed, Renton faced yet another challenge—one far less visible. As his winemaking projects expanded and family life grew, he found himself confronting burnout, anxiety and depression,” L’Angolo said.
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This led Renton to Newport Beach, California, where he received support from The Mental Health Collective.
“I owe them my life. Mental health—especially among men—is rarely discussed openly,” Renton said. “Through my own healing process, I realized how important it is to allow space for emotions and vulnerability. Some days are hard, but those days pass. There is always tomorrow.”
With Resilience Pinot Noir, Renton is hoping to turn his journey into awareness and support for mental health.
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“I believe that wine, consumed in moderation, can be a platform for a shared meal with friends, allowing conversations and community to thrive in a world where more and more people are feeling isolated and alone,” Renton said.
All proceeds from Resilience will go the Kevin Love Fund, which was founded in 2018 after Love shared his own struggles with mental health and anxiety.
“Everyone is going through something, whether you can see it or not,” Love said. “Social connection is essential for mental wellness, and that belief is at the heart of everything we do at the Kevin Love Fund. I’m incredibly grateful to Chase for helping bring this wine to life and for aligning the spirit of Resilience with our mission.”
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“Proceeds from this launch will directly support and expand the programs we’ve built since 2018, specifically our free evidence-based mental health curriculum, which empowers young people to speak openly about their mental health and develop the tools to navigate life’s Challenges,” Love continued. “Partnerships like this allow us to continue to create safe spaces for honest conversations, encourage vulnerability and ultimately help more people live healthier, more connected lives.”
Resilience Pinot Noir will be released May 1 to coincide with Mental Health Awareness Month. The wine will be available through L’Angolo Estate’s mailing list and tasting room, along with select retailers such as Zupan’s Markets in the Portland metro area.
The estate notes this will be a limited 200-case release with an initial fundraising goal of $30,000.
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“Wine has always been about connection,” Renton added. “We are living in a society of great isolation today. If a bottle of wine can bring friends together, spark a conversation, raise funds and help someone feel less alone, then it has served its purpose.”
The Resilience label, featuring Renton’s handwriting, is inspired by the Japanese art of kintsugi – repairing broken pottery with gold.
“In that spirit, this Pinot Noir release celebrates the beauty found in healing and transformation,” the winery said.
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