 The 1980 vintage was greatly affected by the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens, and two wines from that vintage won gold medals in the 1982 International Wine Competition in London.Ponzi Vineyards (then of Beaverton, now Sherwood) was favorably covered by the New York Times in 1981.In 1984, noted wine critic Robert M. Parker, Jr. visited Oregon and was highly impressed with the Pinots he encountered.