RW 1 s8wd.txt June 27, 2001 Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporate Finance 450 5th Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20549 RE: Willamette Valley Vineyard, Inc. Request Under Rule 477 for Withdrawal of Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-63038) To Whom It May Concern: I am the President and Chief Executive Officer of Willamette Valley Vineyard, Inc. (the "Registrant"). Pursuant to Commissions Rule No. 477, I hereby request that the Registration Statement on Form S-8, (File No. 333-63038), be withdrawn from further consideration by the Commission as the Registration Statement was inadvertently filed in error. No securities were sold in connection with the offering. Sincerely, //Signed// James W. Bernau President And Chief Executive Officer Willamette Valley Vineyard, Inc.