The Future is now
There is little doubt that as each year passes our knowledge of what is possible here in Oregon from a grape growing and winemaking perspective increases. We are finally understanding and accepting a wider view of what Oregon wine is and can be. In the Willamette Valley, we are near a tipping point. Approximately 87% of all vines planted in this valley are Pinot Noir. This has led us into a mental, economic, and ecological monoculture. What a dangerous position to be put in.
The Willamette Valley specifically is filled with amazing grape growing potential, and you only have to look at what some of those wineries were planting and working with in the 1960’s and 1970’s as inspiration. Why did we loose this sense of exploration? The simple answer, of course, is a combination of marketing, economic, and cultural realities. Fast forward to the early 2000’s and and you start to see some cracks develop in the single grape hegemony. Massive plantings of Pinot Noir were taking place, and well, the weather began to change and the growing seasons became longer.
Updated climate correlations have the Willamette Valley, Oregon more closely related to Asturias, Spain, not Burgundy, France.
We have been making wines since the 2015 vintage. We are lovers of Northern Rhone reds and whites as well as those coastal whites and reds from Spain and northern Portugal.
Enjoy our wines as they are a window into the future of the Willamette Valley and a wider vision of Oregon.
