With Gratitude
The property search began on the torrential rainfall day of November 18th, 2012. Marc-André and I met at Red Hills Market for an espresso with both our fathers before getting in the car to visit a potential site in the Eola Hills. We were 5 minutes from the intended property when we got a call about a 21-acre filbert farm on Worden Hill Road in Dundee. Needless to say, we turned around without even seeing it.
Though the rain was coming down sideways, we weren’t discouraged from energetically walking through the filbert trees of this old orchard neighboring the iconic vineyards from Bergström, Cameron, and Maresh. We immediately felt this was home. The site became the Iron Filbert Vineyard, paying homage to the iron-rich Jory soil series and the old filbert orchard that once stood.
– Jared Etzel, Winemaker.
Today we are excited to share this sense of place with you through our organically-farmed estate wines. We are grateful for the opportunity to create small production wines in one of the top tier frontiers for Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, our beloved Willamette Valley.
Thank you for your support, we couldn’t do it without you!
