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Growing grapes for more than forty years on land that was planted to fruit trees by Oregon Trail pioneer Thomas Cox in the 1840s, we focus on Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris with micro plantings of Chardonnay, Muscat, and Gewürztraminer.
An eternal optimist with an eye for detail, Rod has an entrepreneurial spirit that drives him to create value for customers through honest, hard work. He has worked in farming communities across Oregon and the country for more than 35 years. His love for wine from vine to bottle is only out-shined by his passion for connecting with people. He seeks adventure and loves to travel, especially to places that make great wine, from Argentina to Italy and Walla Walla to the Willamette Valley, he loves to share a bottle of wine and stories with friends old and new.
Self-described chemistry geek meets farmer, Drew sets out to capture the place from which grapes are grown. From the slopes to the soil to the season, Drew’s obsessive attention to detail, wicked knowledge, and focused experience enable him to craft wines through learned instinct which led him to be named one of Wine Enthusiast’s cutting-edge winemakers in 2019.
His resume includes stints at top Oregon wineries Domaine Serene and Shea Wine Cellars and he also has his own wine label, Harper Voit, with a tasting room in McMinnville.
We could not be more thrilled to work with Drew in crafting cutting-edge, small-batch wines from our Ankeny estate vineyard for years to come!
Our 50 acre estate is less than one mile from the Willamette River, not far from where the Santiam River merges with it. Looking south, you will see the Ankeny National Wildlife Refuge where thousands of migratory waterfowl enjoy the farmland, riparian forests, and seasonal wetlands.
We’re growing grapes on a mix of soil types: volcanic Nekia, loamy Witzel, marine sediment Hazelair, and glacial deposited Steiwer. Our vineyards are at 225-350 feet elevation on a gentle slope in the Willamette Valley. These moderately deep, well draining soils are where the journey of vine to bottle begins.
A majority of our estate is Pinot Noir grapes, including clones of Dijon 114, 115, Pommard, and Wädenswil. The first planting of grapes was in 1982, with the first commercial harvest happening in 1985. Our Pinot Gris, Chardonnay, and Gewürztraminer grapes were planted in 1994 and our Muscat grapes were planted in 2005.
