Three Feathers Vineyard Growing Season Report 2021 What a fabulous year we are having so far! Weather conditions have generally been ideal with a couple of notable exceptions in June. Bud break was the end of April and bloom came mid-June, forecasting harvest at the end of September. In early June we experienced two days of heavy rain. This was … Read More
Wrapping up Three Feathers Harvest 2020
Three Feathers Harvest Report 2020 As I write this, sitting in a comfortable chair with my feet up, it is hard to believe that the Harvest was a mere month ago. I have only now started to calm down and not feel that I must leap out of bed at 5 AM to work. The rains have finally arrived in … Read More
Geologically speaking | Three Feathers terroir
More about the Geology at Three Feathers I have always had an interest in Geology and Natural History but it was only moving to The Pacific Northwest, where evidence of geological turbulence is all around us that I more fully appreciated the instability of nature. “Solid as a Rock” is a complete falsehood. We see around us the constant changes … Read More
No Clue about Clones
No Clue about Clones It is common knowledge that the wine grape, Vitis vinifera, has many different varietals; Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot to name a few. But many people are not aware that there are many cultivars within each varietal family. The Pinot grape, now known to be one of the oldest varieties, has several different family members: Pinot Noir, … Read More
Lines on the Vines
We must cultivate our own garden… Voltaire, Candide Lines on the Vines | Spring 2020 Season Already June 1st! Where did the spring go? Despite the situation worldwide with the Corona-virus, which meant for us that our schedule of wine tasting events was cancelled, the grape vines continue to grow and need tending and we have maintained a strong focus … Read More
Winter in the Vineyard
Winter in the Vineyard | Starting the 2020 Season February is here once again and we are starting work on the 2020 Vineyard Season. The temperatures have been above freezing most of the winter. We have had moderate precipitation until January when rains came in earnest and temporarily flooded the area. I would say overall the rain is adequate to … Read More
Keeping up the Oregon wine producing tradition
Keeping up the Oregon wine producing tradition At Three Feathers, our goal is to perpetuate the Oregon tradition of locally owned and operated vineyards and handcrafted wines for which our region Internationally known. The success of Oregon Pinot Noir has made us the envy of many other larger wine producing regions who are now trying to muscle in, buying thousands … Read More
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow
Winter arrives, finally We’ve been experiencing a mild winter this year with temperatures rarely below freezing and despite the weather reports, rainfall seemed pretty normal. We were all beginning to think that we would not be getting any cold weather and many vineyards, including ours, chose to prune vines a little earlier than normal. Last week, however, temperatures took a … Read More
Celebrating the Circle of Vineyard Life | Holiday Baked Brie
Celebrating the Circle of Vineyard Life What an eventful year it has been! Starting with a few weeks of planning in January we pruned vines the first week of February. In March and April we prepped the soil and the aisles and started preventative spraying. The vines broke their dormancy the first week of May and after that it was … Read More
2018 Vineyard Grower’s Update
2018 Vineyard Grower’s Update The 2018 season in the vineyard began with pruning in early February. The winter was cool and dry punctuated with rainy periods, but not characteristically wet. Even spring was not very wet despite lingering cool temps and Bud Break was a month later than last year, on May 2. Once the plants started growing it was … Read More