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
Three Feathers 2018 Blanc de Noirs wins Silver!
Three Feathers Blanc de Noirs 2018, our first still white wine made from estate grown Pinot Noir grapes on Chehalem Mountains; Three Feathers Torio Vineyard, received a Silver Medal in this year’s McMinnville Wine & Food Classic! The 27th annual Mac Classic Wine Competition was held in McMinnville on January 11, 2020 and featured a panel of 16 industry judges … Read More
Harvest Lore 2019
September 2019 | In the Vineyard September is an anxious time for Vineyard owners. We all are hoping for optimum harvest conditions; perfectly ripened fruit, warm dry autumn days and a crew that is ready to pick when we are – an ideal harvest scenario. This year Three Feathers Vineyard looked pretty good; disease-free, unlike other vineyards in the valley … 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
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
Our 2016 Three Feathers Pinot Noir featured at Bootleggers Whiskey Bar in Beaverton
2016 Three Feathers Pinot Noir featured at Bootleggers Whiskey Bar in Beaverton We are pleased to announce that our 2016 Three Feathers Pinot Noir is now poured at Bootleggers Whiskey Bar, 12424 SW Broadway Street, Beaverton, Oregon 97005. Tel: (971) 317-2910 Bootleggers is introducing Wine Night on Thursdays. More information coming up…!
Bringing in the 2018 Harvest
Bringing in the 2018 Harvest Choosing the best moment to harvest grapes is a delicate matter. We spent three weeks in the vineyard, three hours a day, trimming leaves away from the fruit and thinning clusters that seem to be lagging behind. We checked the sugar content (Brix) every few days to see if the fruit was at the perfect … Read More
2017 Three Feathers Wines are Here!
Presenting our 2017 Three Feathers Wines! We are pleased to announce that our much anticipated 2017 wines have been Bottled and will Ship starting September 15. 2017 Three Feathers Pinot Noir We continue to perfect our small-lot single-clone Pinot Noir from the Dijon Clone 667 grapes grown in Block One of Three Feathers Vineyard. The complexity of this vintage is … Read More
Three Feathers 2017 Pinot Noir Wines are in the Bottle!
Bottling 2017 Three Feathers Vineyard Wines August 21,2018 was the day designated to bottle our 2017 wines that were harvested in early October; our Three Feathers Pinot Noir, and a new wine, the Cuvee Virginia Pinot Noir. A tremendous amount of preparation goes into this moment. While the wine is resting comfortably over the winter our resident artist and photographer, … Read More
Three Feathers Uncorked
Three Feathers Uncorked To cork or not to cork? Some people might wonder why we have chosen to cap our wine with screw caps instead of cork. Most obviously, it is cheaper. Real cork, which comes from the bark of the Cork Oak tree (Quercus suber), is grown in The Mediterranean. Although the tree does not die when the bark … Read More