Three Feathers Wines featured at Taste on 23rd We are pleased to announce that Three Feathers wines are now available at Taste on 23rd Wine Bar Bottle Shop located in the charming neighborhood of Northwest Portland. Customers can purchase our 2016 Three Feathers Pinot Noir by the bottle to have at home or with food served on site.
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
2016 Three Feathers Pinot Noir in the News
2016 Three Feathers Pinot Noir in the News We have been very industrious recently in promoting and selling our 2016 Pinot Noir. Wine merchants in the Portland area have been receptive to our 2016 vintage and we have placed our wine in two shops in the past few weeks. Last month we hired a long-time friend, Sandra Hogan, to help … Read More
Wine Speak: Reviewing our 2016 Three Feathers Pinot Noir
Wine Speak: Reviewing our 2016 Three Feathers Pinot Noir Excerpt from an Interview with Winemaker Dan Duryee and Christine StimacDecember 15, 2017 – Saint Paul, Oregon Christine Stimac : So Dan, what do you have to say about Three Feathers 2016 Pinot Noir? What do you think? What is your opinion from the winemaker’s point of view on how it … Read More
2017 Pinot Noir debut
2017 Pinot Noir debut On Saturday 24 February, the Three Feathers partnership convened their annual meeting and retreat in Las Vegas Nevada. The meeting ended with a barrel tasting of the 2017 Pinot Noir. All of us were impressed with the flavors of this new wine despite the fact that it only been in the barrels for four months. The … Read More
Behind the Scenes
Behind the Scenes Behind the facade of any enterprise is the man power that brings every job to fruition. Given the size of the Three Feathers Farm & Vineyard we cannot possibly do everything ourselves. We are very fortunate to have two terrific workers; Scott Pote and David Pederson, who are our Essential Team Members. Both native Oregonians they take … Read More
On Winemaking, Pinot Noir and our 2017 Vintage
Technical progress makes it possible to always improve the quality of the wines, but it seems that this very technicality leads to a standardization of the product. With filtration and the imperatives of competition, it becomes difficult to say whether a Chardonnay wine has been made in France, Italy or California. The professionals want drinks that are acceptable to … Read More
Three Feathers Estate & Vineyard celebrates a glorious Oregon summer with a family photo session
Photo Session at Three Feathers Estate & Vineyard We are having glorious weather in the vineyards in Hillsboro, Oregon. Time for our family to enjoy the best that Oregon has to offer and an excellent opportunity for a photo shoot. Three Feathers Estate & Vineyard owners Christine Stimac (left) and daughters Cynthia Stimac (middle) and Elise Prudhomme (right) pose in … Read More
Barrel Tasting at Lady Hill Winery
Barrel Tasting with our Winemaker Dan Duryee Our tasting compared the four barrels against each other. Winemakers do this to ensure that none of the barrels are bad or “off” tasting before they are blended. One of the barrels was noticeably different. The simplest explanation was that the barrel manufacturer was different from the other three. Interesting that that would … Read More
Harvesting and Custom Crush at Lady Hill Winery
Custom Crush at Lady Hill Winery with Winemaker Dan Duryee Recent genetic studies of grape varieties has identified Pinot Noir as one of the oldest grapes in the world. A small cluster variety, Pinot Noir has a reputation for being a finicky grape. It prefers cool nights and warm days. The wine is light in color and flavor and on … Read More