Three Feathers Vineyard Growing Season 2021

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Three Feathers family members gathered together for a portrait session Summer 2021

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

Rhubarb Pie à la Conticini

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An elegant, delectable rhubarb pie consisting of sweet pastry dough, almond cream and rhubarb compote topped with a caramelized rhubarb lattice.

Rhubarb Pie à la Conticini | An elegant, delectable dessert consisting of sweet pastry dough, almond cream and rhubarb compote topped with a caramelized rhubarb lattice At Three Feathers we are great fans of homegrown rhubarb and right now is the season. Sweet or savory (it’s great simply roasted in the oven as a side dish), this vegetable is a … Read More

Successful Wine Tasting Open House | Orzo Chicken Salad Recipe

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Three graces at Three Feathers during our 4th annual Memorial Weekend Wine Tasting event.

Successful Wine Tasting Open House | Delicious Orzo Chicken Salad Recipe Once again, Three Feathers Wine Tasting Open House on May 30th of Memorial Weekend was blessed with a fabulous day in every respect. The weather was warm and sunny. Our guests arrived prepared to spend the day in the gardens and vineyard. One brave group even spent a few … Read More

Announcing our 4th Annual Memorial Weekend Wine Tasting Event

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Handful of Three Feathers Pinot Précoce (Pinot Madeleine or, as in Germany Arh Valley - Frühburgunder).

Announcing our 4th Annual Memorial Weekend Wine Tasting Event Sunday, May 30, 2021 from 11 am to 5 pm | Tasting fee $15 19569 SW Finnigan Hill RoadHillsboro, OR 97123 Christine | 503-536-3083 | christine@threefeathersestate.comSandra | 503-701-5467 | sandra@threefeathersestate.com Something Old, Something New Our 2021 Memorial Weekend Wine Tasting Event will feature our first vintage of Pinot Gris. A new … Read More

2020 Vintage Line-up | Bottling Three Feathers Wines

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Three Feathers 2018 Blanc de Noirs coming around the line up to be boxed.

2020 Vintage Line-up | Bottling Three Feathers Wines It is time to start bottling our 2020 wines!  We had a good year in the vineyards with ideal weather conditions, a perfect mix of warm days and cool nights.  Despite the valley fires, we had good ripening and a plentiful harvest from mid-September to October 10th.  We will be debuting four … Read More

Oregon Rainfall

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Black and white pinhole photograph of snow-ladden formal gardens at Three Feathers Estate.

Kicking off the 2021 Vineyard Growing Season with Rain Oregon and Washington have a reputation for rainy weather.  I have never lived anywhere where there is such a preoccupation with rainfall. The truth is that here in the northern Willamette Valley we have a wet season and a dry season. Normal rain patterns are wet winters and dry summers. Average … Read More

Clementine Cake, a Winter Delight

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Step by Step Clementine Cake Recipe with Three Feathers

Clementine Cake, a Winter Delight | two recipe versions, including gluten and dairy-free Winter is upon us and the markets are full of zesty organic clementines, mandarins, kumquats, juicy oranges and lemons in all sizes. Clementine Cake is unique in that it uses the entire fruit, including peel, pith and pulp. We have experimented with different types of citrus fruit, … Read More

Three Feathers Harvest Open House & Club Member pick-up

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Harvest Open House & Club Member pick-up | Invitation only Sunday, October 18, 2020 from 11 am to 4 pm | Tasting fee $15 As October approaches, it is time once again to select wines for your Three Feathers Flight Club shipment. This fall we are offering the 2018 Reserve 667 exclusively to Club Members.  A luscious Pinot Noir of … Read More