Location
The vineyard is on the western slope of the Chehalem Mountains AVA, just north of Ribbon Ridge. Nearby vineyards include Colleen Clemons and Patton Valley. We have a unique corner of the Chehalem Mountains AVA practically all to ourselves and as the vines get older and their roots go deeper, we're slowly discovering the qualities and characteristics of wine made from these grapes. It's an exciting process.
Elevation
Current plantings range from 530-650 feet.
Soil
The soil across all our vine-suitable areas is Saum, a red-brown volcanic silt loam similar to Jory, but with a bit less water-holding capacity. A few sections of the vineyard contain large basalt boulders.
For more information about the site and the plantings, including block maps, heat hours, clones and soils, check out out the Ninebark Vineyard page on Everyvine. Also, you can view the current block map here.
Farming Practices
We are LIVE certified and Salmon Safe and have been farming the grapes following LIVE standards from the beginning. For a variety of reasons, for sustainability and flavor profile, we chose not to irrigate. We feel that if the vines can get established, they should perform solidly with their deep roots in even the hottest summers...and hopefully have more intense flavors as well. We are also a glyphosate-free vineyard.
History
In the Fall of 2007, after a 5-year search, we made our first visit to a 100-acre property overlooking the small community of Laurelwood. The old farm property had been badly neglected, but had tons of potential. A derelict walnut orchard was perched on a jutting upland in a thermal belt with excellent air drainage; the 500-650’ elevations were right; and there were a variety of warm and cool aspects available for planting. It also had the volcanic soil we had been seeking with perfect drainage and proven water-holding capacity for dry-farming (the beautiful 270 degree view was a nice bonus too.) Several other portions of the property were available for future expansion, including some land that slopes gently to the east that used to be planted in strawberries many years ago, but continues to be known by locals as "The Strawberry Field".
10 years in, we've planted 25 acres so far and feeling pretty good about the decisions we've made so far. The wines that include our grapes have received great reviews and only get better year after year. We've expanded our initial plantings of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay to include Pinot Meunier and Melon de Bourgogne, as well as interesting and less-planted varieties of Pinot Noir.
Management
Results Partners has managed the vineyard since 2013, though Fergus, the vineyard dog, runs the place.
The vineyard is on the western slope of the Chehalem Mountains AVA, just north of Ribbon Ridge. Nearby vineyards include Colleen Clemons and Patton Valley. We have a unique corner of the Chehalem Mountains AVA practically all to ourselves and as the vines get older and their roots go deeper, we're slowly discovering the qualities and characteristics of wine made from these grapes. It's an exciting process.
Elevation
Current plantings range from 530-650 feet.
Soil
The soil across all our vine-suitable areas is Saum, a red-brown volcanic silt loam similar to Jory, but with a bit less water-holding capacity. A few sections of the vineyard contain large basalt boulders.
For more information about the site and the plantings, including block maps, heat hours, clones and soils, check out out the Ninebark Vineyard page on Everyvine. Also, you can view the current block map here.
Farming Practices
We are LIVE certified and Salmon Safe and have been farming the grapes following LIVE standards from the beginning. For a variety of reasons, for sustainability and flavor profile, we chose not to irrigate. We feel that if the vines can get established, they should perform solidly with their deep roots in even the hottest summers...and hopefully have more intense flavors as well. We are also a glyphosate-free vineyard.
History
In the Fall of 2007, after a 5-year search, we made our first visit to a 100-acre property overlooking the small community of Laurelwood. The old farm property had been badly neglected, but had tons of potential. A derelict walnut orchard was perched on a jutting upland in a thermal belt with excellent air drainage; the 500-650’ elevations were right; and there were a variety of warm and cool aspects available for planting. It also had the volcanic soil we had been seeking with perfect drainage and proven water-holding capacity for dry-farming (the beautiful 270 degree view was a nice bonus too.) Several other portions of the property were available for future expansion, including some land that slopes gently to the east that used to be planted in strawberries many years ago, but continues to be known by locals as "The Strawberry Field".
10 years in, we've planted 25 acres so far and feeling pretty good about the decisions we've made so far. The wines that include our grapes have received great reviews and only get better year after year. We've expanded our initial plantings of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay to include Pinot Meunier and Melon de Bourgogne, as well as interesting and less-planted varieties of Pinot Noir.
Management
Results Partners has managed the vineyard since 2013, though Fergus, the vineyard dog, runs the place.
