Like most wineries in Washington State, we do not own vineyards. We contract with a number of different vineyards to purchase grapes. We use acreage contracts so from year to year our grapes come from the same vines in the same rows in the same vineyards.

Bacchus Vineyard - Situated on the banks of the Columbia River north of Pasco, the Bacchus Vineyard is one of the oldest in the Columbia Valley appellation.  Established in 1971 and 1972, the  slope of the vineyard faces south and west. Our Cabernet Sauvignon from 30-year-old vines in Block 9 and Syrah from 10-year-old vines in Block 5a are among the oldest plantings of those varietals in the state.

Chelle den Pleasant - OH...The magical Chelle den Pleasant vineyard... eight acres of the finest Cabernet Franc in the State of Washington. We don't know if it's the  pixie dust from vineyard fairies, but the grapes from this site are truly something special. This tiny vineyard located in Prosser is owned by Dennis and Rachelle Pleasant.

Dwelley Vineyard - This is a small twenty-acre vineyard set in the foothills of the Blue Mountains overlooking the town of Walla Walla.  We source our Cabernet Sauvignon from a one-acre block within the vineyard.  It is a warm site and sits above frost pockets which usually start in the valley bottoms around the first week of October.  Frost doesnt' usually hit this area until Halloween, so Dave Jones, the vineyard owner, can let the fruit hang to complete flavor development with soft silky tannins.

The soil is Walla Walla silt loam and is over 200 feet deep before gravel appears.  Vine rows are watered on only one side to ensure vine stress resulting in very small berries and moderate cane growth.  Leaves are thinned the second week of September for good sun exposure on the fruit.  Clusters are pruned to one to two clusters per cane to encourage fruist maturation during the critical period before harvest.  Harvest begins typically when the clusters approach 26 brix with acid levels just starting to decline.    

Pepper Bridge - Pepper Bridge Vineyard is located in the Walla Walla Appellation. The original 10 acres were planted in 1991 and have expanded to a total of 180 acres of wine grapes. Pepper Bridge Vineyard has gained an outstanding reputation with winemakers throughout the state of Washington. Tom Walliser is the vineyard manager.

All grapes are grown on split canopy trellises, in which the vines are trained both up and down off the cordon, or grape-bearing wire. The vineyard uses cutting edge technology on its irrigation and weather systems. Weather data, temperature, humidity, wind, and sun energy units, are recorded around the clock and the data is downloaded to computer by phone line. Over sixty moisture-measuring points are spread throughout the farm and moisture is data logged once an hour, 24 hours per day.

The soils in this vineyard are Walla Walla Silt Loam, which is a wind-blown glacial loess that is young and full of minerals. This silt loam contains one-third sand and is very free draining.

Seven Hills Vineyard - Co-owned by three wineries, Seven Hills sells grapes to more than 30 wineries in Washington and Oregon. Chris Banek is the Vineyard Manager.

The 150-acre vineyard uses state-of-the-art recording equipment for control of soil moisture and has adopted minimal input farming. This vineyard has one of the finest records of high scores on vineyard-designated wines in the state.

More to come about Morrison Lane (Syrah and Viognier), and Artz  (Merlot) vineyards