Smuggled!

Elise StimacGrowing, Travel Stories, Wine making, Wine Tasting

Three Feathers Pinot Noir first vintage visits the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France.

Smuggled! My adventure began on Saturday August 12 when I and my eleven case companions were taken from our distinguished labeled carton and stuffed into smelly suitcases full of human laundry.  What was happening? Were we being bottle-napped? After some bouncing and jostling and many hours of silence I felt a strange sensation of lightness, very cold and noisy. I … Read More

Cynthia’s Spring Rolls

Elise StimacPairing, Recipes

Cynthia's spring rolls served with Three Feathers Estate 2016 Pinot Noir with view of vineyards in background.

Cynthia has elaborated this variation of spring rolls from a recipe that a Vietnamese friend taught her to make many years ago.  Perfect for a buffet, light lunch or hot summer evening meal, these spring rolls are delicious served a watercress, fennel and baby greens salad and a bottle of our first vintage 2016 Three Feathers Pinot Noir. This recipe … Read More

We just bottled our 2016 Pinot Noir!

Elise StimacWine making

Pinot noir bottles at Three Feathers Vineyards' Chehalem Mountains in Willamette Valley Oregon.

From Barrels to Bottles We are excited to announce that we just bottled our first vintage Three Feathers 2016 Pinot Noir!  Bottles and cases can be purchased exclusively at Three Feathers Market. It was a celebration “en famille” when Elise and her family visiting from France gathered with Christine at Lady Hill Winery to witness the bottling of our first … Read More

Stirred, not Shaken

Elise StimacWine making

Final comparative view of Three Feathers 2016 Pinot Noir before and after filtration in preparation of bottling on July 6.

Stirred, not Shaken: Clarification of our 2016 Three Feathers Pinot Noir We received a text message from Dan Duryee, our winemaker at Lady Hill Winery, to say that our Three Feathers 2016 vintage Pinot Noir would go through the filtration process that day. “Is there anything to photograph?”, Christine texted back. Up pops a photograph of a strange machine and … Read More