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Duck Pond Estate Vineyard (Willamette Valley AVA)
Originally planted in 1992, the estate vineyard surrounds Duck Pond's Dundee, Oregon winery and tasting room. It's east-southeast slope is ideal for ripening the Pinot noir clones (Pommard, 115, 777 and Mariafeld) planted within its 12 acres.
Hylo, Delaney, St. Jory & Willow Creek Vineyards (Willamette Valley AVA)Located in the South Salem Hills, the family's four vineyard sites are planted in Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris and total over 270 planted acres. These vineyards lie approximately 60 miles inland from the Pacific Ocean on the southern side of the gently sloping foothills of Oregon's Coastal Range. Despite the Willamette Valley's reputation for rain, summers here are mostly dry and mild, allowing the grapes to ripen slowly over the summer months.
The region is known for its red Jory soil, a fairly poor-quality clay-based soil type that causes the vines to struggle, benefiting the overall quality of the grapes and forcing the vine to put its energy into ripening the fruit rather than producing foliage.
Cole's Valley Vineyard (Umpqua Valley AVA)
Acquired in 2008, this 358-acre parcel lies near the small southern Oregon town of Sutherlin, approximately 45 miles inland from the Pacific Ocean. A region of undulating hills, the area is warmer than the Willamette Valley, yet cooler than the neighboring Rogue and Applegate AVAs. The Fries family is currently planting this property entirely to Pinot Noir; as of the end of 2010, 180 acres of the planned 250 acres are planted. Clones include 115, 667, 777 and Mariafeld. The first harvest from this site will occur in fall of 2011.
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