HONORING THE GIFTS WE’VE BEEN GIVEN

This land, with its rich, red-tinged soil, was formed by cataclysmic events. Tectonic plates crashed together to turn ancient seabeds into fertile hillsides, which were further enriched by massive ice age floods that swept down from the northeast. Today, the land is shaped by the more subtle transitions between days and seasons.

Like Burgundy and other iconic wine regions, we sit right on top of the 45th parallel, a climatic midpoint between the equator and the pole that affords us both moderate temperatures and pronounced seasons—an ideal balance for the varieties we grow.

The Tidalstar Vineyard is planted almost 100% to Pinot Noir, with different clones in each of the 14 blocks. Elevated above the valley floor, the vines have a fantastic view. Looking southeast, across the Willamette, they catch the first morning sun over the Cascades and the first evening breezes off the Pacific.