Coeur de Terre | Oregon

We moved to the Willamette Valley in the spring of 1998 in pursuit of creating the next great Pinot Noir, as well as shaping an environment where our family could thrive. We believe in working sustainably and organically with nature to create a healthy environment for our vines and family.

We came to this special place after getting lost scouting potential vineyard sites over Memorial Day weekend in 1998. Then an out of the way property that showed great promise for growing quality Pinot noir grapes, we were intrigued. After spending many weeks walking the land and analyzing the soils, we decided this would be the future home of Coeur de Terre. We moved into our new home over Labor Day weekend that year and set to work developing the site.

Very hands on, we are responsible for all aspects of vineyard and winery operations. New plantings are grafted in our estate greenhouse from hand selected vines in the estate vineyard. All viticulture activity is directed by us and all winemaking is done onsite by us in micro-sized lots, keeping all blocks separate until bottling. Farmed utilizing organic practices from the start, our entire site has been glyphosate-free for over 5 years.

CdT is truly a family business and we take great pride in what we have created.  Please come join us at the winery and vineyard to see what makes this place truly special.