Welcome!
We’re a micro, all family run, Estate Winery & Vineyard specializing in Pinot Noir, Pinot Noir Rosé & White Pinot Noir. We’re located in the heart of the World Famous Willamette Valley AVA on some of the world’s most fertile farm ground. We make both the Postlewait’s & Whiskey Hill labels. Postlewait’s is the name of the Wedding Venue which was established in 2001 & Whiskey Hill Winery is named after the area we’re located in, Whiskey Hill.
The Farm:
The triangle shaped Block, or Big Block, between the two houses was the first to be planted in 2008 and varies in soil types, with Woodburn Silt Loam, Aloha Silt Loam & Wapato. The North and West part of this block grow some of my favorite Pinot Noir grapes on the farm from which we make our Whiskey Hill Pinot Noir. The Block to the south of it, what we call the Wedding Block, is predominately Aloha Silt Loam and Wapato and is usually a little slower to ripen making it my favorite block to source fruit for White Pinot Noir & Rosé. The Block by the tasting room is also Aloha Silt Loam and is generally the source of our Postlewait’s Pinot Noir. This is usually the first block to ripen and tends to give us a little more pepper & spice. The block closest to the winery is a new planting in 2017. The East half of that, is small plantings of Gewürztraminer, Riesling, Gamay Noir, Leon Millot and Marechal Foch. The west half of that Block will soon be planted to Chardonnay, as well as more Leon Millot & Marechal Foch.
Cheers!
Chris