In 2023 Isabel Newlin got offered the chance to farm a small 2 acre homestead vineyard in the southern hinterlands of the Willamette Valley coast range. It was planted 25 years ago and had been farmed a bit willy nilly over the years by multiple different people. The end result was a vineyard in poor shape. But the allure of old-ish vine, coast range fruit was tempting, so Isabel accepted. After a winter and spring of rehabilitation, it was clear that this site had a ton of potential. But Isabel didn't need any more fruit for Dacha. So she called us up and asked if we wanted to buy her first vintage of the fruit. 

Of course we said yes. In our endless pursuit of experimentation, we were thrilled to explore this neglected part of the Willamette Valley. When people think of the Willamette Valley, they often picture the classic stretch between Portland and Salem. But vineyards exist in nooks and crannies all over the state. This vineyard is about 2 hours south of Portland, which means it’s really not on the radar of anyone who lives or works in the northern Willamette valley. A four hour round trip from Portland is a lot. But despite its geographical obscurity, it's a pretty special place to grow grapes.

Because this place is so unique, we wanted to capture the vineyard in some kind of pure, unadulterated way, so we teamed with Isabel to pick the vineyard and make it into Rose.