REGION: Oregon

Shea Vineyard is a 200-acre vineyard in Yamhill County of the Willamette Valley. Dick Shea sells grapes to some of Oregon’s best wineries, and the vineyard has a reputation for producing some of the best Pinot Noirs in the world, from such winemakers as Ken Wright and Mike Etzel of Beaux Freres. In 1996, Dick decided to start his own winery and now uses 25% of the fruit for their own production. Shea’s luscious ‘Estate’ Pinot Noir is the best representation of the vineyard as a whole as it includes fruit from many different blocks and clones each vintage.

Mineral Springs Ranch is a 240-acre estate located in Yamhill Carlton AVA. In total, 36 acres of Pinot Noir and 4 acres of Chardonnay. Mineral Springs is dry-farmed and benefits from a healthy compost that help maintain the natural balance of the estate. Soter’s inaugural vintage was in 2005.

Square, Plumb & Level (SPL) is about crafting high-quality, vineyard designate wine focused on wine drinkers with experimental and discerning palates. SPL espouses the idea that bigger is not always better, highlighting wines that evoke a sense of place, subtlety over capacity, bottle by bottle.