TAKING ROOT Progress continues at Fairsing Vineyard as participants in the Willamette Valley Oak Accord. The Oak Accord, led by the Willamette Partnership, is a voluntary conservation agreement by landowners in Oregon's Willamette Valley to protect and restore native oak habitat on their property. Fairsing Vineyard is a founding signatory member of the Oak Accord and completed initial phases of the ecological assessment.  Since the launch of the project in 2017, all initial [...]

As a founding member of the Willamette Valley Oak Accord, Fairsing Vineyard is deeply-rooted in a commitment to environmental stewardship. Administered by the Willamette Partnership, a local 501 c(3), the Oak Accord is a voluntary pledge by landowners to nurture and preserve the native Oregon White Oak habitat, providing vitality and diversity to our dedicated ecosystem (and not to mention healthy and balanced vines). The fundamental keystone to biodiversity is oak [...]

Fairsing Vineyard completed construction of a stellar wine tasting space in 2015. Central to the design and construction was an environment where friends could experience our wines and expansive views. Throughout the project we worked alongside many local artisans and specialty contractors whose expertise, diligence, and good humor were greatly appreciated from start to finish. Prior to construction, Fairsing had hosted a variety of tastings events in our vineyard. We noted many visitors [...]

A few lucky kestrels or screech owls are about to find new homes inside the 80-acre Certified Family Forest at Fairsing Vineyard. Since January of 2016, Fairsing Vineyard has installed over twenty kestrel and screech owl nesting boxes. According to the National Audubon Society the population of the most common North American species of birds has fallen by approximately 70% since 1967 with the largest factor leading to this decline being loss [...]