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World-Class Wines in Rural Oregon

Enjoy this delightful spotlight by Alex Pulaski featuring a segment of Oregon's Willamette Valley from the Sunday, May 20, 2018 Travel section. Fairsing Vineyard is included among notable wineries, restaurants and highlights along the author's scenic pathway south of Portland, Oregon. Join us in the tasting room soon and enjoy the beauty and bounty of Fairsing Vineyard.

By |2020-03-17T12:40:58-07:00January 21st, 2018|News|0 Comments

A Welcome Addition: Fairsing Vineyard’s Event Venue

EVENT VENUE In September 2017 Fairsing Vineyard completed construction on an event venue adjacent to our tasting room for guests to enjoy. Thoughtful design for the addition was provided by Nathan Good and Forrest Good of Nathan Good Architects. Building upon their inspired design of our tasting room, Nathan and Forrest employed nature’s golden ratio in calculating the curvature of the addition’s south and north exterior walls. DESIGN [...]

By |2020-06-20T15:29:22-07:00November 26th, 2017|Fairsing Blog|0 Comments

92 Point Awarded to Both 2015 Pinot Noir Sullivan and Dardis

Grandparents Day weekend marked the release of the 2015 Fairsing Vineyard Pinot noir Sullivan (92 Points - Wine Enthusiast) and 2015 Fairsing Vineyard Pinot noir Dardis (92 Points - Wine Spectator). Paul Gregutt, with Wine Enthusiast describes the 2015 Pinot noir Sullivan as “instantly delicious and bursting with sweet cherry fruit. Full flavored and fruity, it finishes on lasting milk chocolate, sweet herb and cola notes”. With the 2015 Pinot noir Dardis Wine Spectator's Tim [...]

By |2020-04-08T18:01:34-07:00September 6th, 2017|Wine Reviews|0 Comments

Orchard Mason Bees at Fairsing Vineyard

Each season, with the arrival of spring, Fairsing Vineyard is pleased to assist Craig Watts of Watts Bees with breeding Orchard Mason Bees in ten large nests positioned strategically throughout our sustainable forest. Spring is an important season for the Orchard Mason Bee as a new generation emerges from nests usually in perfect timing with blooming fruit trees and flowering plants. Upon leaving the nest, Orchard Mason Bees promptly mate, search [...]

By |2020-06-20T15:23:29-07:00April 8th, 2017|Fairsing Blog|0 Comments

A Labyrinth By Design at Fairsing Vineyard

Fairsing Vineyard completed construction of our tasting room with exterior spaces in 2015 and the addition of an event space in fall 2017. We were fortunate to work with Nathan Good of Nathan Good Architects who honored our Celtic heritage with his vision and design. Overall, the tasting room is reminiscent of ancient stone dwellings found in the rolling emerald hills of Ireland while the outdoor tasting environment features a seven-circuit labyrinth.   The [...]

By |2020-04-03T13:58:02-07:00March 14th, 2017|Fairsing Blog|0 Comments

Oregon’s Willamette Valley Wins Wine Enthusiast’s Prestigious 2016 “Wine Region of the Year”

Wine Enthusiast Magazine announced Oregon’s Willamette Valley as its 2016 Wine Region of the Year for its annual Wine Star Awards. Wine Star Awards are viewed as some of the most influential in the wine industry. Each year editors of Wine Enthusiast recognize and celebrate individuals, companies and regions that have made exceptional achievements and contributions in the wine world. Other 2016 nominees for Wine Region of the Year included Champagne, France; Crete,Greece; Sonoma County, [...]

By |2020-03-17T12:41:29-07:00December 11th, 2016|News|0 Comments

Fairsing Vineyard Tasting Room Voted 8th Overall in USA TODAY 2016 Readers’ Choice Awards.

Great wines sipped in a great space – these are the elements that combine to make a top-notch tasting room. A panel of wine experts partnered with 10Best editors to seek out tasting rooms which met these qualifications and narrowed their list to 20 nominees. Wine experts Jill Barth (L’occasion), Jil Child (Wine Tours of the World) and Logan Lee (Wine Awesomeness) were chosen for the panel based on their extensive knowledge of U.S. wineries [...]

By |2020-03-17T12:41:37-07:00December 11th, 2016|News|0 Comments

2014 Fairsing Chardonnay Honored by Wine Enthusiast

The Wine Enthusiast December 2016 Buyer's Guide include review of our 2014 Fairsing Vineyard Chardonnay by Contributing Editor, Paul Gregutt. Awarded 91 Points, this wine was made by Robert Brittan from our estate-grown Dijon 76 and 95 selections. Harvested 9/20/14, this Chardonnay barrel-aged 10 months in French and neutral oak. Limited quantities available. To purchase, click here. "Deep gold, fully ripened and rich with tropical fruits, melon and peach, this is a wine for hedonistic palates and [...]

By |2020-04-24T15:24:47-07:00January 9th, 2016|Wine Reviews|0 Comments

Mid-Summer News from Fairsing Vineyard

It’s that time of year! The Oregon Summer and subsequent slow down of growth in the vineyard has arrived and provides us a great opportunity to review our 2014 growing season.   If you rewind the calendar eight months you will find that the vineyard "sleeps" throughout December and January and so do we! The remaining months of our calendar fill with work throughout the vineyard and with activities surrounding our wine business.  So when [...]

By |2020-04-24T15:23:56-07:00July 26th, 2014|Fairsing Blog|0 Comments

Hot Off The Press – Our Wine Labels

The 2013 harvest wrapped up in mid-October and since then our focus has been on the release of our first vintage - the Fairsing Vineyard 2012 Pinot noir. The entire process of getting this vintage from the barrel (where it aged 14 months) and into wine bottles has been interesting and we thought we would share a few highlights. The first and most crucial step has involved the design and approval of our label(s) for [...]

By |2020-04-24T15:24:10-07:00February 16th, 2014|Fairsing Blog|0 Comments