Some of us learn well by doing. Some of us learn well by studying. By 2013, I felt like I had done a lot of doing, but not enough studying in viticulture and winemaking. With the support of Jason Lett at The Eyrie Vineyards and Delphine Gladhart, I was able to apply to a program at the Lycée Viticole in Beaune and get an internship at Domaine Pavelot in Pernard-Vergelesses. The 6-hectare family domaine is run by Luc and Lise Pavelot; a brother and sister team. 

Wait. Isn't all the winemaking done in the fall at harvest time? Actually, winter is the most important season for winemaking and vineyard work.

For Earth Day, we’re celebrating the bees! Bees, and other pollinators, are so important to the work we do in the vineyard. Bees are dying. They need our help to keep helping us – Save the Bees!

Harvest 2021 had it all – drama, vampires, first love, heartbreak, redemption, and Oregon wine!

The family vineyard was an excuse to play hooky from high school; Anneka didn’t know it would become her vocation.

It sounds like something high-tech, right? A winery that only exists in cyberspace… or in those Occulus VR goggles? Not exactly.