Stave & Stone
New to Hood River is Stave & Stone Winery. Their tasting room is delightful and wines are delish! Check 'em out...Open daily 12 - 6 pm, Fri. & Sat. until 8 pm
VINEYARD:
Broken Boulder Vineyard is the estate vineyard for Stave & Stone Winery.
With a view of both Mt. Hood and Mt. Adams, they grow Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris and Chardonnay varietals.
They began as a family farm almost 100 years ago, producing apples and pears. In 2004 the orchard’s age required replacing the trees or trying something new. They planted their first block of Pinot Noir in 2012.
Broken Boulder Vineyard gets its name from the enormous basalt boulders that grace their fields, courtesy of a Mt. Hood eruption thousands of years ago. These huge rocks hid just under the surface to make straight lines for trellis and irrigation systems impossible. So they hired an excavator to pull them from the soil.
Piles of these boulders are at the end of every vineyard block. You may “adopt a rock” if you bring a crane and a flatbed truck.
About our winery name’s origin. The “Stone” in Stave & Stone comes from the vineyard boulders. “Stave” is more complicated; the first thing to know is that their family name, Fletcher, means arrow maker. “Stave” therefore has an double definition, as it refers to a rib of a wine barrel and it can also mean an archery bow.
There is a mindful significance behind everything surrounding their vineyard and winery, and they invite you to enjoy the delicious results.
VINEYARD:
Broken Boulder Vineyard is the estate vineyard for Stave & Stone Winery.
With a view of both Mt. Hood and Mt. Adams, they grow Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris and Chardonnay varietals.
They began as a family farm almost 100 years ago, producing apples and pears. In 2004 the orchard’s age required replacing the trees or trying something new. They planted their first block of Pinot Noir in 2012.
Broken Boulder Vineyard gets its name from the enormous basalt boulders that grace their fields, courtesy of a Mt. Hood eruption thousands of years ago. These huge rocks hid just under the surface to make straight lines for trellis and irrigation systems impossible. So they hired an excavator to pull them from the soil.
Piles of these boulders are at the end of every vineyard block. You may “adopt a rock” if you bring a crane and a flatbed truck.
About our winery name’s origin. The “Stone” in Stave & Stone comes from the vineyard boulders. “Stave” is more complicated; the first thing to know is that their family name, Fletcher, means arrow maker. “Stave” therefore has an double definition, as it refers to a rib of a wine barrel and it can also mean an archery bow.
There is a mindful significance behind everything surrounding their vineyard and winery, and they invite you to enjoy the delicious results.
