Lopez Island Vineyards

Estate Grown Organic Wines

Our estate vineyards are located in the Puget Sound Appellation, which is characterized by its cool maritime climate. Our six-acre vineyard is contiguous with our winery. The summers are very dry (some years we must irrigate) and are tempered by the cooling influence of the sea which surrounds our island.

We planted our vineyards in 1987 on the well-drained, sparse soils associated with the Vashon Glaciations which covered our area 10,000 years ago. With moderate fertility, our low vigor vines grow an open canopy, allowing the summer sun to penetrate and shine on the developing fruit. This gives our grapes wonderful fruit flavors with a favorable acid balance.

We have selected grapes that come from similar growing regions of northern Europe. These grapes are only grown here in the Pacific Northwest and are ideally suited to our cool maritime climate. Our vineyards have been grown using organic practices since 1987, and have been certified Organic by the Washington State Dept. of Agriculture since 1989. Our wines are certified Salmon-Safe by Stewardship Partners.