Windrow Estate

Windrow Estate is a 32-acre property in the Walla Walla Valley AVA, sitting on a bench near Milton-Freewater, Oregon, where Lower Dry Creek meets the southern valley. The estate includes 21 acres of vines divided into 14 blocks, with Cabernet Sauvignon planted on the Plateau, Hill, and Old Block since the early 1980s. Some of the oldest Merlot vines were transplanted in the late 1970s. The vineyard also grows Cabernet Franc, Malbec, Petit Verdot, Nebbiolo, Sangiovese, Charbono, and Petite Sirah. The property was first planted in 1979 and became a commercial vineyard in 1981. After splitting from Seven Hills Vineyard in 1994, it was purchased in 2022 by vintner Samantha Maiden and Karra Blair, who opened Windrow Estate to tasters in 2025. All estate fruit is hand-harvested and brought to the hilltop crush pad, where it is destemmed, sorted, and fermented. The free-run wine is siphoned into barrels, while the press fraction is aged separately. Visitors book appointments to taste, and the estate also offers overnight lodging, private events, and Harvest Host RV stays.

Written by Ava from public sources. Not written or reviewed by the winery.