We bottled the first wines we plan to sell very soon.

Things always move so slowly until they move too fast. Here are some updates on what we’ve been up to.

A little update on what the winery is looking like nowadays.

At long last, the winery was permitted and licensed, and we were able to bring the babies home.

When we first decided to build a winery on Steve’s property, it was originally going to be built in the garage attached to his house. After some thought, we decided to build the winery in a building that’s called “the shop” on the property.

We had the opportunity to harvest some wild Merlot at Freed Estate for free. We decided to use it for a Pét-Nat, which we named ‘Fools Rush In.’

We harvested Syrah from Freed Estate Vineyard and Melrose Vineyard in Umpqua Valley, Oregon. It was a tough experience, to say the least.

We did it. Our first harvest. Tempranillo from Freed Estate Vineyard, Umpqua Valley, Oregon.

We found out recently that we are not likely to get our permits and licenses in place in time for harvest, but we found a place to make our wine.

We’re gathering everything we need to prepare for harvest—grape orders, barrels, barrel racks, a new sink, and a lot of legal paperwork.

We did a thing! Every great adventure begins with an outlandish idea. How we started Química Winery.