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Open daily 11am–5pmHood River, OR
Plan a visitThe farm
Christie and Dick Reed left Chicago trading floors for Hood River in 1992 and bought Blue Chip Farm the next year. The tasting room is the old fruit stand. The winery is the old barn. We farm about 30 acres of Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, and Chardonnay at 1,600 feet — volcanic soil, south-facing, above the Missoula flood line.
Quality over quantity, hand-picked, sorted at the door. Peter Cushman has made the wine since 2012. The next generation — Keely and Max — run the place now. About 3,000 cases a year.
Three generations. Same deck.
Proprietors
Met as independent floor traders at the Chicago Board Options Exchange. Moved to Hood River in 1992 and bought Blue Chip Farm in 1993. Dick still manages the vineyard and pear orchard. Christie runs tasting-room, bottling, and the books — and gets on the forklift every October.
General Manager
Eldest daughter. Pruned vines as a teenager to pay for car insurance, came home for good, and has run the place as GM since 2019. If you email the tasting room, you are usually emailing Keely.
Operations
Back on the farm to help the next generation. Handles operations, planning, and the wedding venue. Call Max about Booth Hill.
Winemaker
Third-generation Oregon winemaker from McMinnville. At Wy'East since 2012. Soft touch in the cellar so the vineyard can show.
Official greeter
Rescue dog. Naps on the couches. Employee of the month, every month.
Hot days east of the Cascades, cool nights, wide swings that keep acidity honest. Vines are tended by hand about seven times a year. No machine harvest. French and American oak in the cellar — not oak flavoring.
Come taste it