Idiot’s Grace is a small farm and winery in Mosier, Oregon, established in 2002. Our wines are made with grapes we grow, both here and on a small handful of sites elsewhere in the Columbia River Gorge. The aim of our operation is to determine the ideal material conditions (e.g: plant genetics, ecology management, farm & cellar practices) for the making of original, American wines that express the specific character of the Columbia Gorge, particularly our hillside in Mosier.

At 50 acres, Idiot’s Grace is small by the standards of commercial agriculture, but large for a diversified, organic experiment in de-industrialized farming. We have a small crew —the winemakers work the farm as well as the cellar— and most of the work is done by hand. The experiment is ongoing, now in its third decade and third generation, and it was established with the expectation that the project would outlast those who conceived it.

The wines we make are the product of this work. Each wine is the wild-fermented, singular expression of the land, the climate, and the savoir faire of the farmers and winemakers; each wine is meant to be paired with a good meal. Idiot’s Grace farm is certified organic.