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Idiot’s Grace
8450 Highway 30
Mosier, Oregon
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We opened the tasting room in Mosier as a place for friends & guests to sit, drink good wine, and talk. It serves that purpose in every season, for locals and visitors alike. And because it’s on the farm, those who want to know how we take care of our land and our vines can take a bottle, walk the farm, and see and feel for themselves.
To get here, drive east out of Mosier on old Highway 30 for a little more than a mile. Follow the blue road signs, then turn right to head up the driveway.
Tasting Room
SPRING & SUMMER HOURS
Monday: 11:00 - 5:00
Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday: Closed
Thursday: 11:00 - 5:00
Friday: 11:00 - 5:00
Saturday: 11:00 - 5:00
Sunday: 11:00 - 5:00
Please note: the last call for tastings is 15 minutes before close.
We’re a family business: children are welcome at our tasting room. So are leashed dogs, although we ask that they stay outside.
We offer indoor and heated outdoor seating in the winter months.
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Walk-ins are welcome, but we accept reservations. If you have a party of eight or more, we ask that you make one before arriving.
To do so, call the tasting room at 541-399-5259 or email us at tastingroom@idiotsgrace.com
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We serve a menu of small bites on Saturdays & Sundays. The highly seasonal menu draws on super-local organic produce, like the vegetables grown on site by Stepping Stone Farm. Our winter menu includes a rotating soup and a cheese board.
If you would like to bring a picnic from home, that’s fine with us.
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 craft of the farmers and winemakers; each wine is meant to be paired with a good meal. Idiot’s Grace farm is certified organic.
Our 50 acre certified organic farm is planted primarily to grapes, pears, and cherries, but it becomes a more diverse, less typical (some would say less prudent) operation every year. Every decision is made to encourage complexity in both the wild and agrarian ecosystems that we manage. There are more than 100 varieties of fruiting trees and vines at Idiot’s Grace, many of which are rare, old varieties with little commercial value.
Needless to say, we are not farming for maximum profit. In order to make the right choices, for both our land and the people who work it, we count on our Patrons, who constitute our version of a wine club.
We have a simple model. Patrons receive a 20% discount on all our wine, and choose to receive a shipment of two, four, or six bottles, four times a year. Tastings for up to four people are complimentary with your patronage. As a Patron, you will be the first to hear about and taste new releases and small batch projects.
Our Patrons are the core of our business, and we do not forget that. Thank you for making this possible.
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