As a former print journalist, I believe it is the stories that connect us. Where we come from and the people we meet along the way are woven into the choices we make and who we are each day.  My partner, Ari Grey, and myself focus on producing wines that connect people, create community and highlight the beauty of this very special place we call home. We are intentionally small as a label and plan to continue as micro-producers while pursuing our respective hospitality careers. 

We planted vines with my parents on our modest family vineyard in the Chehalem Mountains and named it Blackfeather, after my great grandmother Minnehaha Blackfeather. In addition to developing a sparkling program from the property, we also source Pinot noir from the stunning Fairsing Vineyard, owned and managed by people who also focus on family, generous community involvement and sustainability in all things.

As a Cherokee/Shawnee Native I work to amplify important Indigenous causes and organizations. We donate a portion of sales from each bottle to either the Native American Youth Alliance, Adopt A Native Elder program, which seeks to ease economic and food insecurity for traditional elders on the Navajo Reservation, or the Native Womens’ Wilderness efforts to promote awareness for the Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women campaign. Indigenous Women are murdered at 10 times higher rate than all other ethnicities. 

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Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women