Idiot’s Grace is a farm and winery in Mosier, Oregon, established in 2002. The aim of our work here is to determine the ideal conditions (e.g: varieties, ecology, farm & cellar know-how) for the making of original, American wines that express the specific character of the Columbia Gorge, particularly our hillside in Mosier. This effort—ongoing, painstaking, experimental, and done by hand—results in a small number of bottles every year.
The farm is small by the standards of commercial agriculture, but large for a diversified, organic experiment in de-industrial farming. We manage for resilience over the long term, anticipating that this project will outlast those who conceived it. The work is now in its third decade and third generation of our family.
Each wine is the wild-fermented, singular expression of the land, the climate, and the know-how of the farmers and winemakers; each wine is meant to be enjoyed with a good meal. Idiot’s Grace farm is certified organic.
