TROUT LILY RANCH
Carol and Peter Adams planted their vineyard on the south side of Chehalem Mountains in 1976. Five years later, in 1981, the couple picked the grapes for their first bottling of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.
Carol is an artist; her creative career includes cooking at the Genoa, writing a popular food column for a Portland newspaper, and making wine at their Portland winery. Peter is in the construction business and also manages the vineyard.
From 1995 to 2005 their vines were leased to Rex Hill Vineyards. Since 2005, Carol and Peter have sold their grapes directly to a number of different wineries including Artisanal Wine Cellars, J. Christopher Winery, and Tina's of Dundee, Oregon. The year 2008 marked their return to wine production; Carol and Peter hired Kelly Kidneigh, friend and neighbor, as their winemaker.
