In 2011, Joey purchased the White Cloud Farm property in the Coast Range foothills 2 miles east of Carlton, Oregon.  His travels had taken him to some of the oldest growing regions in Europe, which inspired him to dig deeper into the written history of winegrowing.  While much of the ancient writing had been lost over time, there were some that had survived.  The writings of Virgil, Columella, Cato, Varro, and Pliny the Elder gave, in some cases, a fairly precise view of viticulture in the ancient world.

Beginning in 2012, Joey began planting vines at White Cloud, aligning information gleaned from the ancient texts with methods and investigations encountered in modern viticulture research.  With this in mind, he formed an idea of a training system that borrowed the best of both worlds. At 450 feet above sea level, our 2 acre winepatch has high soil depth variability, thus requiring special attention to each vine. Goodin Clay Loam soils atop the Yamhill Formation of ancient marine sea floor impart complexity to our wines.

By planting cane pruned, head trained on a quincunx (or diamond) grid, as the Romans did, each vine is given the ability to grow into it’s own balance without competition or shading from other vines.  With judicious balanced pruning and careful canopy management during the season,  each vine grown in this system has unique physiological characteristics that give the fruit great concentration and variable light exposure.

With minimal intervention in the cellar, the Narrow Window Wines carry the overall fruit balance and acidity, concentration of color, and preservation of diverse aromatics, all the characteristics of a fine age-worthy wine.