Left Coast Cellars
Left Coast Estate comprises nearly 500 acres of beautiful countryside; including 160 acres of rolling hillside vineyards, planted with seven grape varieties which produce award-winning wines. The property is a haven for towering oaks, lovingly restored and protected. The significance of the oak savanna is far greater than the magnificent trees themselves. We believe that our oak forests are central to the biodiversity of the estate and form a significant part of our terroir, thus making better wines that are more representative of this special place.
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Left Coast Cellars
Phone: 503-831-4916Address:
4225 N Pacific Highway
Rickreall, OR 97371
Website: www.leftcoastcellars.com
Cooling coastal breezes flow through the Van Duzer Corridor to the roots of our vines. It is the myriad flora and fauna that thrive here, creating the unique terroir that characterizes our wines. The beauty of Left Coast is the confluence of diverse natural beauty, the love our family has for the land, and the appreciation of our visitors for this unique space.
Our story began long before our family founded Left Coast. These are the ancestral lands of the Grand Ronde, Siletz, Yamhill, and Kalapuya peoples, who have hunted, fished, gathered, and lived here for centuries. The work of native peoples continues to shape our open oak savanna today, whose structure was and continues to be preserved by man made fires. Each spring, the camas bloom—considered sacred by many tribes—reminders of the layered history of the savanna and the many hands that sustain it.
The land itself came into existence at least 15,000 years ago, carved out by the Missoula Floods. This cataclysmic water surge carved out much of the western United States landscape, from the Rockies to the Willamette Valley. In addition to geography, the Missoulas also deposited incredible also deposited incredible sedimentary soil in the region, allowing us to grow grapes and make wines with distinctive expression.
Early pioneers, following the trailblazing efforts of Lewis and Clark, settled in the area and homesteaders were offered land by the government in exchange for moving to Oregon. James Fulkerson was lured by this deal, claiming his land in 1852, where he, and later his son’s family, lived and farmed on what is now the South Farm of Left Coast Estate. Fruit trees found on our property date back to the time of these early settlers, a bountiful souvenir of those that came before us.
