We started small as two families and we are proud that Bethel Heights has stayed in the Casteel-Dudley-Webb family since our beginning in 1977. We have now welcomed grandchildren, spouses, and non-family employees to Bethel Heights. Some of us have changed roles. And some of us are stepping up in the business, taking over where our family began. Through it all, we have strived to allow our wines t
o show their sense of place, speak to the history of our vineyard, and tell the story of our family. Our Legacy Blocks of own-rooted vines, planted between 1977 and 1979 before the advent of phylloxera in Oregon, include 23 acres of Pinot noir (Pommard and Wädenswil clones), and 4.5 acres of Wente clone Chardonnay – all still producing fascinating wines. Later plantings from the ‘90s and beyond include many of the new “Dijon clones” of Pinot noir and Chardonnay, all on phylloxera-resistant rootstock. We’ve grown our estate vineyards gradually for more than thirty-five years, from the original 14 acres planted in 1977 to over 100 acres in 2021. Three-fourths of our plantings are Pinot noir, with Chardonnay expanding as our primary white variety. All three of our estate vineyards lie within the Eola-Amity Hills AVA and are viewable from our tasting room.
