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May 09, 2014
Breaking Ground
Brooks is building a new winery and tasting room!
From Janie Brooks: “People often ask me what involvement I had in Brooks before Jimi died. The answer is barely. The one conversation we had on a regular basis was trying to figure out how he could have his own winery. He was tired of working for anyone else and always having Brooks be secondary. It has been a motivating factor with me to get the winery to a place where I can make this dream of his come true. And now, it is happening!
It has taken me 10 years! Last Tuesday, we broke ground on a 12,000 square foot winery and tasting room. The building is going to be on our farm house property on 5 acres with the most amazing view of the Willamette Valley. It is adjacent to our estate vineyard as well. The building is practical and functional but is 5 times the size of our current facility. Bless Chris’ heart who has been playing the tetris game for years to make our wine and probably spends 60+% of his time moving equipment etc around! And he has never complained! I cannot wait to give him a facility that will make his time more aligned with what is important!
The grounds will include gardens for all of our biodynamic preparations as well as fruits and vegetables for the team, orchard guilds, ponds and of course the animals/insects…chickens, goats and bees…no cows! After 15 years of moving around, Brooks will finaly have their owne home on their estate with an incredible view of Mt. Hood and the Willamette Valley, their new 13,500 square foot production facility, tasting room and biodynamic gardens.
