The story of Oregon wine began in the Dundee Hills 40 years ago when David Lett and a couple of other aspiring winemakers planted Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris vines in the Willamette Valley, believing that the climate there would allow those varieties to just barely ripen in good years—a condition that tends to produce superior grapes. Critical validation soon followed, and today Oregon’s Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris wines are among the finest in the world.

Steve and Paula Black bought their 110-acre vineyard in 2003 and decided to call their new winery The Four Graces in tribute to their four daughters. With the help of talented consulting winemaker Laurent Monthalieu (formerly of WillaKenzie), the Blacks produce several bottlings of Pinot Noir, a bit of Pinot Blanc and this exceptional Pinot Gris, which is made from fruit grown exclusively on their family estate.