2019 Year in Review VINEYARD: As many of you know, Matt Compton is our winemaker and grower. This year he expanded his vineyard management business and [...]

Harvest Update 9-27-19 A cliff hanger… “You just never know until it’s in the barn” ~ Matt Compton Off and on rain in early September slowed [...]

Vineyard Update from Matt Compton 2019 growing season started with cool temperatures with lots of rain which lead to budbreak around April 15th to 20th (I [...]

What’s in a Name? Reserve “Wine that is “held back””, that is the loose meaning of the term Reserve in the wine world. In the United [...]

NOVEMBER 2021 Prince of Pinot Reviews Our Wines Prince of Pinot Says: "The winery was originally founded as [...]

Prince of Pinot on Spindrift Cellars & Matt Compton READ THE WINE REVIEWS Prince of Pinot says: [...]

Pruning at DeerHaven Vineyard. The two “renewal canes” on either side of the trunk will be what the 2019 fruit will grow on. Pruning is a [...]

2018 Year in Review At small world wine company we had an exciting year full of new beginnings. The official launch party of Compton Family Wines [...]

Wine Enthusiast on Spindrift Wines with Pumpkin Spice Wine Enthusiast recently singled out wines that pair with pumpkin spice. Spindrift Cellars' 2014 Late [...]

Mixed Club Selections 2016 OSU Woodhall Pinot Noir Retail price $28 Club Member price $22.40 New Release Oregon State University’s Research Vineyard. Single vineyard produced in [...]