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| Gilstrap Brothers | Cove, OR 97824 |
www.gilstrapbrothers.com
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69789 Antles Lane Cove, OR 97824 (541) 568-4646 Email: info@gilstrapbrothers.com
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After a well-traveled career in the airline industry, proprietor Rod Gilstrap and his wife Jeanne retired to their childhood home in the Grande Ronde Valley. Together, Rod and Jeanne, along with their adult children, planted grape vines on the hillside above Cove. Their estate property in a long standing cherry orchard was chosen for its scenic beauty and situated such that Rod and Jeanne could look out over the valley, as well as their vines and watch their latest hobby grow. At just over three thousand feet in elevation, the Gilstrap Vineyards started as an experimental site. Just what type of wine grapes could we grow at three thousand feet and forty-five degrees north latitude? Rod had flown around the globe enough to know that the winters of eastern Oregon were no less severe than winters in the wine growing regions of Germany and northern France. Rod was told that wine grapes would be a real challenge at these northern latitudes where they had built their estate home. What the nay Sayers didn’t know was that Cove has been home to some of the best fruit-growing efforts in all of the Pacific Northwest. Rod and Jeanne started their vineyard plantings with French hybrid vines that would be winter tolerant as well as disease resistant. From these early plantings in 1993, first hobby wine vintages were produced in 1995. Some of these wines were actually drinkable! From these roots, Gilstrap Vineyards has produced dozens of different wines with the most recent being Rio Grande Ronde. Produced primarily from the Kuhlman Foch grape that ripens early in the growing season and tolerates the hearty winters, the bulk of the current vineyard has been replanted to produce this popular wine. Gilstrap Brothers Today Brothers Warren and Ted Gilstrap and sister, Susan Olliffe, head up today’s production and marketing at the winery. Wine tasting and tours are available daily by appointment. Gilstrap Brothers has become the ultimate wedding destination with beautiful grounds, a romantic gazebo and a breathtaking view of the Grande Ronde Valley. The reception pavilion sits just above the vineyard and can accomodate up to 150 people. Food and Wine Pairing classes are scheduled throughout the year. Today, Gilstrap Brothers yearly production is just over fourteen hundred cases. Wine can be purchased at the winery, through our online store and from select retail establishments in Oregon and Washington. We invite you to stop by for a visit on your next trip to Northeast Oregon. | |||||||||||||
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2003 Cabernet Sauvignon
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2003 Reserve Merlot
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Regular as of 05/08 |
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2004 Syrah
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Regular as of 05/08 |
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NV CSM
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Regular as of 05/08 |
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