I cannot stress enough how cool Beckham Estate’s wines are. The couple running the place are some of the nicest people you will meet and they are truly doing something unique, not just to Oregon but in the US. The amphora wines are just so cool and what they’ve put together is something really special.
I strongly encourage folks to try their wines and check their facility out.
As a person who’s fascinated with discerning vineyard site/AVA/clone I love the amphora vessels. They give the wines structure while allowing the fruit to be completely unadulterated. I hope he starts pulling fruit from other sites so you can really see difference in vineyard.
Oregon’s newest AVA → Milton-Freewater Rocks District. These rocks made Cayuse what it is today. I am a big enough fan that my 6 character limited OR license plate says ROX AVA.
Rasa (friends) are quite close to M-F Rocks, though in WA (nice tax), they are 3500 feet from Oregon. Their range spans WA and OR, mainly because they do so many varietals. Not under the radar, nor is Cayuse/No Girls/Horsepower et al.