We missed this January's big snow at Lazy River, more than a foot that lasted more than a week. However, on February 24th, we awakened to a light snowfall and an inch or so on the ground. Pure magic. Our day's plan was a pruning...
Dear Friends, Farm life has its surprises, most of them seasonal and not particularly dramatic. There are exceptions such as the year of the literal drenching when five inches of rain fell overnight at the beginning of harvest. That was not one of the better quality...
My grandfathers were immigrants from Sweden and Ukraine. My paternal grandfather August Wedin’s American life I can only imagine, because he died in the pandemic of 1918 when my father was eight. My maternal grandfather Wilhelm Ruff’s life here rescued him from a revolution in...
For 30 consecutive years 1,000 or more visitors arrived in McMinnville, Oregon for the International Pinot Noir Celebration. The featured Pinots come from all over the world and are adjudicated and chosen to be the best representatives of the variety. This year Lazy River won...
Dear Friends, As our long time customers and supporters of our wine you have a role in the following story. Late this summer Ned observed, “There’s some buzz going on about Lazy River.” It is true. Quiet buzz. A growing buzz. From the beginning of our fruit sales...
The term minimalism is also used to describe a trend in design and architecture where in the subject is reduced to its necessary elements. Minimalist design has been highly influenced by Japanese traditional design and architecture. In addition, the work of De Stijl artists is...
The term minimalism is also used to describe a trend in design and architecture where in the subject is reduced to its necessary elements. Minimalist design has been highly influenced by Japanese traditional design and architecture. In addition, the work of De Stijl artists is...
The term minimalism is also used to describe a trend in design and architecture where in the subject is reduced to its necessary elements. Minimalist design has been highly influenced by Japanese traditional design and architecture. In addition, the work of De Stijl artists is...
Fall 1999 Falling in love with a site is not the way to choose your vineyard. Ned and I both knew that. Our real estate agent and friend Emily Gladhart carefully showed us other properties, but Lazy River seduced us. It was more than a vineyard...