some work.”
Though neither of the Ben-
docks had any previous experience
some of which ran in the Kentucky
working in the
Derby.
wine industry,
But when
they started
Terry and Cate
learning as much
Bendock first
as they could.
looked at the
“We’re in it to
property in 1998,
make really good
it had been on
wine and grow
the market for
really good
six years, and
grapes,” Cate
was in a state of
Bendock said.
disrepair. Vines
“It’s been an in-
lined the ground,
teresting proc-
fields were over-
ess.”
grown and
Windridge
fences were
produced its first
breached, but
vintage in 2003,
the Bendocks
and began offer-
undertook what
ing tastings two
Cate calls a
years later. The
“resurrection
company now
project” and set
produces around
about creating
200 cases per
the thriving vine-
year and only
yard that exists
Terry Bendock
makes Pinot Noir.
today.
The vineyard’s tasting room is
“We’ve put a lot of blood, sweat
open from spring to fall. For more
and tears in to this property,” Cate
information, phone (541) 592-5333
Bendock said. “We could tell it had
or visit windridgevineyard.com.
a lot of potential, it just needed
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