Polk County News
10A Polk County Itemizer-Observer • July 27, 2016
Wine: Delivery draws public interest
JOLENE GUZMAN/ Itemizer-Observer
Hank and the rest of the foursome of mules stop at the Willamette River in Independence for people to take photos.
JOLENE GUZMAN/ Itemizer-Observer
Commuters are surprised to see a stagecoach and mule
team on the road in Polk County Friday morning. Ever
professional, the mules aren’t bothered by the fuss.
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Claypool said she guess-
es that they see them as
holes in the ground and re-
fuse to step on them. The
team took great pains to
avoid those dangers. Jesse
even hopped over a few in
hurried fashion when there
was no other alternative.
Each with at least 10 years
of “pulling” experience, the
team would frequently try to
guess the next turn on the
journey. Claypool had to
redirect them when they de-
cided they needed to pilot
the trip.
“They will navigate if you
don’t,” she said, laughing.
In other instances, they
took detours because they
wanted to make friends with
other farm animals in fields
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Meanwhile, people in cars
or walking on the sidewalks
slowed to watch them pass
and took out their phones to
capture the moment in pho-
tos or video.
Illahe used bicycles and
its own horses, Doc and Bea,
to deliver the wine last year,
but found the stagecoach
company when the owners
stopped by the vineyard to
taste wines.
Louisa Woodworth, tast-
ing room manager, decided
to introduce them to wine-
maker Brad Ford and the
delivery plan hatched from
there.
On Friday, Gus, Hank,
Jesse and Ywa took the wine
right down to the river and
caused a brief stir on the
shoreline. A few photo ops
later, the team pulled the
empty stagecoach out of
sight, heading to its next
destination.
Within minutes, 1899 and
its escorts did the same, be-
ginning a three-day paddle
on the Willamette.
Illahe was sending eight
cases of the increasingly
popular wine to Portland.
It’s delivery method —
which requires paddling and
camping for three days —
also has drawn interest since
Brad Ford and a friend made
the first run last year. Deliv-
ery capacity shouldn’t be a
concern in the future, said
sales manager Bethany Ford.
“We could have taken
more with five canoes,” she
said.
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