Our Story

Borderlands Vineyard is a passion project created by two long-time friends focused on expressing the incredibly unique terroir of the Rocks District of Milton Freewater. Having spent most of their careers growing and making fine wine together in the finest appellations of California, Washington, Burgundy, and Oregon, the Borderlands team searched far and wide for the ideal place to grow grapes of distinction.

After searching for two years, they ultimately found the perfect location to plant amongst the basalt cobbles of the Rocks. Located in the south central part of this tiny appellation, the Borderlands Vineyard soil is incredibly rocky, and is planted to 5 different clone/rootstock combinations of Syrah, Grenache, and Viognier. In addition, a multitude of irrigation blocks and training techniques will allow the farming team to grow multiple expressions of distinctive Rocks terroir.