Pfeiffer Winery

History

After several calls from the French who wanted to purchase our 70 acres of south-facing slopes, Robin Pfeiffer learned they wanted the land for wine grapes. The family sold the sheep, and planted grapevines. New to the industry and with timber growing on the property, the Pfeiffer family chose to harvest what was needed to serve as the trellising posts for the vineyard. Each post was cut, peeled and pounded by hand. The hand peeling process took an entire summer, before they could stack the posts to dry, and be treated. The strategy for planting the vineyard was just as painstaking. Using the North Star as a point of reference, Robin meticulously planned for straight rows - one after another. The first line was drawn with a tractor. Each row after was based on the proceeding row with the tractor digging each line. Currently, the vineyard rows have a gentle