Since their inaugural vintage in 1991 the goal at Beaux Frères has remained the same: to produce a world class Pinot from small, well-balanced yields and ripe, healthy fruit that represents the essence of their vineyard.
  It was Michael Etzel who discovered the property in 1986, then an 88 acre pig farm for sale on Ribbon Ridge in the Chehalem Valley, Yamhill County. After some deliberation he bought it with his brother-in-law, Robert Parker and moved from Colorado with his family. 1991 saw the arrival of a third partner, Robert Roy, and a renovation of the barns led to the creation of Beaux Frères Winery.
  Beaux Frères have two vineyards: Beaux Frères itself and The Upper Terrace. Beaux Frères is obviously the estate vineyard, steep, contiguous south-east, south and south-west facing hillsides of Willakenzie soils at elevations of around 400ft. The Upper Terrace is an adjacent parcel on the crest of the hill north of the Beaux Frères Vineyard and is on south-east facing hillsides.