Red Ridge Farms

Beautiful grounds and friendly staff. Easy to taste lots of vinegars and olive oils, as well as artisanal salts. But merchandise was quite a bit more expensive than one would pay in similar shops in Portland, OR (where I live).

I have visited this lovely farm and shop several times while in the wine country. While the items can be a little pricey, there are some really special Oregon products you won’t find elsewhere.
Last year I was able to get a bottle of the olio nouveau. It’s fresh pressed and unfiltered made at the Oregon Olive Mill. It was excellent with pasta and to dip bread. I was too late this year unfortunately. They have at least 4 other varietals of olive oil made by the same company as well as flavored (blood orange and lemon) that are really worth trying. The citrus types are perfect with fish.
If you’re looking for flavored vinegar, there is a nice selection including my favorite, passion fruit. Naturally they offer different gourmet salts, chocolates, soaps, lavender and other local products.
I’m hoping they have their marshmallow honey in stock when I’m in next. It’s so different from other honeys I have had. It’s a real treat on warm bread from the oven spread with French butter with sea salt.
I am usually so enamored with edibles that I haven’t spent much time looking at their plants. I’m pretty sure I’ll be returning within the next few months to restock, so I will then.

This is a little bit of heaven on earth! Olive tasting, lavender gardens, herbs, pottery, homemade ice cream sandwiches, a patio overlooking the most incredible views of hillsides and mist, vineyards and clouds; delights await you!

This is a great winery/​store to visit out in Dayton. They winery is right outside of Dundee and on a nice loop where you can also visit Vista Hills and Archery Summit. The winery (Durant Vineyards) specializes in good pinot noirs but also has a few tasty Chardonnays and the view from the tasting room patio is amazing! Next to the tasting room is a great made in willamette valley store where you can get all sorts of great things such as different authentic olive oils, honey, flavored salts, ice cream, and tea. Highly recommended!

Very very best part of our stay in Dundee was going to Red Ridge Farms and sampling the olive oils, vinegars, honey, etc. along with visiting the nursery and walking the grounds. Beautiful piece of land with stunning views and amazing quiet. Wonderful women working in the shop and in the nursery and even just folks who work there who were walking by! People seem happy here — and it definitely was apparent in the way they do business and treat folks. Oh and the balsamic??? Dang. We left with our arms full. yay!

This is a stunning vineyard and olive grove with a little shop to purchase everything. It’s not a sprawling place by any means, but to me it’s just the right size. We love all of their wines. I can’t say that I’m a fan of their olive oils, but that’s not my reason for coming so it’s not a reason to deduct a star. I just feel like this is a special place.
In addition, this is a special place to me because we actually got married here and it was a fantastic venue for that. With our wedding we rented the upstairs apartment and another house on the property, which was stunning and had a beautiful little walkway to the main event area. We thought that the arbor would be too small for our moderately sized wedding, but it was great! I would STRONGLY recommend this venue if you are looking for a vineyard wedding. It would be great for any event, and the event space is really adaptable to whatever group size you have. The kitchen in the event space is pretty impressive, too, btw. It’s super commercial level cooking surfaces and a giant movable island.
So all in all, we love this venue/​vineyard for it’s sweeping views, great wine and unbeatable atmosphere which is intimate and feel special from the first moment you arrive.

Really cool place. Nice change of pace after tasting wines, we needed a break, so we went to taste olive oils, vinegars and honey. The place is quaint and cute, so you get swept into the cuteness you don’t realize you are paying $ 26 for 6 oz of vinegar. It was really great fig vinegar, so I bought two bottles, lol. Oh well, I better make some nice salads when I get home.

What a refreshing break from wine tasting! The adjectives that come to mind are: charming, cute, quaint, green, and YUMMY!
Had a great time tasting olive oil and exploring the gardening section. It’s a great place to stop as you go wine tasting, especially for those who are non-​drinkers or designated drivers.
Red Ridge is open at 9 am, so you can start tasting and shopping there before you move onto Domaine Serene or Drouhin, or wherever your journey in the Willamette takes you!

Just spent two nights in their Suite above the gift shop and I am trying to figure out how to get back as soon as possible. This place is fantastic, with the most friendly staff ever. I had an opportunity to speak to the owner and his son so, it is obvious that everyone is very customer oriented and it all comes from the top. This place is proof positive that you can hire someone to do a job but, you cannot make them care for a business like you the owner. These folks have found a way to attract people who are not just friendly but, genuinely kind and interested in not only making your stay a wonderful event but, ensuring that you enjoy what the entire area has to offer. I would wholeheartedly recommend that anyone going to the Willamette Valley for a weekend wine tasting, look into spending a night or two on this property. They also have a small cottage large enough for groups of four, very secluded, sitting next to fields of grapes growing. I could go on about this place but, look them up on line and check out the photos because if you like the area, this will not disappoint.

A nice way to break up a day of wine tasting by not only offering wine but a good selection of balsamic vinegar and olive oil. I love that they have places out back for you to hang our and explore!

Everything in here is charming. I should also add everything in here is also freaking delicious.
When visiting Durant Vineyards, do take the time to wander over to the Red Ridge Farms boutique and taste the olive oils, balsamic vinegars and whatever else they have available to stick in your mouth, like maybe honey.
If you have never tasted olive oils before, they will tell you the proper way to go about it. Put a squirt in the little tasting cup and cradle it so that it gets warmed by your hand to release the aroma and flavor of the oil. Out of all the olive oils, the lemon was my favorite. Just imagine how good that would be prepared with a filet of salmon! There were also a few balsamics, various salts, and a few honeys. I took home a marshmallow honey. It is amazing mixed with peanut butter and also on pancakes.
This is another spot that needs a return visit. There was just so much neat stuff to see and taste. Next time, I am leaving with a bottle of the lemon olive oil.
2014 — Review # 14

This is such a beautiful place for a wedding. I had never been to the Corvalis area before and had no idea that there was such beauty and so many great wineries and restaurants.
The place was a little tricky to find — it is up a dirt road off a main street. If you follow the signs (unlike us) then you should have no problems. We ended up turning in a little too soon and missed it the first time around.
I wish we had had more time to check it out but this place has olive trees everywhere (I have no clue how they grow them in Oregon) and they actually sell the olive oil in a cute little shop behind the actual venue. There are dirt roads with little stones so if you are wearing heels, be careful walking.
The venue itself was really gorgeous. It had a beautiful panoramic view of the olive trees, wineries, and the town. The weather was a little iffy that day but the ceremony just made it and the bride and groom were able to have their ceremony in a cute little garden. It was down a bunch of steps and a mini hill so again, beware of the heels. (I may or may not have nose-​dived a few times.)
We had a lovely cocktail hour half outside and half under a covered patio. There were heaters everywhere and had it been pouring, there would have been just enough space for us to fit under the patio, maybe a little cramped. Servers walked around with little hors d’oeuvres which were really good. Fresh figs, cheese puffs, all good options.
Once we went inside for the dinner, we all felt comfortably well inside — the venue is smaller but it is designed for a smaller wedding. The food was delicious — good salmon, salads, and really fresh bread. The only thing that was unusual about the venue was that there wasn’t a dance floor inside so the dancing took place outside on the patio. It worked though.
A lovely wedding and such a fun, beautiful place. I hope to make my way out here again sometime to check out the little shop.

This is a lovely property in the Dundee hills. I have visited a few times and always enjoy myself.
The property houses Durant Vinyards, which is a separate listing on Unilocal and in a tasting room away from the main shop. They sell olive oil, a large selection of salts, pots, plants, rain chains and a variety of other wonderful products.
It is a great place to take visitors to who are not huge wine fans or a destination that children and adults can enjoy together.
They offer seasonal classes like wreath making and risotto cooking.
They have a wonderful website that really shows off what they offer.

I love this place… I love to come and buy their plants and pots and can’t resist their wonderful little shop! The olive oil is divine and I recommend tasting a couple inside and buying at least a bottle. They also have wonderful lavender shortbread cookies… a must for my drive back to Portland. Make sure you sign-​up for their email list and they send you invites to their once a year secret sale on flower pots.

A trip to Red Ridge Farms is a guilty pleasure… I am lucky – I work in McMinnville, but can make it to Red Ridge and back during my lunch hour. My weaknesses: Their amazing nursery selection during the warmer months, especially many types of lavender, succulents, and olive trees that can survive here in Oregon. Beautiful planters for sale, sophisticated gifts in many price ranges, olive oil that they press themselves in their own olive mill, the list goes on and on. You can rent the olive mill for events; good friends were married here, an incredible location atop a hill overlooking the valley. If you are visiting the Dundee area wine country, this is a necessary stop. If you are local, then you have no excuse not to patronize them regularly!

Great stop anytime you are in the area! There is a lovely shop with olive oil tastings and many food and home items for sale. You can bring your own containers for bulk olive oil. The views are to die for, there is a nursery, you can even buy your own Oregon-​hardy olive tree here. Walk just a 100 yards to the Durant tasting room. When we take a wine trip with friends to the WV we always stop at Red Ridge.
last weekend we took a group of 30 airstream campers here and had a tour given by Leslie. Everyone raved about the tour, the location and the gift shop.

Those who are a fans of good wine, tasty olive oil, great hospitality and a scenic and unique place to stay this needs to be on your list.
The property is beautiful, situated on a beautiful hill with an olive grove, garden store, vineyards and a retail store. The room is located on top of the retail store and provides incredible views of the hill and surrounding vineyards. The room itself is very comfortable, with warm woods, a full kitchen and patio spots on both sides. Be sure to get a bottle of the Durant Vineyars wine (the Pinot Gris is great), make a little appetizer and spend the evening dining, relaxing and taking in the views.
As a guest, you have range to wander the grounds and explore. We strolled through the olive groves, and visited their garden store, taking in the smells of lavender, thyme, and many other herbs and plants. Our neigbors were birds and a beautiful red fox that came out to spend part of an evening with us.
They are located in an area that is just a few minutes from vineyards such as Domaine Serene, Stoller, Domaine Drouhin and many others. Perfect location.
Do not miss at least visiting Red Ridge Farms, even if it is just for the Olive Oil tasting and the views. They also just opened a new tasting room that has stunning views.

What an AMAZING winery! I would have to say that from all those I have visited this may very well be my favorite. From the cute gift shop to the olive oil (OMG it’s amazing tasting), and just the sheer environment overall is breathtaking.
After attending a Unilocal event here I will certainly be back. I was instantly breathing in fresh air and super relaxed. Durant Farms wine is delicious!

Nestled in wine country, Red Ridge Farms offers an experience. It’s home to 13+ acres of olive trees, Durant Vineyards wines and a quaint nursery with plenty of herbs and succulents, which are my favorite plants to grow. More than the views of the valley, what caught my attention the most were the smells of the all the different herbs – lavender, rosemary, mint, sage and so on. The grounds has a small nursery and gift store where you can purchase the olive oil they process on site, balsamic vinegar, bath products, lavender creations, plants, tasty treats, loose leaf tea and different types of salt. Stop by and look at the old olive press.

Friend wanting to stop at a lavender farm, so lo and behold, a lavender farm pops out of nowhere.
Specialty shop selling garden décor (i.e. pots, fountains) and plants on the outside. On the inside, they sell gourmet salts, French milled soaps, locally made bulk teas, a variety of olive oils and a multitude of lavender infused products. They also provide lunch packages and cheese plates to go or to enjoy in their garden patio. What a lovely spot!
Walked away with a bunch of handcrafted and unique finishing salts and lemon infused extra virgin olive oil. Perfect gift items from an out of the way, but so worth it, destination.