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“Striving to blow your mind”
We are just a chick, a couple of guys, and a dog striving to blow your mind. In 1998 we planted a test block vineyard just 20 minutes north of Lake Chelan at the bottom of the Methow Valley. It has Pinot noir and Cabernet Sauvignon and everything in between. That was step one. In 2001 we loaded up our car, put our house up for sale, and headed to the Willamette to make Pinot noir. Dean landed a job working for Bud Beck at Advanced Vineyards and then moved on to make wine under Isabelle Dutarte at Deponte and Tony Soter and James Cahill at Soter Vineyards. Heather took the retail side and spent time selling wines from relatively hard to find producers. On the side, we started a label called Nonni and Zing. It was a small project of about 250 cases annually and was made entirely from fruit sourced from the Dundee Hills AVA. That was a good time. Step two came to an end in 2004. Washington and the allure of it's endless possibility lured us home. We found our property on the south shore of the Lake Chelan AVA and closed on it in June of that year. That same year, we planted more vineyard near our original test block: Rocky Mother (Syrah) and Stone's Throw (Riesling). The following year was spent building our wine making facility, and planting our on-site vineyard: Defiance. Our tasting room opened for Valentine's Day in 2006. We've been ticking along, doing our thing since then. If you find yourself in Chelan, we hope that you take a drive through our vineyard and climb our little slope. We promise that you will like what you find at the top. Dean, Heather, George, Cooper and Lucy (the dog) Neff
This is a small place that caters to small groups; do not go if your party is over 6, unless you have a reservation. Children count as a person. We enjoyed their Syrah and purchased their current... Read more
Recommended to us, we had this on our list to visit. I was a bit surprised, as we were lead outside, how small it was. We sat outside in deck chairs, with a beautiful view. There was only... Read more
I always love a visit to Nefarious! Full disclosure I signed up for their wine club a few years ago for a number of reasons. Their wines are top notch, the customer service is always so friendly... Read more
Nefarious Cellars
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- Sun - Sat: 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
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