Bledsoe|McDaniels Winery

The winery

Founded

2019 winery site, 2017 wallawallasomm

The two sources disagree; both are shown rather than one picked.

Facility

own winery

Other labels

Doubleback

Wines poured

Pinot Noir, Syrah

On site

Family Friendly, Large Group Friendly (8+), Offers Tours

People

• Drew Bledsoe owner
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  Bledsoe launched with his wife Maura in 2008 after retiring from professional football

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• Josh McDaniels winemaker
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  Josh McDaniels serves as CEO and Director of Winemaking at Bledsoe|McDaniels

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• Maura Bledsoe owner
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  Bledsoe launched with his wife Maura in 2008

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• Josh McDaniels CEO & Director of Winemaking
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  To make his dream a reality, Drew hired Josh McDaniels away from Figgins Family Wine Estates, who is his CEO & Director of Winemaking to this day.

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• Maura owner
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  In 2008, Drew and his wife, Maura, launched Doubleback as an estate-focused winery

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Where the fruit comes from

Estate vineyards

• McQueen Vineyard SeVein development, Oregon side of Walla Walla Valley AVA, 23 acres
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  The 23 planted acres (50 total) feature VSP unilateral and head-trained vines

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• LeFore Vineyard Rocks District of Milton-Freewater, Walla Walla Valley, 26 acres
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  LeFore features 26 planted acres (30 total) of very cobbly loam soils

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• Schafer Vineyard Mill Creek area, Walla Walla Valley, 15 acres
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  The 15 planted acres (20 total) are trained on VSP bi-lateral trellising and were planted in 2007

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• Coulee Vineyard (Eola-Amity Hills, Willamette Valley) Eola-Amity Hills AVA, Willamette Valley, 34 acres
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  The property encompasses 80 acres total with 34 planted

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Appellations

• Eola-Amity Hills
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  Our new estate vineyard in Eola-Amity Hills is extremely exciting.

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• The Rocks District of Milton-Freewater
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  LeFore Vineyard is situated on the eastern side of the Rocks District of Milton-Freewater, a sub-AVA of the Walla Walla Valley

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• Walla Walla Valley
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  Bledsoe had planted his original estate vineyard, McQueen, on the southern end of the Walla Walla Valley AVA

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• Willamette Valley
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  particularly as they explored both the Walla Walla and Willamette Valleys

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Wines

10 wines, 25 vintages on record. Sources: the winery’s own webstore, The Thief’s sales records (2023–2026-09-14), The Thief’s shelf (in stock now).