A winery co-owned by world renowned wine critic Robert Parker, the Beaux Frères Beaux Frères is one of the earliest and now leading wineries in Oregon. It is a 36 hectare plot in Ribbon Ridge, a small sub-region in Oregon's Willamette Valley which was purchased in 1986 by Robert and his brother-in-law Michael G. Etzel. Being smaller than the surrounding landscapes, Ribbon Ridge enjoys shelter from the prevailing weather systems and is slightly warmer and drier as well as having steadier and more consistent climate than other vine growing areas in northern Willamette; and the ancient, weathered soil in the area generates...