Franchere winemaker Mike Hinds
I've been making adventurous, balanced, thoughtfully crafted wines under the Franchere label since 2013. I ferment my wines solely with native yeasts and without temperature controlled tanks, filtration, weird enological products, or fancy machines.

And while I love grapes in the Pinot family, I also work with Grüner Veltliner, Blaufränkisch, Ehrenfelser, Kerner, and other varieties that are less commonly grown in the Willamette Valley.
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2023 Fast Hearts

My newest orange wine! This is a succulent, dry, unfiltered blend of mostly Alsatian varieties that spent 10 days on the skins and then finished fermenting in neutral French oak barrels.

I commissioned the beautiful painting for this label from my longtime friend Mae Starr.

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