Freja Vineyard is located at high elevation (700-800 ft) in the Chehalem Mountains in the North Willamette Valley.

The Pinot Noir and Albariño vines are planted on a steep, south and southwest-facing slope on Laurelwood soil. The Laurelwood series is a deep, well-drained, reddish, silt loam soil that consists of wind-blown deposits of Missoula Flood silt atop volcanic basalt clay. These tremendous soils provide moderate vigor to the vines, balanced structure and chemistry to the fruit, and allow for minimal-tillage farming.

The first vines were planted by Willy Gianopulos in 1988, own-rooted Wadenswil clone Pinot Noir. A block of own-rooted Pommard and more Wadenswil followed in 1993. The Hughes family next door planted their own block of clone 115 on grafted rootstock to grow exclusively for Freja Cellars in 2002. Finally, an acre of Albariño was planted in 2014.

Sustainability and conservation have always been core principles at the heart of farming and winemaking at Freja Cellars. Graver Creek joins McFee Creek at the bottom of the vineyard, forming the headwaters of major tributary to the Tualatin River. The surrounding forest is managed for native plant diversity, water quality, wildlife habitat, and our peace of mind. Farming practices have continued to evolve as we learn more and more about this site, and we are now pleased to be farming our vines fully organically, enhancing soil health, biodiversity, and wine quality.