About Us
How We Started
In the spring of 2016, Abundancia (ah-boon-DAHN-syah) owners Shawn and Lisa Fischer planted their first two acres of grapes with the help of family and friends on their piece of land just east of Gaston, Oregon, in the Chehalem Mountains AVA.
Shawn, Lisa, and the family worked for several years to clear the land from blackberry, wild rose, holly, and plenty of poison oak. The site, which includes both Jory and Willakenzie soils, now produces wonderful Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Tempranillo.
Our Winegrowing Philosophy
We believe that the best wine is made in the vineyard. To that end, we keep to a thoughtful, by-hand, organic approach with our vines, and gentle, hands-off approach in our winery. As a result, we have healthy, happy vines and an honest expression of terroir in our bottles.
We do everything ourselves. Our wine is grown, aged, and bottled on site. Shawn refurbishes our barrels one stave at a time in his wood shop next to the winery. It's a lot of hard work for a small team of family and friends, and we cherish the chance to build these good things in community.
Refurbish, Reuse, Reduce
At Abundancia Vineyards, we make every effort to make the most of what we have while being protective of our natural resources. Here are a few examples of how this plays out on our farm.
Barrels:
Instead of buying new oak barrels for each vintage, we protect oak trees by employing our own refurbishing process where we carefully shave off the layer of used oak on the interior of the barrels, and re-toast the barrels with cherry wood from our property.
Organic Farming Practices:
We adhere to a gentle organic spray program, often spraying far less than what is recommended. Our only weed suppression is a weed whacker (much to the chagrin of Shawns shoulders) and a little john deer riding mower which we lovingly call the "duster" during the dry season. No chemical weed suppression here.
Dry Farming:
From the very start we have stayed away from irrigating our vineyard, which both encourages roots to grow deep and significantly decreases our water use.
What's Next?
1) Vineyard Expansion! The original ten acre plot includes four more acres of what was once a holly orchard, long overrun by blackberries, poison oak, and young Douglas fir. Over the coming years, we will be carefully reclaiming sections of that land for new plantings of Spanish varietal vines, along with some new clones of Pinot Noir. Since our first planting in 2016, we've had two more plantings on cleared land: Albariño and Garnacha in the fall of 2023, and Graciano and 115 pinot in the fall of 2025.
2) Tasting site! While we are not large enough to have a permanent public tasting room in Washington County, we are exploring options that will allow us to host privately booked tastings for our wine club members and founders. Our goal is to be able to bring people together for our summer sunset view, glass of wine in hand. Stay tuned.
3) The canyon land. Shawn and Lisa purchased 38 acres of stunning canyon land adjacent to the original property, in the spring of 2025. The land contains old growth western red cedar, a year round creek, and many forgotten logging roads and deer trails. We are excited to steward this wild piece of earth in the coming decades, protecting it's healthy, native species and reclaiming it from invasive bramble. Lots of work to do! Want to help us build trails and pull ivy? Have a question? Click below. We'd love to connect.