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Rodeo Hills: Where Everything Starts

Rodeo Hills: Where Everything Starts


Posted on Dec 10, 2025

Rodeo Hills Estate Vineyard.

In Oregon’s Dundee Hills, Jared Etzel has found a way to translate memory, place, and restraint into wine. His 7-acre estate may be modest in scale, but it carries a sense of calm conviction and is the product of a winemaker who values observation over intervention.

Etzel’s surname is a familiar one in Oregon wine. His father, Michael Etzel, co-founded Beaux Frères, a name that helped define modern American Pinot Noir. But Rodeo Hills isn’t a continuation of that legacy, it’s a reflection of Jared’s own curiosity and discipline. “My dad’s work taught me to respect the vineyard before the winery,” he says. “That’s where everything starts.”

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