Bethel Heights

At Bethel Heights, the first commercial vintage was in 1984, and the winery grand opening was held in 1985. In 2006, Ben Casteel took over from his father as winemaker. Pat Dudley is Co-Owner and President, Ben Casteel is Co-Owner, Director, and Winemaker, and Mimi Casteel is Co-Owner, Director, and Viticulturist.

Located in the Eola-Amity Hills in Oregon’s Willamette Valley, the first vines were planted between 1977 and 1979. The estate vineyard grew from 50 to 80 acres, including the adjacent Lewman Vineyard, established in 1992 with 6.4 acres planted entirely to Pinot noir, and Justice Vineyard, established in 1999 on marine sediment soil with 19.1 acres of Pinot noir planted. Grapes grown include Pinot noir, Chardonnay, and Pinot blanc. Bethel Heights was certified Salmon Safe in 1997, and the vineyard was farmed without herbicides since 2009, without tilling since 2012, and without synthetic inputs since 2019. In 2024, the winery began transitioning to Revino reusable wine bottles.