We take our name from a ridge located on the eastern Washington side of the Columbia River, near Walla Walla. The famed explorers Lewis and Clark named this crest of land as they journeyed down the Columbia River in 1805. From the river, the two adventurers thought the ridge looked like an overturned canoe. Take a look yourself and you can see it in the 910-foot peak sloping gently five miles to the east and west. Because our estate vineyard is located on the Canoe Ridge, it is the inspiration for both our vineyard and winery name.
