Our Story - August Cellars

A Family Farm

August Cellars, established in 2002, is a family owned corporation. The winery is named after great grandfather and patriarch, August Schaad, August Cellar represents the desires of the third and forth generations to keep the family farm in agriculture use rather than sold out to the as housing development. The winery is located at 14000 NE Quarry Road, Newbery, Oregon.

The farm has 42 acres of land in production that includes English walnuts, and Italian prunes, a Pinot Noir Vineyard and several acres of timber. The cross section of crops and land uses allows the native fauna to prosper. We have seen chipmunks and squirrels, a black-tailed weasel, foxes, bobcats, cougars, coyotes, hawks and eagles, as well as quail and bluebirds.

We look forward to visions of the next generation exploring responsible stewardship of the land.

Our History

2005 - August Cellars rents space to several more wineries some of which stay and a few move on to find more convient homes.Now - Home to 8 wineries

1902 - 1930's

1902 - August Schaad and his two brothers settle in Oregon.
1903 - Anna Bartruff hops the train in Nebraska and catching up with August in Oregon. They marry.
1904 - Clarence Schaad is born.
1931 - Clarence marries and starts his family.

1940- 2000

1942 - Clarence purchases the farm on Chehlem Mountain where the winery is now located.
1958 - Lewis Clarence’s oldest gets married and starts his family.
1990’s - Lewis & Grace, Clarence’s surviving children return to the farm full time

2000 - 2004

2002 - Grace suggests starting a winery to get the next generation on the farm.
2002 - We incorporate the winery.
2003 - We break ground on the new winery.
2004 - Our first harvest in our winery. we are joined by two other wineries.

2005-Present

2005 - We are joined by three more wineries
2020 - Jim passes away, Tom becomes the winemaker
2021 - Tom becomes President, and the next generation becomes more involved

2005-Present

2024 Forrest Schaad is hired as Assistant to the Winery
Presently there are nine wineries calling August Cellars home.

Our Tenant Wineries

Wineries of August Cellars

August Cellars is home to seven other wineries. August Cellars is a Host winery, started in 2002 by the Clarence Schaad family. We wanted to build a winery that would be a single footprint for several businesses. That way the equipment would be better utilized and small wineries would be able to make wine without having to build a building and purchase all the needed equipment.

Artisanal Wine Cellars

Tom and Patty Feller started their winery in 2005 and have been making wine in the studio ever since. They purchase grapes and rely upon the knowledge of the growers to provide them with the best grapes for wine making. They have thei own tasting room and fully embrace the idea of culinary tourism.

Crowley Wines

Tyson has worked around the globe in the wine industry. He has worked in New Zealand before settling in Oregon, where he worked for a few wineries in the Bundee Hills. He started his own company and eventually moved into our studio in 2007.

Ocelli Cellars

John and Sirpa Peacoke have a passion for Grenache. They purchase fruit from Eastern Washington and bring the grapes to the studio to make bold Grenache that barrel ages for 2 years before harvesting.

Ovum Wine

John and Ksenija have a passion for native fermentations and white wines. They use native yeasts and a unique variety of fermentation vessels to create outstanding white wines, as well as sparkling wines.

Potter’s Vineyard

Bill and Sandy Sanchez purchased Laura Volkman Vineyard and started making wine here in 2012. They have a 4 acre vineyard and also purchase grapes to give you a broad choice of wines for your table.

Twill Cellars

With a tasting room and a small vineyard in West Linn, they purchase fruit to create wines from wonderful Chardonnays and Roses to Pinot Noirs and Syrah.

Zimri Cellars

Jason Bull cut his teeth by learning about fermenting beers. And that fermentation process led him to Oregon working as winemakers for others before starting his label Zimri Cellars; a micro winery.