Thomas Winery was founded in 1984, when John Thomas planted pinot noir on his 4-acre estate. Thomas makes only about 400 cases a year, and eschews publicity, a website or the protocols of public wine tastings. He tends to his dry-farm vineyard himself, and he makes his own wines. Because of his small production, his label is not widely known – except to connoisseurs of Oregon Pinot Noir. Vinous has noted that “It's little wonder that so many Burgundy aficionados, this writer included, count this small producer as one of their favorite New World sources for Pinot Noir.”