Remy Wines Celebrates 20 Years with Opera on the Lawn on August 23

 Remy Wines, the Willamette Valley winery founded by winemaker and community leader Remy Drabkin, is celebrating its 20th anniversary this month, marking a milestone for the queer-led winery. To mark the occasion, Remy Wines will host Opera on the Lawn on Sunday, Aug.23, a community celebration under the oaks at Three Wives Vineyard.

This year, Drabkin was awarded the LIVE Award for Excellence in Sustainability, an award that honors both sustainable practices in viticulture and enology, and the work Drabkin has done to address sustainability questions faced by the wine industry today.

Drabkin was selected especially for her work reducing invasive plant species, replanting native flora, and working with partners to create pollinator pathways in vineyard properties. In addition to the work in the vineyard, Remy Wines built the first winery with a carbon-sequestering concrete floor, and the winery construction (an adaptive reuse facility) utilized many recycled materials and created a healthier working environment with workplace improvements.