Our Family

Jim MareshWinemaker

Jim is the Maresh family’s third generation winemaker. He grew up on the vineyard and continues the tradition of growing and harvesting the grapes, making the wine, aging and bottling the wines at the farm. His wines receive accolades from reviewers around the world.

Steve MikamiMan of all Work

Steve is co-Manager of the Red Barn Tasting Room and handles much of the day to day tractor and heavy equipment work on the vineyard. He is an excellent farm equipment fixer and is in charge of grape transport at harvest.

Martha MareshGeneral Manager

Calling Martha the General Manager hardly does her justice. Martha is co-Manager of the Red Barn Tasting Room and the heart of Maresh vineyards & winery. She manages the crews, the equipment, the planting, harvesting, bottling, all of the many, many parts of keeping vineyards and a winery running.

Jim Maresh SeniorFounder

From the Oregonian: “The Willamette Valley is missing a giant today. James “Jim” Maresh, Sr., the man who shaped the region’s wine history with his pioneering vineyard, died in his Dundee home on March 6. He was one month shy of his 95th birthday.”

We mourn the passing of our beloved Jim Maresh.

From the Oregonian…

The Oregon wine world says ‘goodbye’ to farmer Jim Maresh

Posted Mar 13, 2021
The Willamette Valley is missing a giant today.
James “Jim” Maresh, Sr., the man who shaped the region’s wine history with his pioneering vineyard, died in his Dundee home on March 6. He was one month shy of his 95th birthday.
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