COMPANY HOLLOW – A PLACE OUT OF TIME

The original Company Hollow name came from a military accompaniment purposed to defend the area during the Oregon Boarder Dispute with the British Empire in the 1840s. At the time, the expression Fifty-Four Forty or Fight were used as a call to arms to claim the joint-occupancy of the Oregon Country from the British. The British Empire wanted the Oregon Boarder to stop at the Columbia River, ensuring that they would keep trade and navigation rights to the river. If the issue were to come to war, Company Hollow was at the front line.

Ultimately, the Oregon Treaty with the British identified state lines well above the Columbia River to the 49th parallel and Company Hollow was eventually disbanded. Today, we use the name to signify the area’s rich past and remind us what is worth fighting for.

Company Hollow Vineyards was formed to offer unique, high-value agriculture on the best soils Oregon has to offer, in the best climes, and most favorable growing conditions imaginable. Water, power, roads, facilities or land overhead will not tie up your capital and impede your successful vineyard, berry farm or orchard operation.

Behind Company Hollow Vineyards are Jack and Sally Hay, long-time residents of the area. Jack Hay is a third generation family farmer whose grandfather purchased the property alongside the famous Oregon Trail in 1916. Since that time and through succeeding generations, cattle and wheat was the area’s mainstay. Later generations focused on wheat, leasing larger tracts of land and eventually maturing into an economical and environmentally conscious direct seeding regime. In retirement, Jack and Sally have decided make the land available to others, unleashing its full potential in high-value crops. This allows them the opportunity to manage the property, yet be away from direct production.