Shumaker Vineyards was established in 2014, when the dream of owning a Willamette Valley vineyard finally came to fruition. This endeavor continues a strong family tradition of farming and land stewardship in Oregon’s north Willamette Valley. Doug, the owner of Shumaker Vineyards, grew up on a farm in the north end of the Willamette Valley, near the hamlet of Banks. Doug’s family moved to a century-old homestead in the foothills of the Coast Range where they raised sheep and began the process of reforesting the 40 acres they purchased and eventually acquired the adjacent 120 acres that comprised the original homestead. Doug’s parents, Bob and Bonnie Shumaker, and brother and sister-in-law, Dan and Melinda Shumaker, remain very involved in leadership of the Small Woodlands Association, dedicated to preserving a legacy of land stewardship that will be passed down to future generations.

Doug attended Willamette University with a major in biology and went on to graduate from medical school at Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland, eventually establishing a practice in gastroenterology with what is now The Oregon Clinic. His values engendered the dream that led to the purchase of 5 acres near North Plains in 2001, with an eye toward establishing a vineyard. In 2024, Doug retired from the practice of medicine to devote his time to being a grandpa, growing the wine business and volunteering.

In 2014, Doug finally planted the vines that completed the literal and metaphorical establishment of deep roots in the Willamette Valley soil that he holds so dear. Doug employed the talented vineyard manager, Valentin Mora, and his crew from Vineyard Labor Contractors to assist in establishing a high quality vineyard. After selling the fruit to winemaker Ryan Huett from 2016 through 2018, the decision was made to embark on a new adventure of producing wine for the namesake label, Shumaker Vineyards, with the help of talented winemaker Chris James Barnes of Chris James Cellars in Carlton, Oregon. In early 2021 the first bottles of Shumaker Vineyards wines were released, including the 2019 estate Pinot Noir, the 2020 Rosé de Noirs, a sparkling rosé from 100% Pinot Noir and the 2020 Pinot Gris. The dream of producing wine from the beloved land had come to fruition.