Founded in 1993, Duck Pond Cellars owns and operates 840 acres of vineyards in the valleys of northern Oregon and slopes of eastern Washington. Growing in these diverse climates allows Duck Pond Cellars to produce the best quality fruit for a wide selection of wines.

More than twenty years ago, the Fries family of Dundee, Oregon, owned and managed 13 vineyard acres in the North Willamette Valley. Today, they operate 865 acres in the valleys of northern Oregon and on the slopes of eastern Washington and they produce more than 70,000 cases if Duck Pond wines every year.

The growth of the Fries family and of Duck Pond Cellars also contributed to a corresponding growth of the Willamette Valley wine region and its recognition as a world-class appellation. Likewise, adding vineyard acreage to the slopes of eastern Washington testified to the desirability and distinct qualities of this warm-climate growing area that ultimately would become recognized as the Wahluke Slope AVA. The Fries family commitment to planting vineyards in Washington now gives it the micro-climate diversity to grow a wide variety of the world's best wine grapes.