Our People

Family inspires us. It is how we started, why we make wine, and what we hope accompanies our wines at your dinner table.

We were founded by father and daughter team, Howard Mozeico and Jessica Mozeico. Howard began making wine in his garage in 1984 as a hobby while he was a software engineer at four startup technology companies. His passion was fueled and he took enology classes, won amateur winemaking competitions, and helped local winemakers.

 

Jessica grew up helping her dad with his winemaking hobby. She fell in love with wine, though it was a passion she cultivated from the sidelines as she pursued an undergraduate degree from Hamilton College, an MBA from Wharton at the University of Pennsylvania, and a career in biotechnology marketing. After leading biotechnology drug launches and marketing teams, Jessica founded a consulting firm to provide strategic planning services.

However, the opportunity to make wine together caused both to throw in their corporate ID badges. They ran the winery together until Howard’s death in 2017. Jessica learned everything about winemaking from her dad and is inspired by her late father's legacy and daughter's future. She says, "I have the honor and responsibility to carry Et Fille forward in a manner that is consistent with my dad's vision, values, and palate. I will continue building the legacy of Et Fille for my daughter."

 

Our Purpose

 

“We believe that wine, like life well-lived, should be authentic, complex, and balanced.”

 

“We believe that being true to place and time allows wine to simultaneously honor history, the present, and future.”

“We believe that sharing wine is communal and that the bridge it forms surpasses differences.”

 

“We believe that cultivating a diverse and inclusive community supports our team, customers, and partners.”

“We believe that we are inevitably tied to our land, seasons, and community- it is our responsibility to leave them in a better place for our children.”

 
 
 
 

Et Fille Is a Certified B Corporation®

Reaffirming our posture as a socially and environmentally conscious winery, Et Fille has received its B-Corp Certification, an accreditation awarded to organizations that use the power of business to build a more inclusive and sustainable economy.

“As a winery, we are tied to our land, seasons and the community. Our goal is to leave each of those in a better place for the next generation. B-Corp Certification is a formalized way to hold ourselves accountable to raise social and environmental consciousness and action.” — Jessica Mozeico

Et Fille Is a Woman Owned Business and a Benefit Corporation

Et Fille Is a 2022 Best for the World™ B Corp™

Et Fille has been named a 2022 Best for the World™ B Corp™ in recognition of its exceptional positive impact on its community.

“We are thrilled to be recognized as a top-performing B Corp and are humbled to be added to this list of such distinguished companies making positive impacts in their communities.”
— Jessica Mozeico

Our Place

 

We own a small vineyard on Parrett Mountain, but also manage blocks at six sustainably farmed vineyards located throughout the Willamette Valley.

 
 

Et Fille 2021 Kalita Vineyard Pinot Noir:

“The 2021 Kalita Pinot Noir from Et Fille was my favorite of the lineup. A gorgeous shimmering medium neon ruby-purple core with a lighter pink rim, it pops with aromas of red and black cherries, crushed ripe marionberries, fennel fronds, toasted spice, and cedary herbs. I loved how the wine moved across the entire palate on the finish, with its sweet, smooth tannins and perfected acidity.” -95 Points, International Wine Report

Et Fille 2022 Palmer Creek Vineyard Pinot Noir:

“The 2022 Pinot Noir Palmer Creek is from the warmest site Jessica works with in the Eola-Amity Hills, planted to Pommard and 777 clones of Pinot Noir at 350-400 feet elevation. The wine pours a bright ruby red color and offers a floral bouquet of wild raspberries, orange peel, crushed stones, and fresh roses. Medium-bodied, it brings great energy to the palate, with a more chiseled structure, ripe, well-defined tannins, and snappy, ripe acidity. A lovely wine that will age with ease, it will benefit from another 2-3 years in the cellar, and drink it over the following 15 years.” 94 Points, Jeb Dunnuck

Et Fille 2022 Fairsing Vineyard Pinot Noir:Noir:

“The Fairsing Vineyard is silken textured and aromatically beautiful. Featuring notes of sweet raspberries, blood orange spritz, green dried herbs and lavender. The palate continues the show with beautiful sweet berries, clove with fleshy cherries, and raspberries. Elegant and soft, with earth tones, purple florals and sweet blueberries.” 94 Points, Decanter

Et Fille 2021 Gabriella Pinot Noir:

“Named for the winemaker's daughter, Gabriella is the top Cuvée each vintage, with the 2021 vintage coming from Le Pavillon and Fairsing. The higher percentage of newer oak, at 66%. The goal of the Gabriella is ageability, so whole cluster and new oak are typically turned up, but only 13% whole cluster in the 2021. Rich, turned earth, ripe cherry flesh, and subtle clove spices.—aromatics of white pepper, green tea leaves and spiced dried blood orange.” 95 Points, Decanter


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