Allen is a Dentist in Dundee and has built many dental buildings/clinics and mentored many young students and Dentists in his career. He is a longstanding member of Rotary and has made 15 trips to Guatemala working in the mountain villages doing dental work on the children and families there. He is a beekeeper and has 10 active hives from which honey is harvested and a jar will be left for your personal enjoyment. If it is available. Jill was a business consultant before the property was purchased. Allen and Jill have 5 beautiful children all grown up and on their own. They are a very close family and get together throughout the year. Jill and Allen spend 3 to 4 months in Maui where they have lived part time for about 18 years. They travel extensively for their wine business, visiting their national markets in HA, NY, Florida, New Orleans, Alaska and Michigan, Atlanta and 3 new states. Allen grew up in Washington and Jill in California. Both are very active in their communities, McMinnville, Dundee and Newberg.

Allen and Jill Methven purchased this villa in 2001

This is a unique property in that it is surrounded by vineyards and has views of the Valley and the Cascades with no subdivisions in sight. Very private yet close to everything you need. We were looking for property for a few years and then found this perfect location by chance as it was not listed at the time. It was 100% raw land and gave us the challenge and opportunity to create our own home, landscaping, vineyards and Winery. Jill grew up in the country on a horse ranch/farm and Allen loves living on and off the land and large open spaces.

As soon as we saw this property we new we found what we were looking for.

The location of this rolling hills property in the heart of wine country, the beautiful spacious villa, pastoral, mountain and vineyard views, pool, hot tub sauna and the many amenities. Many comment they feel they are in Tuscany and are able to easily relax and take in the local attractions within 5 to 20 minutes. There is no comparable sight in the region as far as the size of the Villa and the tranquil privacy it offers. Leave the property and enjoy Oregon's many wineries and highly rated restaurant scene. Attend a downtown open market with local vendors showcasing their fruits, vegetables, cheeses, meats, art etc. Come home and BBQ by the pool, enjoying local wines or Oregon Brews and the local fare. Oregon is known for it's amazing array of fresh produce and the berry scene is abundant! The children can safely walk to the blueberry patch and pick while you enjoy the evening by the pool and BBQ. There are fruit trees and fruit available for the picking when in season. You may just want to pick some fresh herbs to cook with from our garden or grab a tomato or two to go along with the fresh herbs. You can also help yourself to the fresh vegetables if they are ready to pick as well.

We are only one hour from the Coast and one hour from Portland! Smack dab in the middle of wine country. We won three best of shows in 2014 and 2015 for our wines. We were number 17 out of over 1,000 wines in the Oregon wine awards. Stop by for a free tasting when you stay at the Villa.