MAGGIE HARRISON

Maggie Harrison is the winemaker at Antica Terra in Eola-Amity Hills of Oregon’s Willamette Valley. It’s 11 acres on a rocky hillside in a geologically unique space surrounded by oaks.

Harrison’s first step into the wine world was kicked off by good fortune when she was offered the position of assistant winemaker at Elaine and Manfred Krankl’s Sine Qua Non. After eight years there she created her own project, a Syrah called Lillian, while living in Santa Barbara. Oregon pulled her in when she was introduced to Antica Terra’s fossil-laden ground. Harrison has her own vibe: “lean in and meet the fruit where it is.”