About
About
Viola Orchards is located west of Estacada. Owners Brian and Lavina established the farm in 2016. Hand grafting over 118 varieties of american cider, crab, culinary and heirloom apple trees. Between 2018 and 2024 they have planted thousands of trees in the orchard.
In addition to apple trees, Viola Orchards also began planting herbs and berries to be used in their products alongside the blackberries, and Douglas Fir Tips that were already established on the property.
Sourcing additional fruit has been necessary to keep up with demand. Viola Orchards chooses to source fruits locally in Oregon from independent farmers.
In 2019 the cidery was established on the farm, in Estacada, OR, in the Viola Valley. As well as picking apples in their orchard, Brian and Lavina hand pick similar varieties from an orchard 30 miles away in the Willamette Valley.
Once picked and pressed, Viola Orchards begins the cider making by fermenting the juice via a cultured yeast process. Once fermentation is complete the cider is packaged and ready for enjoyment.
In 2024, Viola Orchards established a farm stand on the corner of S Redland Rd and S Mattoon Rd. This farm stand is seasonally open selling fresh pressed, unpasteurized cider from the orchard. The 2025 farmstand season will bring new products, including grafted trees ready to plant, fresh pressed juice, and preserves from the farm.
Our Story
Our Story
Owners Brian and Lavina grew up on opposite ends of the country,but their childhoods shared one parallel: apple orchards; Brian in the robust orchards of Western New York and Lavina on her family’s 80 acres in Douglas County, Oregon.
In the mid 2000’s their paths crossed in Portland, Oregon initiating a love affair with cider neither of them could have imagined. Moving into their first home together, instead of a dining room table in the kitchen they found themselves with only room for 9 fermenters. That particular batch of cider was juice they purchased from their friend’s farm stand in Milwaukie, Oregon, which came from the orchard they currently pick their cider apples from. Those 9 fermenters were enjoyed by all at backyard BBQs, birthdays, campfires, and Tuesday nights.
In the coming years, they would be very resourceful in their picking endeavors. Getting a variety of juice from Lavina’s family farm, knocking on doors to pick apple trees in yards, to purchasing a majority of their juice from the Milwaukie farm stand. Many of their pressings were weekend long events; full days of picking, and full days of pressing. The one constant was the clear, dry, fruit forward cider they produced.
When it came time to purchase their own home Lavina and Brian decided to take their dream to the next level by purchasing acreage in the valley of Estacada, Oregon in what once was the town of Viola. There they began grafting, planting and tending to their own orchard for cider making. While they wait for their orchard to mature they are personally picking apples from an orchard 30 miles away in the Willamette Valley that was also grafted and planted by an orchardist just like Lavina and Brian. Their love of cider is what has created Viola Orchards.
Find Our Ciders
Find Our Ciders
Oregon City Year Round Farmers Market
November 8th, 22nd, December 6th, 20th, February 21st, March 21st, April 18th info here
Bottles available online now. Store
Bottles
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- Harvest Market, Estacada OR
- Bent Shovel Brewing, Estacada OR
- McIver Outpost, Estacada OR
- Redland Station, Oregon City OR
- Beer Bunker, Portland OR
- Henry’s Market, Portland OR
- Milwaukie Pizza Company, Milwaukie OR
- Beer Store Milwaukie, Milwaukie OR
Permanent Tap Handles
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- Bent Shovel Pub, Estacada OR
- Eagle Creek Saloon, Eagle Creek OR
- Milwaukie Pizza Company, Milwaukie OR
- Moreland Ale House, Portland OR
- The Record Pub, Portland OR
- Covert Cafe, Portland OR
- Guardian Games, Portland OR
Rotating Tap Handles
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- Beer Store Milwaukie, Milwaukie OR
- Benbears Beer, Portland OR
- Proper Pint Woodstock, Portland OR
- Beer Bunker, Portland OR
- Bare Bones, Portland OR
