Many hands were needed in the packing house at the Eden Valley Orchard. In 1912 the Medford Commercial Club reported, “The Burrell orchard broke all records for quantity this year, shipping 40 cars of pears...

Joseph H. Stewart, left, and family founded Eden Valley Orchards on a 160-acre parcel where EdenVale Winery is now located. He is credited as father of the commercial pear industry in Southern Oregon, and he...

In 1899 Stewart sold his property to Gordon Voorhies and his wife, the former Helen Burrell. Voorhies expanded the orchard to about 800 acres and remodeled the estate mansion in 1925 in the Colonial Revival...

The EdenVale Winery is located on property widely recognized as the birthplace of Oregon’s commercial pear industry. Eden Valley Orchards was founded in 1885 by Joseph H. Stewart. EdenVale wines' first...

The EdenVale Winery is located on property widely recognized as the birthplace of Oregon’s commercial pear industry. Eden Valley Orchards was founded in 1885 by Joseph H. Stewart. EdenVale wines' first...

Front: Pear House Reserve Collection; Produced and bottled by EdenVale Winery

Front: Pear House Reserve Collection; Produced and bottled by EdenVale Winery

Front: Pear House Reserve Collection; Produced and bottled by EdenVale Winery

Front: Pear House Reserve Collection; Produced and bottled by EdenVale Winery

Produced and bottled by EdenVale Winery