Yamhill-Carlton AVA · Gaston
Big Table Farm Wine Tours.
Wine tours to Big Table Farm run between Portland-area pickups and the estate at 26851 NW Williams Canyon Road, Gaston, OR 97119 in the Yamhill-Carlton AVA. Winemaker Brian Marcy — cellar credits at Turley and Marcassin in California — and artist Clare Carver moved north in 2006 to a seventy-acre Gaston farm; she draws every label by hand, he makes Top 100-listed wines, and the working farm is the whole point. Wine & Spirits counts Big Table Farm among its Top 100 wineries. A vetted chauffeur who knows the wine-country road network handles the about 50 minutes drive so the guest steps out at the tasting-room door on the scheduled minute, and the vehicle holds on the property through the full appointment.
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Last updated: August 5, 2026
Quick answer: Big Table Farm wine tours cover the estate at 26851 NW Williams Canyon Road, Gaston, OR 97119 in the Yamhill-Carlton AVA. Wine & Spirits counts Big Table Farm among its Top 100 wineries. Tasting runs by reservation; Portland pickups run about 50 minutes door-to-door (32 miles). Volvo S90 $110/hr (three-hour minimum), Escalade ESV $135/hr, Sprinter $165/hr, VIP Lounge Sprinter $190/hr — the 20 percent service fee is included in every rate. Book at (503) 706-8662.
01Big Table Farm & the Yamhill-Carlton
A winemaker,
The Estate Story.
Winemaker Brian Marcy — cellar credits at Turley and Marcassin in California — and artist Clare Carver moved north in 2006 to a seventy-acre Gaston farm; she draws every label by hand, he makes Top 100-listed wines, and the working farm is the whole point. Wine & Spirits counts Big Table Farm among its Top 100 wineries.
Big Table Farm is not a winery with a petting zoo — it is a working farm that makes wine: draft horses, laying hens, pigs, a market garden, and vineyard blocks folded into the seventy acres. The farm feeds the table the place is named for, and visits fold into that rhythm.
A winemaker and an artist
Brian Marcy worked cellars whose names alone open doors — Turley, Marcassin, Blankiet — before he and artist Clare Carver bought seventy acres above Gaston in 2006. He makes the wines; she farms the animals and draws every label by hand. The partnership is the brand, and it is entirely real.
A true working farm
Big Table Farm is not a winery with a petting zoo — it is a working farm that makes wine: draft horses, laying hens, pigs, a market garden, and vineyard blocks folded into the seventy acres. The farm feeds the table the place is named for, and visits fold into that rhythm.
Tastings at the farm table
Visits run by appointment at the farm, often literally at the big table, with the current Pinot Noirs, Chardonnay, and the cult-favorite Laughing Pig rosé poured between farm stories. Carver's original label art hangs where the wines are poured — collectors recognize every frame.
Gaston's artisan hills
The farm shares Gaston's quiet hills with Elk Cove's estate a few minutes away, with the Carlton cluster twenty minutes south — the artisan counterpoint to the polished estates, and the stop guests describe first at dinner afterward.
Top 100 wines, hand-drawn labels
Wine & Spirits' Top 100 listing certifies what the cellar pedigree promises, but the labels are the collector's tell: every bottling wears Carver's hand-drawn artwork, and the annual label set has its own following. Substance and charm in one seventy-acre package.
02Service Standard
Vetted Chauffeurs, 35-Point Inspection,
And City Permitting.
Big Table Farm wine tour service runs on four operator standards that separate Marquee from rideshare and out-of-state operators arriving in the Yamhill-Carlton AVA: payroll chauffeurs, a daily 35-point vehicle inspection, Portland private-for-hire permitting held since 2018, and $1 million commercial liability on every ride to Gaston.
Chauffeurs on the Marquee payroll
Every chauffeur on a Big Table Farm tour sits on the Marquee payroll as a vetted professional rather than a 1099 gig contractor, with workers' comp on duty and the $1 million commercial liability policy on every wine-country ride. The driver answers to Marquee leadership for punctuality and estate-arrival protocol at Gaston rather than a gig app's surge clock.
Wine-country-ready 35-point inspection
Every vehicle clears a 35-point inspection before the day's first tour — tires, brakes, fluids, cabin detail, climate. Attention runs higher in the wet season on the farm-road approaches around Gaston, and monthly detail keeps the cabin clean for guests heading into a seated tasting at Big Table Farm.
Full fleet across four classes
The Volvo S90 at $110 per hour covers couples; the Escalade ESV at $135 carries up to 6; the Sprinter at $165 handles groups to 14 across multi-estate circuits; the VIP Lounge Sprinter at $190 turns a celebration run to Big Table Farm into the party's first venue. Every rate includes the 20 percent service fee.
City permitting since 2018
Marquee has carried Portland Bureau of Transportation private-for-hire permitting since 2018 with continuous renewal. Corporate coordinators booking Big Table Farm retreats receive the permit, W-9, and insurance documentation within an hour of the first request — the compliance file procurement teams ask for before approving a wine-country vendor.
03Tour Day Experience
The Big Table Farm
Tour Day, Sequenced.
A Big Table Farm tour day runs on four anchors from the Portland pickup to the drop back home. Elk Cove sits minutes away in the Gaston hills for the artisan-meets-estate contrast, with Ken Wright's depot and the Carlton cluster twenty minutes south. Two stops run 6 to 7 hours door-to-door. The full itinerary runs as one continuous booking with the chauffeur holding at each stop.
Williams Canyon approach
The farm sits about 50 minutes out via Forest Grove and Gaston, the last stretch on canyon farm road. The chauffeur handles the gravel and drops at the farmyard.
Farm-table flight
Pours run at the appointment's own pace — Pinots, Chardonnay, the Laughing Pig rosé — threaded with the farm's daily life. It is the valley's most personal tasting format.
Art and animals
Carver's label originals and the working animals share the visit; guests meet the draft horses that still work the property.
Artisan-day pairing
Elk Cove's polished estate sits minutes away for the perfect scale contrast, with Carlton's cluster south when the day continues. The Portland return runs 50 minutes.
04Booking Your Tour
Reservation, Chauffeur Match,
FlightAware, 24/7 Dispatch.
Booking a Big Table Farm wine tour runs through the same four-step process as every Marquee wine-country reservation: itinerary confirmation on the first call, a chauffeur matched to the party, FlightAware on any fly-in leg, and a 24/7 dispatcher at (503) 706-8662 for day-of adjustments.
Confirmation email plus day-before text
Call (503) 706-8662 or book online at any hour. Dispatch confirms the pickup address, the Big Table Farm reservation time, the passenger count, and the vehicle on the first exchange; a confirmation email lands within 10 minutes and a day-before text closes the loop. Guests who have not yet booked the winery get lead-time guidance for the about 50 minutes run out.
Chauffeur matched to the itinerary
Dispatch matches the chauffeur and vehicle to the tour profile — couples in the S90, milestone groups in the Escalade, celebration circuits in the Sprinter classes — with a driver who knows the Gaston approaches and the estate-curb positioning across the surrounding AVA map.
FlightAware on PDX arrivals
Fly-in wine weekends run on FlightAware: live wheels-down data feeds dispatch, the chauffeur meets the numbered PDX pick-up location, and the Big Table Farm reservation holds even when the inbound flight moves. A delayed flight shifts the pickup with no meter running on the wait.
24/7 dispatcher, not a call-center bot
A live dispatcher answers (503) 706-8662 around the clock for same-day adjustments — a stretched tasting, an added stop at a neighboring estate, or a harvest-season reroute around 99W traffic on the way to Gaston. Late-evening returns reach a person, not a queue.
05Nearby Coverage
Service Areas Near Big Table Farm,
Same Fleet, Same Chauffeur Roster.
Marquee dispatch maps Big Table Farm into the broader Portland and Willamette Valley coverage grid. Pickups just outside the city line use the same vetted chauffeur roster, the same 35-point vehicle inspection standard, and the same three-hour minimum at (503) 706-8662.
Frequently Asked
Questions, Answered.
How much does a Big Table Farm wine tour cost?
Big Table Farm tours book on the hourly rate — the Volvo S90 at $110 per hour on the three-hour minimum, the Cadillac Escalade ESV at $135 per hour for up to 6, or the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter at $165 per hour for groups up to 14 — with the 20 percent service fee already included and the round trip from Portland absorbed into the booking. The quote is fixed before pickup, with no surge pricing; the booking page returns the exact figure for your itinerary.
Where is Big Table Farm located?
Big Table Farm sits at 26851 NW Williams Canyon Road, Gaston, OR 97119, in the Yamhill-Carlton AVA, roughly about 50 minutes from Portland and 32 miles out. Big Table Farm is not a winery with a petting zoo — it is a working farm that makes wine: draft horses, laying hens, pigs, a market garden, and vineyard blocks folded into the seventy acres. The chauffeur handles the final approach and drops at the tasting-room entrance.
Who founded Big Table Farm and why does the story matter?
Brian Marcy worked cellars whose names alone open doors — Turley, Marcassin, Blankiet — before he and artist Clare Carver bought seventy acres above Gaston in 2006. He makes the wines; she farms the animals and draws every label by hand. The partnership is the brand, and it is entirely real.
Which AVA is Big Table Farm in?
Big Table Farm pours from the Yamhill-Carlton AVA. The farm shares Gaston's quiet hills with Elk Cove's estate a few minutes away, with the Carlton cluster twenty minutes south — the artisan counterpoint to the polished estates, and the stop guests describe first at dinner afterward.
What does the Big Table Farm tasting include?
Visits run by appointment at the farm, often literally at the big table, with the current Pinot Noirs, Chardonnay, and the cult-favorite Laughing Pig rosé poured between farm stories. Carver's original label art hangs where the wines are poured — collectors recognize every frame.
What vehicles are available for a Big Table Farm tour?
The Volvo S90 runs $110 per hour for couples and solo tasters on a quiet weekday visit to Big Table Farm. The Cadillac Escalade ESV carries up to 6 at $135 per hour for milestone trips and small groups pairing the estate with its neighbors. The Mercedes-Benz Sprinter handles up to 14 at $165 per hour for celebration circuits, and the VIP Lounge Sprinter at $190 per hour adds wraparound lounge seating and a chilled bar for up to 10. Every rate includes the 20 percent service fee.
How long is the drive from Portland to Big Table Farm?
Portland to Big Table Farm runs about 50 minutes door-to-door — about 32 miles to Gaston. Weekend wine-country traffic can add 15 to 25 minutes in harvest season from late August through October, which dispatch builds into the departure plan. The chauffeur checks ODOT TripCheck before rolling and adjusts the route rather than the reservation.
Can you combine Big Table Farm with other wineries?
Yes. Elk Cove sits minutes away in the Gaston hills for the artisan-meets-estate contrast, with Ken Wright's depot and the Carlton cluster twenty minutes south. Two stops run 6 to 7 hours door-to-door.
How far ahead should I book a Big Table Farm tour?
Book 14 to 21 days ahead for standard weekend afternoons and 30 to 45 days ahead for summer Saturdays, harvest weekends, and the Memorial Day and Thanksgiving open-house weekends, when both Big Table Farm reservations and vehicle availability tighten. Sprinter bookings for 10 or more lock 45 to 60 days out. The winery's own reservation confirms separately through their site; dispatch coordinates the timing.
What makes Big Table Farm distinctive?
Big Table Farm is the valley's artisan original: Turley-and-Marcassin cellar pedigree, Wine & Spirits Top 100 wines, hand-drawn labels with their own collector following — all poured at the working farm's actual big table.
Does the chauffeur stay during the Big Table Farm tasting?
Yes. The chauffeur stages on the Big Table Farm property and holds through the full tasting window on the hourly rate, so the vehicle is at the door the moment the party wraps — no mid-visit repositioning, no app request from a wine-country dead zone. Longer formats simply extend the hold; the rate structure does not change.
How much is the tasting fee at Big Table Farm?
Big Table Farm sets its own tasting fee and it moves with the experience booked, so the current price confirms when the reservation is made through the winery's site. The transport side is the fixed part: the chauffeur holds on the property through the appointment on the hourly rate, Volvo S90 at $110 per hour with the 20 percent service fee included, and the booking page returns your exact tour quote.
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Reserve a Portland
Chauffeur Now.
Book your Big Table Farm wine tour now. Call Marquee Chauffeur at (503) 706-8662, available 24/7. Big Table Farm is the valley's artisan original: Turley-and-Marcassin cellar pedigree, Wine & Spirits Top 100 wines, hand-drawn labels with their own collector following — all poured at the working farm's actual big table. The run from Portland or PDX, the on-estate hold through the tasting, and the multi-winery sequencing with Elk Cove and the Carlton cluster all run under Portland private-for-hire permitting with vetted chauffeurs, a 35-point inspection, and $1 million commercial liability on every ride.