Brianne Day

The Climb

Wine careers are often built less through a single appointment than through repeated contact with the work. In Brianne Day’s case, the early sequence ran from floor service at Little Bird in Portland, Oregon, to wine shop work, then to wine list management at Riffle, and on to assistant work at Grochau Cellars in Oregon. Each role put her closer to the mechanics of service, selection, and cellar discipline, building the habits that support a serious palate: attention, recall, and the ability to read details in context. That range of rooms and responsibilities became the base for both production and ownership. Brianne Day is winemaker of Day Wines and owner and operator of Day Camp Winery, a combination that ties list work, cellar work, and front-of-house experience back to the same end point: making wine with a clear point of view. The progression shows a trade built by accumulation, not shortcut.

Today

Since 2012, Brianne Day has founded Day Wines in Dundee, Oregon. The work keeps her in Oregon wine on the production side, where continuity matters as much as the finished bottle.

Career - winemaker — Day Wines, Willamette Valley, Oregon (2012–present) - owner and operator — Day Camp Winery, Willamette Valley, Oregon - waitress — Little Bird, Portland, Oregon (2013) - wine shop worker (2013) - wine list manager — Riffle (2013) - assistant — Grochau Cellars, Oregon (2013)

Signature

The named wines and labels associated with Brianne Day — Tears of Vulcan, Mamacita, Deep Blue Pinot Noir, and Day Camp — point to a practice that treats identity as part of the bottle’s function. The list suggests range, but the common thread is authorship: each name sits inside a body of work that is built to be recognized.

In Their Words “I had a very magnetic pull to wine and to viticulture.” “I’ve been passionate about baking since I was a kid.”

Recognition

The fixed marker in the record is 2012, when Brianne Day founded Day Wines in Dundee.

FAQ What is Brianne Day's current role? As of 2026, Brianne Day is founder. Where did Brianne Day work before? Brianne Day's earlier career included Little Bird, Riffle, and Grochau Cellars.