Applegate Valley Wine Trail, 18 vineyards and wineries near Jacksonville, Oregon

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Sunset Magazine Feature

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Applegate Valley: Oregon’s rugged wine region

The wilds of Southern Oregon is wine country the way it used to be.

Meticulously tended grapevines ― Chardonnay and Viognier, Syrah, and Cabernet Sauvignon ― march up the steep, narrowing canyon above Wooldridge Creek’s wood-and-stone winery. Curiously, tangled along the vineyard’s edge are a few unkempt rows of Chardonnay. A sacrificial hedge, explains Applegate Valley winemaker Greg Paneitz. More…

Southern Oregon Wineries Producing Powerful Tempranillo and Malbec — Signature Grapes of the Future?

winetrail1 — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 03:02:42 +0000

From this morning’s Wine Business daily report:

Southern Oregon Wineries Producing Powerful Tempranillo and Malbec — Signature Grapes of the Future?

by Dr. Liz Thach, MW

Though most people think “pinot noir” when asked to name an Oregon grape varietal, in the hotter and sunnier southern half of the state, wineries are producing powerful tempranillos, malbecs and other big reds. They are also grappling with the issue of whether or not they should proclaim a signature grape or two – much like their northern wine neighbors in the Willamette Valley have done with chardonnay and pinot noir. More.

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Jules of the Valley Wine Tours

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To book a tour visit http://www.julesvalley.com/.

Wine Trail on Cheers to Wine

winetrail1 — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 02:54:27 +0000

Discover great wines at Applegate Valley wineries. The valley stretches 50 miles from the California border to the Rogue River in Southern Oregon.

http://www.cheers2wine.com/applegate-valley.html

Wine Tasting along the beautiful Applegate Valley Wine Trail

winetrail1 — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 16:25:15 +0000

For wine lovers, Southern Oregon’s burgeoning wine region is a great discovery. Jacksonville is the heart and soul of the entire region, and more specifically it is the Gateway to the Applegate Valley Wine Trail. Touring the 20 wineries in the breathtaking Applegate Valley is convenient due to their close proximity to each other and to Jacksonville. They are all within an easy and scenic 25 miles. The Applegate Valley climate is an alternative to Oregon’s cool-climate viticulture and is conducive to Chardonnay, Syrah and Bordeaux red varietals.

More at http://jacksonvilleoregon.com/events-activities/wine-tasting-along-the-beautiful-applegate-valley-wine-trail/

40 Years of Winegrowing

VVblogger — Tue, 01 May 2012 19:37:50 +0000

This Spring Valley View Winery is celebrating our 40th growing season. I was only 4 at the time

but I do remember people stopping in asking what were doing and commented that it looked like

we were growing wooden stakes and not grapes! Many people thought we were crazy even

though Peter Britt had grown some of the same varieties 80 years earlies in Jacksonville. We

planted 12 acres to Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Gamay, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. Two years

later we added 14 acres to Merlot, Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon. It is amazing to see

all the growth that has taken take place over the years. Last spring we added 11 acres bringing

total up to 35. Most of the new acres are Pinot Noir, the variety that we first

produced in 1977. The variety that we have the most planted is Tempranillo a variety that we

only started producing in 2004 and has become one of our most poplular wines that we make.

Un’Wined and Kickoff Oregon Wine Month

Troonblogger — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 23:48:29 +0000

As reported in January, Governor Kitzhaber signed a proclamation designating May as Oregon Wine Month. To kick off the month’s festivities, the Oregon Wine Board will be hosting a grand tasting, Unwine’d: Celebrate Oregon Wine, on April 29th from 3-6 pm at the Left Bank Annex in Portland.

The event will feature:

100 Oregon wineries (14 from Southern Oregon)
Superior Cellar restaurants
Wine education stations
Souvenir wine glass
Wine store – taste what you like and easily purchase it!

Tickets are $50 and available now.

Oregon’s Quality Put to the Test

Troonblogger — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 23:38:46 +0000

“Oregon wines are receiving 90 points or better more often than wines from California, France and New Zealand.
Scores from the Wine Advocate, published in 2011, are also impressive with two-thirds of Oregon wines scoring 90+ points.”
- Oregon Wine Board

Way to go, Oregon!