IRVINE & ROBERTS FAMILY VINEYARDS
IRVINE & ROBERTS FAMILY VINEYARDS is a small family winery owned by Doug and Dionne Irvine and Kelly & Duane Roberts that practices sustainable farming and produces ultra-premium Pinot Noir and Chardonnay in this special setting five minutes from ...
AUGUSTINO ESTATE & VINEYARD
AUGUSTINO APPLEGATE is the second tasting venue of Augustino Estate, the label that recently made a splash with the debut of its Illinois Valley tree house tasting room. Ever since owners Reggie Boltz and Debbie Spencer opened Augustino Applegate in 2017,...
An Authentic Method Champenoise in Southern Oregon from Maison Jussiaume
MEDFORD, OR – 2/08/2018 – Maison Jussiaume is pleased to announce the release of their anticipated 2015 Blanc de Blancs Sparkling Wine. Hand-crafted, rigidly following the traditional Champenoise Method of Production, the 2015 Blanc de Blancs wine...
Pouring Partners – by Chris Cook
It may seem as though wine shops are in competition with wine tasting rooms—both selling the same product. In fact, it’s just the opposite. They have a collaborative relationship that is flourishing in Southern Oregon. Ashland Wine Cellar owners Lisa ...
RELLIK WINERY
RELLIK WINERY is the newest addition to the array of stellar attractions in and around Jacksonville. Only one and a half a miles from the Britt Music Festival, Rellik is owned by Delando and Zoey Pegan, locals since 2016, and Bay Area partners Christopher...
PLATT ANDERSON CELLARS
PLATT ANDERSON CELLARS’ tasting room on Ashland’s main drag combines the best of art and science—literally. Located in the Ashland Art Center, the intimate space with two high top tables, a settee and a wine bar is surrounded by the work of over for...
NAUMES: The First Family of Agriculture – by Chris Cook
You’ve seen the name “Naumes” around the Rogue Valley—mostly on pear packing crates. Soon, you’ll be seeing it on more and more wine labels—for both the Naumes Family Vineyards brand and on the select clients of the Naumes Crush & Fermenta...
In Search of Peter Britt’s Original Valley View Vineyard – by MJ Daspit
While compiling Rogue Valley Wine, a pictorial history of the local wine industry co-authored with Eric Weisinger (Arcadia Publishing, 2011), I became familiar with Jacksonville’s iconic pioneer photographer, horticulturalist and winemaker Peter Britt (...
Vintage Shakespeare: William Weaves Wine & Wit – by Rhonda Nowak
“Crush a cup of wine” “My master is the great rich Capulet; and if you be not of the house of Montagues, I pray, come and crush a cup of wine. Rest you merry!” ~ Servant in Romeo and Juliet, Act I, Scene 2 A servant encounters Romeo and ...
The Grape in Your Glass: The Cowboy Winemaker Propagating Heirloom Varieties at Plaisance Ranch – by MJ Daspit
For the second installment of this series on lesser known Rogue Valley varietals, Wine Scene spotlights Plaisance Ranch, where several of the eighteen wines produced under its label are unusual if not unique in Oregon. On a perfect autumn day at the close...