Wines of Washington Oregon and Idaho

Applegate Valley

 

Applegate Red Winery 222 Missouri Flat Road Grants Pass, OR 97527

The winery under Frank Ferreira Jr. makes only red wines. The vineyard was planted in 1997. There are 20 acres of grapes, with merlot at , syrah cabernet sauvignon and cabernet franc 20% . They are all used in making the signature wine Applegate Red Winemaker: Frank Ferreria Jr Philosophy: My approach to winemaking is old-fashioned.  All natural, nothing added, nothing taken away, unfined and unfiltered.   It’s all about capturing the essence of the grape.  My wines are straight-forward, big, full bodied, robust reds.  I hope you enjoy my wines.

 

Bridgeview Vineyards & Winery 4210 Holland Loop Rd Cave Junction, OR 97523

Bob and Lelo Kerivan founded the winery in 1986 when they converted a 75 acre field in southern Oregon's Illinois Valley to Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Riesling, Gewürztraminer, and Pinot Gris grapes. Bridgeview Winery is home of the famous Blue Moon wines in the blue bottles. Blue Moon Riesling, Chardonnay, and Pinot Noir with the exclusive crescent moon shaped bottle The Kerivans use dense planting with their rows of vines only six feet apart and pruning the vines to 20 buds based upon european traditions. Today, the winery has a storage capacity of 300,000+ gallons and a production capacity of 100,000+ cases, which makes Bridgeview one of the largest wineries in Oregon René Eichmann Lelo's son is the winemaker. Bridgeview produces: moderately priced, gracious wines in the varietals of Chardonnay, Gewürztraminer, Muscat, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, and Riesling. Bridgeview is most famous for their line of "Blue Moon" Riesling, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Other lines include Black Beauty Merlot and a premium line that includes Reserve Pinot Gris and Reserve Pinot Noir.

	Cowhorn Vineyard & Garden 1665 Eastside Road Jacksonville, OR 97530
In 2002, Bill and Barbara Steele purchased the property that is now Cowhorn Vineyard & Garden Cowhorn Vineyard & Garden is a Demeter-certified Biodynamic® and Stellar certified organic winery

Cricket Hill Winery 2131 Little Applegate Rd Jacksonville, OR 97530

The winery opened in 19911 and is owned by Daune and Kathy Bowman. The couple chose the name “Cricket Hill” to underscore the fact that, although the vineyard is small, the grapes it produces have uniquely intense, full flavors, much like a small cricket with a loud chirp.The winery specialize in the noble grapes of Bordeaux Winemaker: Daune Bowman Philosophy Great wines are more than the result of applying clean winemaking principles — they reflect the winemaker as surely as a meal reflects its chef.

Devitt Winery 11412 Highway 238 Jacksonville, OR 97530

The Devitt family opened their doors in 2004. Jim Devitt first started out in 1971 as the owner and winemaker of Pope Valley Winery in Napa County, Jim started his Oregon adventure as a vineyard but soon was back in the winemaking business. Starting with a Pinot Gris. Since then the list has grown with several wines: Chardonnay, Shiraz Blush, Precipice (a blend), Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz and a dessert wine called “Le Petite Oink”. All the reds except the Shiraz are “Estate Bottled” and 100% varietal. Signature wines are Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Viognier/p> Winemaker: Jim Devitt Philosophy:Hands off as much as possible

	Fiasco Wines & Artisan Faire 8035 Hwy 238 Ruch, OR 97530
Dave and Pam Palmer are the owners of the winery as well as the Jacksonville Vineyards seen in the photo below.

Jacksonville Vineyards 9730 Hwy 238 Jacksonville, OR 97530

Jacksonville Vineyards winery is unique in Southern Oregon for its exclusive use of French oak barrels, years of barrel aging, and estate production of its wines. The winery is owned by DAve and Pam Palmer Over the last 15 years, the two have created beautiful gardens, planted vineyards and built their winery while renovating an 1897 homestead. They use 100% French oak barrels with 1/3 of those new each year. Their classic Bordeaux wines are aged 24-38 months in barrel while our lighter style Sangiovese goes into more neutral barrels and ages just 12 months. They bottle 2400 cases annually of 10 different wines with the majority being Red Wines. They also own Fiasco Winery Winemakers: Dave and Pamela Palmer

	John Michael Champagne Cellars 1425 Humbug Creek Rd Jacksonville, OR 97530
A boutique winery producing limited, award winning, estate bottled, premium champagne and still wines. They specialize in private label champagne, and wines for celebrations and events. The winery is owned by Michael and Becky Giudici The tasting room is located on the vineyard side of the property, offering a spectacular view of Applegate Valley and Grayback Mountain

	LongSword Vineyard 8555 Highway 238 Jacksonville,OR 97530
About twenty years ago Maria Largaespada posed the question to her husband, Matthew Sorensen.“If you could do anything you wanted, what would it be?” He answered “Grow grapes and make fine wine!” was his reply. And so began a long journey to create what is now named LongSword Vineyard . Their main focus is Chardonnay Winemaker Mathew Sorensen

Quady North Winery 255 California St. Jacksonville, OR 97530

In mid 2004, Herb Quady began as winemaker at Troon Vineyard located in the Applegate Valley. He also worked at at Bonny Doon Vineyard. Herb's parents becme interested in wines while visiting In 2005 they started their winery clearling the land 100 acres of south facing hillside. By July of 2006, 15 acres of Syrah, Cabernet Franc and Viognier were planted in the Central Meadow, which is now called Mae's Vineyard. In 2007, they added two more acres, primarily composed of Viognier and Cabernet Franc. Winemaker Herb Quady

	Rosella's Vineyard & Winery 184 Missouri Flat Road Grants Pass, OR 97527
Rex and Sandi Garoutte puchased their vineyard in 1998. The winery is named after Rex's mother Rosella. They grow 5 varietals-Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Chardonnay,Zinfandel and Syrah

Schmidt Family Vineyards 320 Kubli Rd Grants Pass, OR 97527

Schmidt Family Vineyards is owned by Judy and Cal Schmidt and began with a dream of farming. Cal grew up on a wheat farm in Kansas. Though a successful businessman he longed to farm the land. He began taking classes in viticulture and winemaking. In 2000 the old Bennett Ranch on the fertile Kubli Bench was purchased and became the setting for what is now the Schmidt Family Vineyards. The vineyard planting began in 2001 with of Merlot, Syrah, and Cabernet Sauvignon . By 2007 new vines will include lesser known varietals such as Albarino, of Spanish origin . Case production in 2006 was 1700 Along with the fertile vineyards, and a large picturesque pond, several acres of herb and flower gardens have been created

	Soloro Vineyard 9110 N Applegate Road Grants Pass OR 97527
Soloro -the Sun God- is owned by Tim & June Navarro They are growing Syrah, Grenache Noir, Roussanne, Viognier. and Marsanne as well as obtain grapes from other Oregon vineyards

Troon Vineyard 1475 Kubli Road Grants Pass, OR 97527

Established in 1972 by founder and southern Oregon grape growing pioneer Dick Troon, the winery is now owned and operated by the Martin family. They making only small lots (mostly under 300 cases) of: Zinfandel, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah, and Chardonnay Philosophy has always been traditional and minimalist. We continue to strive to bring only the best fruit into the winery from small estate vineyards and to let the nature of the grapes express themselves. Our goal is to make the perfect wine, to make no compromises in our approach and our effort to achieve this.

Valley View Winery 1000 Upper Applegate Road Jacksonville, OR 97530

Located near the nationally recognized historic town of Jacksonville, in the Rogue Valley of Southern Oregon, Valley View was originally established by pioneer Peter Britt in the 1850’s. The winery ended with Britt’s death in 1906. The name was restored in 1972 by the Wisnovsky family for their vineyard and winery planted in the beautiful Applegate Valley just nine miles from Jacksonville. Since the Applegate Valley is considerably sunnier, warmer and drier than elsewhere in western Oregon, Valley View concentrates on Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Viognier, Syrah and Tempranillo at their estate vineyard. The Anna Maria and Pioneer label are their's Winemaker: John F. Guerrero

Wooldridge Creek Winery 818 Slagle Creek Rd Grants Pass, OR 97527

The winery is located on a rolling hillside overlooking the Applegate River Valley. The vineyard 56 acres planted in twelve varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Syrah, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Viognier, Sangiovese, Zinfandel, Malbec, Petit Verdot and Tempranillo. The first grapevines were planted at Wooldridge Creek in the 1970s. The winery is owned by Ted Warrick, Mary Warrick, Greg Paneitz, and Kara Olmo. The winery produces 2,500 cases per year of premium varietal wines and unique blends. winemakers Greg Paneitz and Kara Olmo

 

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