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12 Ranch wines

12 Ranch Wines

4550 Burgdorf Rd
Bonanza, OR 97623



A small family owned winery specializing in handcrafted lots of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah. Ken and Connie Masten are the winemakers All wines are unfiltered and aged in Hungarian oak barrels.


Agate Ridge Vineyards

Agate Ridge Vineyard, LLC

1098 Nick Young Rd.
Eagle Point, OR 97524


The Kinderman family established the winery in 2001 after purchasing a 120 arcre farm. They planted 15,00 vines on 20 acres then added an additional 10 acres. The winery was built in 2005. The winemaker is B. Kiley Evans.

Varitities include Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Petite Sirah, Zinfandel, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Franc, Grenache and Malbec. Whites are Viognier, Pinot Gris, Sauvignon Blanc, Roussanne Marsanne and Semillon


Ashland Winery

2775 East Main Street,
Ashland, OR 97520


Located in the southernmost and easternmost area of the Rogue Valley in southern Oregon the winery produces Shakespeare™ Brand wines. The 120 acre estate vineyard and winery has been in business for over 18 years producing wine from over 10 varietals planted on south-facing hillside vineyards. They were the first winery in the area.

Owner/winemaker, Phil Kodak, has a longstanding family history of winemaking dating back to the 1800's in South Africa. The estate vineyard is planted in over 10 different varietals, including Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Pinot Gris, Tempranillo, Syrah, Sangiovese, Dolcetto, Viognier, and several others. Phil has won a number of prestigious awards for his wines


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Bear Creek Winery

6220 Caves Highway
Cave Junction, Oregon 97523


Owned by René Eichmann, Bear Creek Winery is located in Cave Junction, Oregon. René and Lorie Eichmann are the winemakers. Bear Creek is the home of one of the oldest vineyards in Oregon, the former Siskiyou Vineyards Winery, and was planted in 1969 with Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon and Gewürztraminer.


Bridgeview Vineyards & Winery

4210 Holland Loop Road
Cave Junction, OR 97523

Applegate Valley Tasting Room
16995 North Applegate Road
Grants Pass, OR 97526


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 Kenvan's 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.


Carpenter Hill Vineyards


928 Carpenter Hill Road,
Medford, OR 97501



Lee and Vicki Mankin  began their search for a place to start a winery in the late 1990's. The acreage was on Carpenter Hill, a historic landmark in Medford. It had been a pear orchard since the turn of the century and had the qualities Lee sought. The steep-facing southern slope with well-drained soil would help to concentrate the flavor of the fruit, and Medford has the perfect climate to encourage the Merlot vines to produce an excellent wine grape.

They planted 5 acres of vines in 1997, growing merlot was the first step. Today they have 22 acres with Merlot, Syrah, Petite Sirah and Roussanne grapes. In 2004 they began producing their own label

L.I.V.E. and Salmon Safe certification


Cliff Creek

Cliff Creek

1015 McDonough Rd
Gold Hill, OR 97525

Owned by the Garvin Family LLC, the business includes Lee Garvin and his wife Cristi, Vern and Dorothy Garvin, all of Brookings; Roy Garvin of Medford and Ruth Garvin of Portland. They make wine from Sam Valley Vineyards and label it Cliff Creek. The vineyard's 70 acres is located on the edge of the Rogue Valley by Golden Hill. Original planting was in 2000

Sam's Valley Vineyard produced it's first commercial crop in 2002. As a vineyard at the time, not a winery, all the grapes were sold to a number of different wineries.With more fruit than buyers in 2003, Cliff Creek Winery was established. In the fall of 2006, the vineyard produced 150 tons of grapes. Some of the grapes were sold; Sam's Valley Vineyard provided grapes for 2,500 cases of a variety of wines for Cliff Creek.

Joe Dobbs is the winemaker. Their flagship wines are Syrah and a Claret – the Claret composed of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot. They also produce Madrone Mountain, Mundo Novo which is a beautiful red dessert wine, port style made from estate grapes.

Their tasting room is in Carlton


Crater Lake Cellars

Crater Lake Cellars

21882 Highway 62
Shady Cove, OR 97539


Daisy Creek

Daisy Creek Vineyard

675 Shafer Lane
Jacksonville, OR 97530


A meandering stream flows down from the Siskiyou Mountains through the property of Russ and Margaret Lyon which they had purchased in 1993. Located just east of Jacksonville, Russ and Margaret started their retirement working a farm and then a vineyard.

In 2008 they opened in partnership with Madrone Mountain a tasting room in Central Point, OR


Deer Creek Vineyards

2680 Deer Creek Road
Selma, OR 97538


Deer Creek Vineyards is a 70 acre property with 40 cultivated acres which will produce in excess of 8,000 cases during calendar year. The variety and quantity of grapes are Pinot Noir (20 acres), Pinot Gris (12 acres) and Chardonnay (8 acres).


Del Rio Vineyards

Del Rio Vineyards

52 North River Road
Gold Hill, OR 97525


Located between the Cascade and Siskiyou mountain ranges over looking Southern Oregon's Rogue River. It is the largest vineyard in the region, with more than 200,000 vines. Del Rio is owned by Lee Traynham and Rob Wallace. The winery is located in an old hotel built during the Civil War.

Jean-Michel Jussiaume is the winemaker


Eden Valley Estate

Eden Valley Estate

2310 Voorhies Road
Medford, OR 97501


Four generations of the Root family have been deeply involved in the region's agricultural industry, serving as a grower, packer and shipper to over two thousand acres of pears in the Rogue River Valley bound for destinations around the world. The Eden Vale Winery facility and visitor center is located on property widely recognized as the birthplace of Oregon's commercial pear industry at Eden Valley Orchards which began in 1885 by Joseph H. Stewart.

Eden Vale wines' first vintage was in 2001. The winery is specializing in Syrah, Viognier, Malbec, Cab Franc, Tempranillo, Grenache, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Winemaker is Ashley Campanella


Folin Cellars

9200 Ramsey Rd,
Gold Hill, OR 97525

Tasting Room
118 West Main Street,
Carlton, OR 97111


A family owned winery (Scott and LoraineFolin) using only estate grown grapes; warm climate varietals including Viognier, Tempranillo and Syrah. All wines are sealed with the innovative Vino Seal Closure.

A new winery was opened in 2009 overlooking Sam Valley The winery was designed to facilitate high end wine making while still having architectural interest. The 3 barrel caves and main work space are located 10 feet underground to reduce the energy needed to heat and cool the facility. The harvest deck is at ground level which allows fruit to the main level to move by gravity instead of using Must pumps



Foris Winery

Foris Winery

654 Kendall Road
Cave Junction, OR 97523


Located in the south west corner of Oregon surrounded by the Siskiyou Mountains. Ted Gerber planted his first vines in 1974   Ted and his late wife Meri had purchased the property in 1971 Bryan Wilson is the winemaker.

Varieties: Pinot Noir, Gewürztraminer, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc and Early Muscat.


Paschal Winery

1122 Suncrest Road
Talent, OR 97540



Pebblestone Cellars

1642 Camp Baker Road
Medford, OR 97501


Dick and Pat Ellis discovered their passion for producing wine back in the 1970's when they volunteered to help pick grapes at a winery. They searched for years trying to find the perfect vineyard, which they ended up finding in southern Oregon. In August of 2003, they became owners of the 26-acre parcel now known as Ellis Vineyards.

The vineyard is located in the middle of an ancient riverbed. The name “Pebblestone” was chosen as it aptly describes the sandy, gravelly and well-drained soils of the vineyard.

Skipping Stone Winery, LLC, the parent company of Pebblestone Cellars, was founded in 2005, their three children became partial owners


Roxyann Winery

3285 Hillcrest Road
Medford, OR 97504


RoxyAnn Winery was founded in 2002 at the historic Hillcrest Orchard in east Medford that has been bearing fruit for over 100 years. The winery is owned by the Parson family. The winemaker is John Quinones, assistant winemaker Fred Mihm

There are 87 acres of estate vineyards producing 8,000 cases of Parsons Family Reserve - red blend; Claret-red blend; Merlot, Syrah, Tempranillo, Pinot Gris, Rousanne, Viognier, Pear Wine

Member of L.I.V.E. certification




South Stage Cellars

South Stage Cellars

125 S Third Street
Jacksonville, OR 97530


Don and Traute Moore began Quail Run Vineyards in 1989 on 13 acres. Through continuous experimentation with varietals, root stocks, and viticultural practices, they helped pioneer grape growing in the region. They established South Stage Cellars.

With 280 acres now spread over 10 vineyards, Quail Run is able to take full advantage of the Rogue Valley's diverse micro-climates, soils, elevations and terrains. The result is an astounding 27 different varietals representing a virtual world of wine



Trium Winery

7112 Rapp Lane
Talent, OR 97540


Trium [pronounced TREE-um] is Latin for “of the three.” Three small vineyards in the Rogue Valley decided to join together to produce their own wine. Pheasant Hill Vineyard, (owned byLaura and Kurt Lotspeich) Gold Vineyard (owned by Rebecca and Randy Gold) and Evans Creek Vineyard (owned by Nancy Tappan and Vernon Hixson).

The tasting room is located at Pheasant Valley Vineyard. The winemaker is Peter Rosback. Trium Growers' Cuvée, their signature wine, is a classic Bordeaux-style blend offering Old World elegance and structure.

L.I.V.E. certification


Windridge Vineyard

Windridge Vineyard

2789 Holland Loop Rd
Cave Junction, OR 97523


Nestled in the very southwest corner of Oregon, in the Siskiyou Mountain valley of the Illinois River, the estate encompasses 50 acres of pastoral and wooded beauty. Windridge Vineyard is owned and operated by Cate and Terry Bendock. Their wines are produced under the Bendock Estate label

The seven-acre vineyard was established in 1989 with self-rooted plantings of Pinot Noir. The Bendocks acquired the property in 1998. They produce only Pinot Noir

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