MEDFORD, Ore. — For the first time, a Southern Oregon winery is bottling a new type of red wine. RoxyAnn Winery is bringing out its petit syrah in bottles. They just finished bottling 300 cases of it. Previously, the company only used as a variety in a blend with other wines, but RoxyAnn has decided … Continue reading »
Kendall Jackson Buys Land
MEDFORD, Ore. — Southern Oregon winemakers are praising new attention the state is getting from one of the country’s biggest wineries. Kendall Jackson, one of the top ten wine producers in the country, recently closed a purchase on land from three different wineries in the Willamette Valley, totaling roughly 400 acres. The amount of money … Continue reading »
Record Numbers for Oregon Wineries
ASHLAND, Ore. — Just in time for the holidays: news that will make local winemakers rejoice. For the first time, Oregon wineries topped the 2 million case mark, the result of a record 42,000 tons of grapes harvested last year. The state’s 463 wineries saw overall sales increase 9%; compare that to just 2% for … Continue reading »
Southern Oregon Grape Harvest Begins
GOLD HILL, Ore. – The harvest for what will eventually become wine is underway. The grape harvest is well underway at Del Rio Vineyards. Del Rio Winery says it’s grape harvest is coming off one of the best growing season it’s seen in several years. They started their harvest three weeks earlier than last year, … Continue reading »
