Troon Vineyards just named by Wine Business Monthly as one of the "Top Ten Hottest Brands" in America!
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| Over 100 acres, 40th anniversary 2012 |
Visit them:
http://www.troonvineyard.com
In the last few years, the Applegate Valley went from a handful of wineries to almost 20. The wines are making a name for themselves.
Here are some teaser notes on a handful of other wineries in no particular order. Enjoy the tour!
Devitt - we visited last September. In contrast to some of the other wineries, this is a no frills place. Some people like a simple, down-to-earth experience. If the presentation is too fancy, you might wonder if the packaging is trying to sell you an image rather than the product just for itself.
http://www.devittwinery.com
Valley View - We had a Valley View "Anna Maria Chardonnay" with our dinner at the Jacksonville Inn. Everyone was quite happy with it. We would have ordered some bottles from them, but they didn't have any from 2007. We will wait until we can go to their tasting room to see if the other years were just as good. Or perhaps you can do it on your next visit and let us know.
http://valleyviewwinery.com
Cowhorn - This is a Jacksonville Vineyard that sells 'Biodynamic' wines, seriously organic. They also sell produce locally from their gardens. I look forward to visiting them.
http://www.cowhornwine.com
Longsword has over 100 acres and says their wine is organic. They promote paragliding on their property. If you land on their property, the owner gives you a free glass of wine.
In the summer there is a 7-day paragliding competition, so even if this is not your sport, you can sit back, sip some wine and watch the fun. That's my idea of enjoying extreme sports!
http://www.fhlv.net
Schmidt Family - We visited this winery during the off-season. From the look of it, the parking lot has room for many buses. It was our good fortune to be practically the only ones there, because it meant having the grounds to ourselves. The great room is huge and there is a garden in front and in back to wander around. The views are fantastic.
http://www.sfvineyards.com
Ok, there are many more wineries to describe. If you want to know what the wines taste like, you will just have to come try them yourselves. We were after a chardonnay and the Valley View Anna Maria Chardonnay beat the others we tried easily.
The Mail Tribune, a newspaper out of Medford reported 26 February 2013:
"Oregon's wine market is growing faster than Washington, California, Italy and France [...]. The state's 463 wineries sold more than 2 million cases of wine in 2011."
Also, interesting to know that there are 600 vineyards in Oregon and that wine from the region is starting to make a name for itself.
Other vineyards of note include the Red Lilly and Fiasco. These and others will be reviewed in a future blog.
Come visit and explore while you can say that you discovered an up-and-coming region.
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