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The Rogue Valley AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in southern Oregon.The federal government approved this appellation in 1991. It is entirely contained within the larger Southern Oregon AVA and includes the drainage basin of the Rogue River and several tributaries, including the Illinois River, the Applegate River, and Bear Creek.
The Applegate Valley AVA, established in 2000, is the only sub-AVA in the Rogue Valley AVA. [8] The Applegate River flows through the town of Applegate and near the city of Jacksonville , the location of Oregon's first winery (which has been restored and reopened as Valley View Winery ).
As of October 2024, there are 276 recognized AVAs in 34 states [2] —several of which are shared by two or more states. Over half (154) of the AVAs are in California . American Viticultural Areas range in size from the Upper Mississippi River Valley AVA at 29,900 square miles (77,000 km 2 ) across four states, to the Cole Ranch AVA in ...
The Rogue Valley is a valley region in southwestern Oregon in the United States. Located along the middle Rogue River and its tributaries in Josephine and Jackson counties, the valley forms the cultural and economic heart of Southern Oregon near the California border. The largest communities in the Rogue Valley are Medford, Ashland and Grants Pass.
The Umpqua Valley has a warmer climate than the Willamette Valley, but is cooler than the Rogue Valley to the south. It is the oldest post-prohibition wine region in Oregon. Grapes grown here include Tempranillo, Baco noir, Pinot noir, Pinot gris, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, and Riesling, Grüner Veltliner, and a host of lesser-known Vitis ...
Bell Wine Cellars: Napa Valley, California: Bought Bell Wine Cellars in Yountville to form Spanos Berberian Winery LLC and partnership with winemaker Anthony Bell. [42] [121] Sting: Tenuta il Palagio: Tuscany, Italy [122] [123] Train: Save Me, San Francisco Wine Co. Livermore Valley, California: Collaboration with Concannon Vineyard.
The first recorded winery, Valley View Vineyard, was established in Jacksonville (in what is now the Rogue Valley AVA) in the 1850s by Peter Britt, several years before the state was founded in 1859. The earliest large vineyards in the Willamette Valley was probably cultivated by French immigrant Jean Mathiot in Butteville where he settled in 1853.
The Illinois Valley has dry warm summers and cold nights, which make it well suited for pinot noir, in contrast to the hotter and drier Rogue and Umpqua valleys. [51] Several vineyards and wineries are located near Cave Junction, including Bridgeview Vineyards , Foris Vineyards Winery , and Bear Creek Winery which are all discussed in Fodor's ...