Vineyard Harvest 2011
Here’s how an ideal grape harvest goes. Several weeks before harvest, the winemaker takes the crop estimates from the vineyard and works out a time line with approximate harvest times and fermentation space. Scheduling is done based on estimated crop size from each block or vineyard, estimated time of grape maturity, and amount of fermentation […]
Sokol Blosser Winery
Twenty years to an “overnight success” By Misty Zakrzewski Alex Sokol-Blosser fondly remembers harvest season as an exciting time at the family winery as a kid. To help out his parents during this busy time he lent a hand after school by cleaning pumps, tanks, and hosing down the crush pad; summers he worked in […]
Hillcrest Orchards
On of the longest standing family orchards in the Rogue Valley Nestled in the foothills surrounding southern Oregon’s RoxyAnn Peak is a Century Farm called Hillcrest Orchard. They are one of the longest standing family orchards in the Rogue Valley and are accompanied by RoxyAnn Winery Purchased by Reginald H. Parsons and Maude Bemis Parsons […]
WillaKenzie Estate
Bringing Old World craft and New World technology to the art of winemaking. By Shannon Larson WillaKenzie Estate sits on over 420 acres in beautiful Yamhill, Oregon. Out of those 420 acres, only 102 are comprised of vines. The rest of the land is dedicated natural pasture and Douglas fir forests, including over 50 fruit […]
