Top 100 red wines of Southern Oregon - Page 5

Discover the top 100 best red wines of Southern Oregon of Southern Oregon as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the red wines that are popular of Southern Oregon and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Discovering the wine region of Southern Oregon

The wine region of Southern Oregon is located in the region of Oregon of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Leah Jørgensen Cellars or the Domaine Cliff Creek Cellars produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Southern Oregon are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Southern Oregon often reveals types of flavors of oak, red fruit or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, spices or microbio.

In the mouth of Southern Oregon is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 51 estates and châteaux in the of Southern Oregon, producing 111 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Southern Oregon go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison).

Discover the grape variety: Malbec

Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.

News from the vineyard of Southern Oregon

New group promotes regenerative viticulture in climate battle

Launched at London fine wine club 67 Pall Mall on 28 March, the Regenerative Viticulture Foundation (RVF) is the brainchild of Stephen Cronk, owner of Maison Mirabeau in Provence. Cronk, who has seen extreme weather events ranging from exceptional frosts to the worst forest fires in living memory in the three years he has owned Mirabeau, feels that one of the most important ways we can fight climate change is through ‘unlearning’ current approaches to land stewardship. ‘This is a critical moment ...

Willamette Valley grape crop is dealt a frosty blow

On 11 April, 2022, cold temperatures, snow and frost arrived in the Willamette Valley. The pre-dawn hours of 15 April were particularly devastating, with numerous vineyards registering overnight lows of minus three to zero degrees Celsius. Gregory Jones, a research climatologist and CEO of Abacela Winery in Roseburg, Oregon, refers to the event as ‘February in April’ in his weather and climate newsletter. The frost’s timing was disastrous. Thanks to a warmer, drier Oregon winter, Chardonnay and ...

Edmond de Rothschild Heritage purchases Central Otago winery Akarua

The deal includes 34.5ha under vine in the heart of the mountainous Bannockburn sub-region. It is mainly planted with Pinot Noir, but there are pockets of Chardonnay and Riesling too. Sir Clifford Skeggs, a Kiwi businesmman, and Lady Marie Skeggs purchased the land for Akarua in 1995, and planting began the following year. The first wines were bottled from the 1999 vintage. Akarua is now firmly established as one of the largest family-owned operations in Central Otago, and its 100% estate-grown ...

Top wines in regions and sub-regions of Southern Oregon