Top 100 red wines of Rogue Valley

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

Discovering the wine region of Rogue Valley

The wine region of Rogue Valley is located in the region of Southern Oregon of Oregon of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Foris or the Domaine Elouan produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Rogue Valley are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Cabernet franc and Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Rogue Valley often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oak or white pepper and sometimes also flavors of red currant, cinnamon or cheese.

In the mouth of Rogue Valley is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 93 estates and châteaux in the of Rogue Valley, producing 294 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Rogue Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison).

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Rogue Valley

red wines from the region of Rogue Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of express veal stew in a pressure cooker, roast veal with milk and rosemary or roast venison with green pepper sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Rogue Valley

On the nose in the region of Rogue Valley often reveals types of flavors of cherry, microbio or white pepper and sometimes also flavors of red currant, cinnamon or cheese. In the mouth in the region of Rogue Valley is a with a nice freshness.

News from the vineyard of Rogue Valley

Gigondas to produce white wines

At a national committee meeting held on Thursday 8th September, members of the Institut National de l’Origine et de la Qualité (INAO) voted unanimously to ratify the change to the appellation guidelines to allow white wines into AP Gigondas. A working group of growers and négociants has been pursuing the amendment for 11 years. The amendment states that white Gigondas must contain a minimum 70% Clairette. Other permitted varieties include Bourboulenc, Clairette Rose, Grenache Gris, Grenache Blan ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Bray

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Bray, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/ ...

A groundbreaking Dram

Ardbeg single malt whisky, based on the southern shores of Scotland’s island of Islay, has recently unveiled Fon Fhòid: the latest in a number of highly unusual experiments. Back in 2014, the distillery team lead by whisky creator, Dr Bill Lumsden and former distillery manager, Mickey Heads (now retired) took the highly unusual approach of burying two already matured casks of Ardbeg underneath the peat bogs themselves, (burning peat smoke is normally used to dry the malted barley during producti ...

Top wines in regions and sub-regions of Rogue Valley