Tag: Tempranillo
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Oregon’s finest: Wine and Cheese Pairing Bites
Every year, cheesemakers, retailers, consumers and food critics (and foodies) come together to judge over 4,000 cheese from over 40 countries for the World Cheese Awards. Surprisingly, Oregon’s Rogue River Blue Cheese won in 2019/2020, the first time an American cheese has won the title of “World’s Best Cheese.” Most people on the East Coast…
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Southern Oregon’s Iberian Surprise: Amazing Tempranillo
Unlike Willamette Valley to the north, Southern Oregon’s warmer and drier Rogue River and Umpqua Valleys do not have a “signature” grape. Over 20 different wine grapes grow in the region. That provides an unique wine tasting experience — something for everyone at one winery. As I tasted wine from a variety of wineries in…
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Viticultural Dreamin’: The Farmers of Rogue Valley AVA
The landscape of Rogue Valley is filled with rows of deep green fir trees, flat valleys with fields of vineyards and other crops, and overlapping mountain ranges on the horizon. Surrounded by three mountain ranges — The Cascades, the Siskiyou, and the Coast Range — southern Oregon is the site of highly skilled farmers, who…