Inspired by the Rogue Valley’s natural beauty and bounty, RoxyAnn Winery was founded in 2002 at the historic Hillcrest Orchard in east Medford that has been bearing fruit for over 100 years. Today, RoxyAnn Winery handcrafts bold and exciting wines that possess tremendous color, complexity and depth of flavor. Our winemaking relies upon a balanced and gentle process that fully expresses the unique attributes of the vineyard in our wines. RoxyAnn's extraordinary vineyard is located on the southwest slopes of Roxy Ann Peak; where the property's shallow, limestone-clay soils and southern solar exposure is ideally suited to producing Cabernet sauvignon, Malbec, Merlot, Cabernet franc, Grenache, Tempranillo, Viognier and Syrah.
Taste the Eugene-Medford connection
By Cleve Twitchell
Silvan Ridge-Hinman Vineyards may be located near Eugene, but it has strong Rogue Valley connections.
Local tempranillo wins again
By Cleve Twitchell / Mail Tribune
A tempranillo from Medford and a syrah from the Applegate Valley have won the top awards at this year's Greatest of the Grape. Judges singled out EdenVale's 2003 Tempranillo and Valley View's Anna Maria Syrah for their platinum medals.
South Stage Cellars: Moore grapes
Cleve Twitchell
Don and Traute Moore are known for growing the grapes used in many award-winning wines. They've been doing it for years.
Wine and Beer Are Good for Us? Yes!
Wine drinking began more than 7,000 years ago in the mountainous region of Iran, where the wild grape Vitis vinifera grew. People discovered that breaking the skin of the grapes allowed the yeasts, which naturally gathered on ripening grapes, to mingle with the juice, thus starting the fermentation process that turns grape sugar to alcohol. By 2500 BC, the Egyptians were stomping grapes in wooden vats with their bare feet. The Greeks encouraged the production of wine in France and Italy, and from there viticulture slowly spread north.
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