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Journalist and consumer Janet Eastman demands better wine from Southern Oregon vintners. She drills hands-in-the-soil decision makers to deliver insight on their experiments and she tests the results in a bottle. Email janeteastman@mind.net.

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Pouring year round: Winter chores (Part 2)

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009

We're in the winter doldrums, but some people don't get that it's a primal time to s-l-o-w down. Everyone in the wine world continues to be busy, but...
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No rest for the winemaker: Winter chores (Part 1)

Sunday, December 20th, 2009

Many boutique winemakers close their Tasting Rooms after the Thanksgiving weekend and don't open up to regular hours until as far into the new year as...
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Women Don’t Spit (Part 1)

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

Eight people were participating in a wine seminar. Two men; six women; eight bottles of wine. They sniffed, they swirled, two spat. Meanwhile, the...
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One-man winery loses its man: A year after Frank Ferreira's death, his vineyard is still for sale

Frank Ferreira, as everyone knows who met him just once, loved to laugh. He did it even when gently scolding someone about wasting precious time on...
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Unveiling Linda Donovan's wine in progress

The tables at the Winchester Inn’s Wine Bar looked as if they were holding a science experiment. Glass carafes were filled with fizzy, cloudy,...
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Yes we can: Anti-hunger advocates join forces with wineries

The family has gathered for Thanksgiving and now they’re restless. The old stories have been retold and everyone craves an outing, but the mall...
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Overboard and uncorked in the Applegate Valley

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Few people can brag that they’ve visited every winery and vineyard along the Applegate Valley Wine Trail....
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JPR wine tasting event in Ashland this Thursday

Hundreds of people find their way each year to the Jefferson Public Radio Wine Tasting fundraiser in Ashland. Yet, Nancy Tappan got lost trying to get...
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Stitch and bitch, sew and swig: Drinking and knitting do mix

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Forget gathering in stuffy church halls or cozy living rooms in front of a fire. Knitting and stitching circles are meeting in wine bars. Tease...
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So what does a 25-year-old know about wine? Barrels full

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Drew Gibbs has made wine a large part of his career because he loves it and because he admires his mom and dad. His parents are Laurie and Michael...
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