September 23, 2009 at 12:07 pm (Wine Reviews)
South Stage Cellars and Roxyann wines
By Lorn Razzano
Tidings columnist
September 22, 2009
EXERT…
Roxyann — Here is another southern Oregon winery of special note.
I just tasted their Viognier and it was simply lovely on every level. Ned, the very enthusiastic and extremely knowledgeable wine man who is the hard-working outside salesperson of this winery (I’m never shy on giving a good person credit), tasted me on this white wine. This wine had every component one would wish in a fine Viognier. One of the great things about Ned is that he allows the wine to speak for itself, that is, he does not try to influence the taster but allows the subtle, elegant flavors of the wine to speak for themselves. This is how fine wine people work: If the wine really has the stuff, it will need no introduction or prodding. Roxyann Viognier really shows its quality time after time and is worth every cent paid to enjoy it.
To read the whole article, please visit… Lorn’s Article
Lorn is a teacher at Southern Oregon University, the owner of Ashland’s Wine Cellar, a wine tasting judge, an all around enologist, and a great guy
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September 10, 2009 at 1:30 pm (Uncategorized)
Tags: RoxyAnn, RoxyAnn Wine, RoxyAnn winery, RoxyAnn Wines
Hi all,
Sorry I have been remiss in updating the blog in a timely manner, it has been a tremendous summer. Very hectic, yes, but great things going on at RoxyAnn.
This fall/winter, we hope to have our recipe/pairing section done as well as general updates on the wines, the winery and special events. I hope to sit down with John Quinones, our winemaker, for a series of short pieces and interviews, as time permits. Hopefully, I can get Michael Donovan, our Managing Director, to contribute as well. He has extensive experience and a wealth of knowledge, as well as being a major force in the direction that RoxyAnn Winery is going. Our Southern Oregon Wholesale Rep, Ned Armstrong has also committed to contributing to the blog from a sales standpoint.
So, please stay tuned, we have lots of things in store for the blog; a “wine-derful” journey, if you will. (please pardon the pun).
CHEERS!
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September 1, 2009 at 11:28 am (Food & Wine Pairings/Recipes)
Tags: Crescent City, Devon Morgante, Medford, Nicoise salad, pinot gris, RoxyAnn Wine, RoxyAnn winery, tuna salad
Light lunchtime, summertime dish’ made with mostly local ingredients
Crescent City Chef pairs Salad with RoxyAnn Pinot gris
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August 28, 2009 at 1:34 pm (Uncategorized)
Tags: crush, grapes, Harvest, RoxyAnn Wine, RoxyAnn winery, veraison, vineyard
VERAISON
As we approach harvest, I thought I’d give a little update on the vineyard. According to Randy Gold (vineyard supervisor), John Quinones (winemaker), Terry Light (ranch manager) and their assorted consultants, the vineyard has never looked better. This bodes well for a promising harvest and another batch of wonderful RoxyAnn wines.
The French have a term (don’t they always), called Véraison .
The official definition of veraison is “change of color of the grape berries.” Veraison represents the transition from berry growth to berry ripening, and many changes in berry (grape) development occur at veraison. (thank you wikipedia)
Veraison means that the vineyard and winery staff will be closely monitoring the grapes over the next few weeks. This is the time that the vines themselves stop growing and concentrate on fruit production. this is the prelude to harvest.
It seems that some grapes are already showing great color and some, such as Merlot, are already tasting sweet. This is normal as Merlot traditionally ripens early here at RoxyAnn.
Stay tuned, we will keep you posted as the grapes progress…
red grapes
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July 9, 2009 at 12:15 pm (RoxyAnn News)
S. Oregon wine industry continues to attract attention…
Source: kdrv.com
By Amy SienickiJuly 8, 2009
MEDFORD, Ore. – Instead of jumping from the Willamette to Napa valleys, wine lovers are now planning Southern Oregon into their trips.
To read the complete article and see the video, please visit…
http://kdrv.com/news/local/133569
KDRV/Medford
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July 2, 2009 at 1:40 pm (RoxyAnn News)
Tags: facebook, RoxyAnn winery, survey top 50 wineries, viralwines.com
Viralwines.com recently completed a survey of wineries that have built a fan page on Facebook.
Congratulations … RoxyAnn is within the top 50 wineries!
(A copy of the article can be located on http://www.viralvines.com.)
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June 25, 2009 at 12:14 pm (Food & Wine Pairings/Recipes, Wine Reviews)
Tags: blue berry pie, food pairing, late harvest viognier, RoxyAnn winery, statesmanjournal
The Salem Statesman Journal just gave us a nice review in pairing our Late Harvest Viognier with blueberry pie on June 17th.
Pairing: Blueberry Pie
— Annette Solomon
June 17, 2009
The perfect accompaniment to a pie is a delicate, un-oaked,
late-harvest, white wine that isn’t too sweet. RoxyAnn Winery,
in Southern Oregon, produces a prime example of such a
late-harvest viognier. The wine’s flavors of nutmeg and
cinnamon echo the warm spices in the dessert, while the fruit
flavors do not overpower the berries.
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June 10, 2009 at 2:29 pm (RoxyAnn Wine Awards)
Tags: Claret, Gold, International Eastern Wine Competition, Rocky Knoll Winery, RoxyAnn Wines, Silver Medal, Syrah, Viognier
RoxyAnn and Rocky Knoll medal at IEWC.
The 2005 Rocky Knoll Claret was awarded Gold and the 2006 RoxyAnn Syrah and the 2007 RoxyAnn Viognier were both awarded Silver Medals at the 2009 International Eastern Wine Competition. For more results
Now in its 33rd year, the IEWC is one of the oldest and largest competitions in the United States, held each May in the Finger Lakes region of New York. To broaden the field, wines from home winemakers are now accepted. In 2008, wineries from 13 countries, including 38 American states and three Canadian provinces, submitted over 2,200 entries from which judges granted 71 Double Gold, 133 Gold, 658 Silver and 762 Bronze medals.
The IEWC awards five Best of Category wines (red, white, sparkling, dessert and fruit) as well as the winner and four finalists of the Riesling Championship.
The IEWC added a Riesling Championship in 2001. All Rieslings entered in the IEWC are judged in one of four sweetness grades: dry, semi-dry, semi-sweet and sweet. The four Best of Class winners then compete for the Riesling Champion award.
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June 9, 2009 at 3:55 pm (Uncategorized)
Allison Scull & Victor Martin kicks off our summer Twilight Music Series
Fridays, 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Allison, Victor & Friend
Allison, Victor and friend started the season off great. Despite cloudy and cool weather, we had a nice turnout and everyone thoroughly enjoyed the evening.
We look forward to a great season, you can check out the scheduled performers at http://roxyann.com/mn.asp?pg=events
We will be offering shows all summer long, wine is available by the glass or bottle as well as fruit and cheese plates and an assortment of deli goods.
Admission is $5.00 each, Wine Club Members are $3.00 each
Studio D Creative Imaging’s Michael Davis was on hand to take phot0s of the show.
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