Rogue Valley Wine book - Coming March 28th

Winemaking in Oregon began more than 150 years ago when Peter Britt of Jacksonville brought grapevine cuttings from California to create his Valley View Vineyard. By 1890, the Southern Oregon State Board of Agriculture forecast a vineyard-dotted Rogue Valley to rival "the castled Rhine... the classical vales of Italy and the sunny slopes of France." But, prohibition, which became law in Oregon four years before the rest of the country, killed the nascent industry. Not until the 1970s, when American discovered a passion for wine, was winegrowing in Southern Oregon's Rogue Valley reestablished. Pear orchards were converted to vineyards, and winemaking - not on a California scale, but rather in boutique wineries tucked away along scenic country roads - began anew and thrived.

Author Eric Weisinger grew up in the Rogue Valley wine business and now splits his time between winemaking in New Zealand and consulting for wineries in Oregon. Freelance writer MJ Daspit resides in Ashland, Oregon and pens articles on its past and present periodicals. This volume's photographs come from the Southern Oregon Historical Society and the people of the Southern Oregon wine industry.

The book will be released on Amazon on March 28, 2011. You can preview the book and pre-order now!