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Growing conditions in the Applegate Valley, which was established an the program only costs $100 in annual membership fees and allows
AVA in 2000, tends to be much warmer than other sub-appellations of guest to park their RVs at multiple wineries for a wine country visit.
the Rogue Valley and other nearby growing regions. It is also sunnier For that fee visitors can access 659 wineries, 369 breweries and distill-
and drier so the area is able to produce warmer-climate grapes like eries and 810 farms, among other destinations.
Tempranillo and the reds such as Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon that
are native to Bordeaux and often grown in many regions in California. Guests not staying the night can order flights and wine by the glass, and
outdoor food is welcomed on the outdoor patio.
Aside from local distribution of their wines in Southern Oregon, Valley
View wines are also available at Costco in Washington State. Wisnovsky
says ironically that wine buyers in Washington have historically been
more open to different Oregon grape varieties than many Oregon
buyers.
Valley View Winery
1000 Upper Applegate Rd, Jacksonville
The winery participates in a program called Harvest Hospitality in 1-800-781-9463
which guests can pull up at a winery and park their RV right in front of www.valleyviewwinery.com
the tasting room and call it home for the night. According to Wisnovsky

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