Winery Profiles

Caroline Biggio Hamina listens as Todd Hamina describes the layout of their new facility, which is currently under construction. Photo by Marcus Larson.

Pronounce It Purchased

July 01, 2010
Buy its wine, and Biggio Hamina will overlook mangling its name
This recent photo shows how much the vineyard has matured over the last 20 years.

Personal Performance

June 02, 2010
Kramers celebrate 20 years of hands-on owner operation
After making wine for decades, David Adelsheim (right) hired Dave Paige (left) to assume head winemaking duties in September 2001. Paige brought with him 12 years experience in working with Pinot Noir.

Adelsheim's Winning Plan

May 03, 2010
Pioneer winery isn't resting on past laurels in tough times
Friends Matt Driscoll, Brad Ford and Michael Lundeen share facilities for their separate wineries - Photo by Nicole Duplaix

Connect the Wine

March 31, 2010
Brad Ford, Matt Driscoll and Michael Lundeen know how to play nice. As a result, three wineries that might never have been, are thriving.
Marketing Director Buzz Kawders describes Domaine Meriwether's sparking wines to Steve and Felice Hamilton at Laurel Ridge Winery.

Garnering Laurels

March 01, 2010
Laurel Ridge Winery sets the bar high at its opening show.
Darlene Looney’s great grandparents, Tillie and W.T.Evans, both seated, are surrounded by theirchildren in this 1910 family portrait. Her great aunt,Ethel Aramenta, is pictured on the far left.Photo provided

Really Deep Roots

January 31, 2010
Darlene Looney is justifiably proud of the fact that Aramenta Cellars, the winery she and her husband, Ed, founded in 2000, makes wine from grapes grown on the very same land relatives began farming back in the early 1900s.

Klamath Co.’s One and Only

December 18, 2009
At 12 Ranch Wines, they raise their glasses and a herd of cattle