Southern Oregon AVA wineries and tasting rooms
The Southern Oregon AVA is less a single vineyard climate than a legal umbrella, drawn in 2005 around three already-established appellations: Rogue Valley, Umpqua Valley, and Applegate Valley, so producers blending or sourcing fruit across all three could put one honest, accurate name on the label instead of stretching a narrower AVA to cover ground it doesn't actually describe.
Abacela's Earl Jones, who petitioned for the designation alongside climatologist Gregory V. Jones, made the underlying case directly to federal regulators: the region needed a name that would "help distinguish" its wines "from Oregon's Willamette Valley wines, which are significantly different." The soil argument backs it up: geology here traces to the 200-million-year-old Klamath Mountains, roughly eight times older than the marine and basalt-flow ground that defines the Willamette Valley to the north.
At more than two million acres, it's one of the largest AVAs in the country, and it nests three genuinely different wine climates inside one name rather than smoothing them into one. Any winery pouring a "Southern Oregon" bottling below, in the broader Southern Oregon region, is drawing from some combination of those three valleys. Ask which one; the answer changes what's actually in the glass.
- Wineries
- 24
- Top varieties
- Red Blend, Rosé, White Blend, Other, Pinot Noir, Syrah, Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon
- Walk-ins welcome
- 96%
- Dog-friendly
- 83%
Acorn to Oak Wine Experience
McMinnville · Willamette Valley · Wine experience
Cabernet SauvignonChardonnayOther+11 more
Augustino Estate & Vineyard
O'Brien · Southern Oregon
Cabernet SauvignonChardonnayPinot Gris+7 more
Bridgeview Vineyards Winery
Cave Junction · Southern Oregon
Cabernet SauvignonChardonnayGewürztraminer+5 more
Cliff Creek Cellars at the Vineyard
Gold Hill · Southern Oregon
Cabernet FrancCabernet SauvignonMerlot+5 more
Cliff Creek Cellars in Newberg
Newberg · Willamette Valley
Cabernet FrancCabernet SauvignonMerlot+5 more
Cooper Ridge Vineyard
Roseburg · Umpqua Valley
MerlotPinot NoirRed Blend+8 more
Cowhorn Vineyard & Garden
Jacksonville · Southern Oregon
Only winery with biodynamic wines in Jacksonville
SyrahViognierWhite Blend
Daisy Creek Vineyard
Jacksonville · Rogue Valley
ChardonnayOtherRed Blend+4 more
Dana Campbell Vineyards
Ashland · Southern Oregon
Labels back to 2010
OtherRed BlendRosé+4 more
Dobbes Family Winery
Dundee · Willamette Valley
ChardonnayPinot NoirRed Blend+9 more
Edenvale’s Tasting Room inside the Voorhies Mansion
Southern Oregon · Tasting room
Cabernet FrancCabernet SauvignonChardonnay+12 more
Foris Vineyards Winery
Cave Junction · Rogue Valley
Labels back to 1999
Cabernet FrancCabernet SauvignonChardonnay+11 more
Haines Creek Vineyard & Tasting Room
Elkton · Umpqua Valley · Tasting room
Only winery that hosts weddings in Elkton
ChardonnayGewürztraminerOther+7 more
Irvine & Roberts Vineyards
Ashland · Rogue Valley
Only winery reachable by transit in Ashland
ChardonnayPinot NoirRosé+1 more
Long Walk Vineyard
Ashland · Southern Oregon
Only winery with organic wines in Ashland
OtherRed BlendRosé+3 more
Merrill Cellars @ The Urban Cork
Medford · Southern Oregon
Cabernet FrancCabernet SauvignonChardonnay+4 more
Ocelli Cellars
Dundee · Willamette Valley
Other
Pheasant Court Winery
Philomath · Willamette Valley
Labels back to 2002
Cabernet SauvignonMerlotOther+8 more
Portland Wine Company Home of Love & Squalor Wine
Portland · Portland Metro
Cabernet FrancGewürztraminerOther+8 more
Quady North Winery
Jacksonville · Southern Oregon
Only winery with EV charging in Jacksonville
Cabernet FrancCabernet SauvignonChardonnay+10 more
Season Cellars
Roseburg · Southern Oregon
3 medals, 2026 Oregon Wine Awards
Cabernet FrancMüller-ThurgauOther+7 more
Soléna Estate
Yamhill · Willamette Valley
Only winery with biodynamic wines in Yamhill
Cabernet SauvignonChardonnayOther+4 more
Sound & Vision Wine Co.
Talent · Southern Oregon
6 new labels this year
MerlotOtherPinot Gris+5 more
Trella Vineyards Tasting Room
Roseburg · Southern Oregon · Tasting room
GewürztraminerPinot GrisPinot Noir+6 more
Region
Cities in the Southern Oregon AVA
Top varieties in the Southern Oregon AVA
Frequently asked questions
What wineries are in the Southern Oregon AVA?
24 wineries and tasting rooms are in the Southern Oregon AVA, including Acorn to Oak Wine Experience, Augustino Estate & Vineyard, and Bridgeview Vineyards Winery.
Can you visit Southern Oregon AVA wineries without an appointment?
96% of wineries in the Southern Oregon AVA welcome walk-ins without an appointment.
What wine varieties are grown in the Southern Oregon AVA?
The most common varieties in the Southern Oregon AVA are Red Blend, Rosé, and White Blend.