Jacksonville, Southern Oregon · Applegate Valley AVA
Cricket Hill Winery Historic Jacksonville Tasting Room
About the winery
Visiting Southern Oregon? Fan of Classic Right Bank Bordeaux Reds? Put One Winery On Your Must Visit List! That winery is Cricket Hill, a traditional French winery known for their Small Lot Artisan wines. Locating here in 1991, the founders brought old-world winemaking practices to Oregon along with the French notion of specializing in a single style wine – and their specialty wine is classic “right bank” Bordeaux, a blend of only their Estate grown Merlot and Cabernet Franc wines. This small reclusive winery is garnering accolades from knowledgeable wine fans and critics alike. So when visiting Southern Oregon don’t miss the chance to experience the wines that make Cricket Hill special.
What makes it different
- Winemaker Duane Bowman trained in viticulture and enology at UC Davis and learned winemaking in Bordeaux.(from the winery)
- Partner Kathy Hemingway Bowman serves as the winery's resident chef, having trained in French cooking under a 5-star chef and in desserts under a former White House dessert chef.(from the winery)
- Founder Duane Bowman left a career in marketing and technology, including work at IBM and Bell Labs, before starting a second career in wine with his wife.(from the winery)
Recent news
- NewsFirst Post
Welcome to the Cricket Hill Website Blog! This blog will be about happenings at Cricket Hill and things that relate to the wines we make here.
- NewsSpringtime at Cricket Hill
Spring has sprung here, the birds are busy making nests and I’m trying to catch up in the vineyard.
- NewsSpring UnCorked Event
Whew! The Spring UnCorked event at Cricket Hill is over. Much wine was poured, much food was consumed and a good time was had by all.
