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Foris Vineyards Winery is an American winery located near Cave Junction, Oregon in the Illinois Valley region of the Rogue Valley AVA of Southern Oregon. As one of Oregon's pioneering grape growers, Ted Gerber planted his first vineyard in 1974. For 15 years, Gerber provided quality fruit to other winemakers, until 1986 when the winery was founded by Ted and Meri Gerber and the Foris label was launched.〔Goracke, Susan (January 24, 2008). "Ted and Terri Gerber finish Foris Vineyards buy out". ''Mail Tribune'', Retrieved January 27, 2014〕〔Klooster, Carl (2008-12) "The Big Boys Down South". ''Oregon Wine Press'' (Not available to retrieve.)〕 In 2000, Ted and Meri Gerber received the Oregon Winery Association's Founders Award for their contribution to the industry. The award recognizes members whose pioneering efforts and longstanding accomplishments help to create the image of the Oregon wine industry while nurturing fellow embers to grow and flourish. Over the years, the Gerber's have been partners in many projects conducted by Oregon State University and United States Department of Agriculture.〔Howie, Millie 2000-September/October. Foris Winery, "Winegrowers' Association Honors Trailblazing Oregon Couple". ''Practical Winery Magazine'' (Not available to retrieve)〕 Foris is one of Oregon's most consistent producers specializing in Pinot Noir, and Alsace varietal white wines- Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, Gewurztraminer, Riesling, and Muscat. The cool mountainous valley which is home to Foris contributes to crafting elegant Pinot Noir with subtle and deep flavors as well as steely, bracing white wines, reminiscent of Alsace.〔Gregutt, Paul. (April 2, 2011) "Wines in spotlight euro-gon", Paul Gregutt blog〕 Gerber was among the first to recognize that the Dijon clones of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir offered considerable opportunity for blending and complexity. His Dijon clone propagation program supplied several top California wineries with grafted wood. ==History== While Foris turns out a variety of quality wines and has been known for years for producing excellent Gewurztraminer, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Blanc, and other cool climate varietals,〔Twitchell, Cleve (November 28, 2007). "Foris offers bargains for wine lovers". ''Medford Mail Tribune''〕 Ted Gerber's journey is a textbook case in "do what you love and the rest will follow". His path started more than 40 years ago when he visited Oregon's Illinois Valley where he fell in love with the wilderness, the community and the peace.〔Fiering, Alice (September 18, 2000) "A love for the land" Wine Today from ''New York Times'' Digital〕 He had a dream. Armed with meteorological data going back 30 years, Gerber and his late wife, Meri, purchased their first 15 acres near the old, abandoned mining town of Holland in the hills above Cave Junction in 1971. At the time, the Gerber's were as much pioneers down south as the Letts, Eraths, Adelsheims, and Ponzi's were up north.〔Foris Vineyards Winery, "Great Awakenings: An Eclectic History of Foris Winery". Accessed January 27, 2014〕 Gerber recognized that he had purchased a vineyard site that had an ideal soil type and climate for Alsatian and Burgundy grape varieties. By 1974, the Gerber's planted their first vineyard and eventually the winery. It took nine years of selling grapes to other Oregon wineries before Gerber decided to segue from Foris Vineyards into Foris Winery, recognizing he had developed vineyards with intensely flavored berries. He knew which varieties did well and he knew he could produce good wine. In 1990, he hired Sarah Powell a French-trained winemaker who focused on low yields and quality fruit. Foris began producing award-winning Pinot Noir and launched marketing their wines to states outside of Oregon. Powell's success was particularly noted when Foris 1994 Maple Ranch Pinot Noir was served at a White House dinner in 1997. Powell left Foris in 2001 to pursue a consulting career.〔Kent, Roberta (January 15, 2014) "Homework has paid off for Foris wines." ''Mail Tribune''〕 Eventually Gerber invited Bryan Wilson to join Foris and he became winemaker in 2007, bringing a new vibrancy to Foris wines. Wilson's working background included winemaking at Stags Leap Wine Cellars in Napa,Benziger Family Winery in Sonoma and Sylvan Ridge near Eugene Oregon. Foris is known for their Gewürztraminer, Chardonnay, Pinot noir and Merlot and had its 2006 Pinot Blanc voted "Best of Show" at the World of Wine Festival near Gold Hill, Oregon. They also produce Foris Cave Bear Red, the sale of which is used to support the Oregon Caves Chateau renovation. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Foris Vineyards Winery」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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