Friday, November 7, 2014; Remarks by: Greg Jones, Will Brown, Porter Lombard

Featuring: Paintings by Donna Jean Morris and photographs from Hannon Library's Wine of Southern Oregon Collection

Friday, November 7, 2014; Project funding provided by the Erath Family Foundation. Front image: Ledger David Cellars vineyard in Talent, Oregon.

Bernard Smith stands in the Academy tasting room, which is also the Academy winery. The banner above features the Academy logo, and vintages available for sale line the left wall.

Betty and Bernard Smith stand next to the grape press used in the making of Academy's wine. Betty recalls the manual bottling operation they started out with, filling each bottle by hand and adjusting the...

Barnard and Betty Smith along with their dog, Cab (for Cabernet), outside The Academy of Wine tasting room and winery.

Betty, Eileen and Barnard Smith, two generations of grape growers and wine makers at The Academy of Wine.

Betty and Bernard Smith enjoy reading about The Academy of Wine in MJ Daspit and Eric Weisinger's book, Rogue Valley Wine, published in 2011 by Acadia Press.

Bernard Smith filed the application for the Applegate AVA which was granted in 2001. The Applegate AVA gave grape growers and wine makers a joint marketing approach for the unique microclimate of the Applegate...

New vineyards to be planted at DANCIN Vineyards on South Stage Road in Medford.