Don Mixon, formerly Federal Public Defender for Southern Oregon, listens for the sound of malolactic fermentation in a wine barrel at the Madrone Mountain winery. In partnership with Brent Gilmore, he bought...

Herb Quady (l.), winemaker, and Chris Martin, owner, taste from the barrel. Quady’s family, who have been vineyard operators in California since 1975, have added Quady North, an Applegate vineyard and estate...