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...

Don Mixon and Karen Bkirch pour wines at the Artisan Tasting Room, Central Point, which Mixon and business partner Bret Gilmore developed in 2008, along with Russ and Margaret Lyon of Daisy Creek Vineyard. They...