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...

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...