Foris Vineyards

Winery · Founded 1986 · Cave Junction, OR

Also known as Foris Vineyards Winery

Illinois Valley winery near Cave Junction in the Rogue Valley AVA. Ted and Meri Gerber bought land there in 1971, sold grapes to other winemakers for about 15 years and launched the Foris label in 1986.

Ownership

• Ted Gerber (co-founder, from 1986)

Geography

• Rogue Valley AVA (draws fruit from)

Sources

• Foris Vineyards Winery (Wikipedia)
• Oregon's Illinois (Oregon Wine Press)
• Foris Vineyards collection, 2019 (Oregon Wine History Archive)

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