Winemaking in Oregon began more than 150 years ago when Peter Britt of Jacksonville brought grapevine cuttings from California to create his Valley View Vineyard. By 1890; the Southern Oregon State Board of Agriculture forecast a vineyard-dotted Rogue Valley to rival �the castled Rhine; the classical vales of Italy and the sunny slopes of France.� But Prohibition; which became law in Oregon four years before the rest of the country; killed the nascent industry. Not until the 1970s; when Americans discovered a passion for wine; was winegrowing and winemaking in Southern Oregon�s Rogue Valley reestablished. Pear orchards were converted to vineyards; and winemaking�not on a California scale; but rather in boutique wineries tucked away along scenic country roads�began anew and thrived.
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