SIGNATURE WINES
| | Perspective | Del Rio Kriselle Oregon Wine Experience Quady North Ryan Rose Troon DancinOregon is too big and varied for one style of wine to become most closely identified with the state. Yes, in Oregon’s northern reaches Pinot Noir is established as the flagship wine of Willamette Valley and its numerous sub-appellations. And in southern Oregon, Tempranillo long has been talked up as the region’s potential signature wine, though it has yet to make its mark consistently across the region. The sprawling range of Oregon’s wine scene grew gradually but starkly clear last week when six judges convened over two days at Medford to evaluate 371 wines in the 2023 Oregon Wine Competition.