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From the Roseburg News Review:

Umpqua wines have room to grow
After Bob Bentley, Conde Cox and Paul Sinclair completed a recent long weekend of visiting and sampling several wineries around central Douglas County, they had plenty to savor and say.

Grape Expectations this year as new wineries participate
Debbie Hackler couldnt hide the excitement in her voice as she tried to summon language to describe her first-ever submission to Oregons oldest wine celebration, Greatest of the Grape.

Greatest of the Grape: Tickets now on sale
Grape Expectations is the theme for the 2008 Greatest of the Grape, scheduled for March 15 at the Seven Feathers Hotel & Casino Resort in Canyonville. The Umpqua Valley Winegrowers Associations event will be from 7 to 11 p.m.

Umpqua Valley vintners savor exciting times
The Umpqua Valley wine industry is certainly never dull. An Umpqua Valley winery was featured in the Wall Street Journal. A Douglas County man won a veritable wine cellar of local wines. One local winemaker even introduced a new wine varietal.

For the love of the vine
After a divorce and nearly selling his winery, Hungarian transplant keeps a family tradition alive.

Little Elkton becoming a notable wine area in Douglas County
ELKTON -- At least one in every 25 Elkton residents is currently involved in the wine industry. That makes Douglas County's smallest incorporated city one of its most notable wine areas.

Wine exhibit at DC Museum looks back 10,000 years
In their conquering, the Romans introduced winemaking to the far reaches of the Mediterranean. In their spread of Christianity, the Catholics introduced winemaking to the far reaches of the world.

Winery owners toast UCC program
WINCHESTER After several months of talking with winery owners from Douglas and Jackson counties, Umpqua Community College is preparing to begin a program in grape growing and wine making.

From the Oregon Wine Press

Oldest Wine Fest Celebrates Best

After 38 years, this event remains the Greatest of the Grape
The legendary Greatest of the Grape, coming up for its 38th celebration on March 15 in Canyonville, didn’t get that name randomly. It means it.

Umpqua: A River of Wine

Eleven wineries lie within the boundaries of Douglas County. This wouldn’t seem a particularly daunting number unless you tried to visit them all in a single day.