Folin Cellars

Amazing experience! Our girl Lisa was so kind and wonderful. We had a great time and truly enjoyed the wines! Left with a couple bottles! Thank you

We stopped in front of the tasting room for other reasons. I suddenly realized we were in front of a tasting room that sells REAL wine instead of that thin pinot noir that appeals to more sophisticated types. The hostess was quite nice. The grapes are grown in the Rogue Valley with its warmer climate. Available for tasting were tempranillo, syrah, petite sirah, Grenache, and a blend. All were good though I felt the tempranillo was excellent and bought some thus getting my tasting fee back. I was assured the next vintage of the others comes from a hotter summer which will add something to their potency. Well worth the stop.

The wines were really good, and they use all glass corks, which was a first for us.

Reposting from 8/​2009, as original post was deleted.
This Winery ROCKS my socks off!!!
Especially the TEMPRANILLO !
About a year or so ago, my wine lush friend and I wandered into this quaint tasting room on a day trip out to Carlton.
We were intrigued by their «unusual» line up of wines:
Tempranillo,… Syrah,… Viognier,… Rose’ (made of Tempranillo) oh my! «Toto, we aren’t in Kansas anymore!»
**NO Pinot Noir. WTF? We’re in Oregon…
It was a Hurricane BREATH OF FRESH AIR! (Not that I don’t like Pinot, but life is best sampled via variety.)
(They have other offerings, as well. Yes, now, even a pinot)
Rob (wine maker) and Carole (goddess of everything else) are running the best new winery I’ve seen in my 10+ years of getting juiced in the valley. They are young and fresh, but down to earth and both have outrageous senses of humor.
They have a truly local feel (not like the California dot com millionaires scattered around Oregon wine country) and you feel like family when you are there.
Not to mention Rob’s wine making ability, he is a master at his craft, and one to watch. Grapes are sourced from the family vineyard in Southern Oregon (Gold Hill) where it’s evidently perfect for ripening the big juicy varietals. None of the wines are over-​done (over ripe)! They are a perfect balance of fruit and acidity.
I will admit I am not a fan of Rose’, but theirs is one of the better I’ve had. I hope they eventually expand to offer other non-​typical Oregon varietals such as Sangiovese, Nebbiolo, Barbera and Malbec… pretty please?
Anyway, if you’re in the area, look them up. (Call before to make sure they’ll be around) You won’t be disappointed.