Tales from the Vineyard

Thursday, September 29, 2005

Find LongSword Vineyard


LongSword Vineyard is located about 8 miles west of Jacksonville, OR on highway 238. Pretty easy to find really.

From I5 take exit 40 and follow the signs to Jacksonville. Once you are in Jacksonville, you continue on highway 238 west out of town. The vineyard is located about a mile west of Ruch on the south side of the road. Look for the yellow “WINE TASTING” signs.

Ruch is a quiet, not quite quaint hamlet in the Applegate Valley. Ruch consists of 2 restaurants, a grocery, a library and several other businesses. There isn’t any stop sign, so don’t blink.

LongSword Vineyard includes 10 acres of Chardonnay vines, an alfalfa field and of course, The Tasting Patio. The Tasting Patio sits on the northwest corner of the property. A barn red pump house is close to road (next to the cleanest Port-a-Potty in Oregon). Directly next to the pump house is the office, a charcoal grey hut where the wine is. Next to the office is the deck and fieldstone patio. A hand hewn fir arbor shades the deck and patio areas. Several round tables complete with tablecloths and ‘springy’ wrought iron chairs wait for visitors to take in the stunning view and taste our delicious wines.

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