Cabernet Franc wineries and tasting rooms in Oregon
Cabernet Franc has been part of southern Oregon's vineyards since the earliest plantings in the Rogue Valley in the 1800s, grown today alongside Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot in both the Rogue Valley and the neighboring Applegate Valley AVA.
These are warm, dry sites by Oregon standards, but nights cool off sharply, and growers lean on that swing to keep acidity in the fruit as it ripens. Cabernet Franc ripens earlier and has thinner skin than Cabernet Sauvignon, so it tends to go into the valley's slightly cooler pockets, showing up in the glass as brighter fruit and firmer tannin than the variety often carries in warmer regions.
It's still a supporting variety here rather than a headline one: most of it goes into blends with Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot rather than standing alone as a single-variety bottling. But a handful of southern Oregon producers are betting on it as the region's structure grape, the one that gives their Bordeaux-style reds their backbone.
If you're working through the reds below, ask which ones are leaning on Cabernet Franc for the structure. It's usually the quieter, less-fruity building block in the blend, easy to miss unless you're looking for it.
- Wineries pouring it
- 142
- Top AVAs
- Willamette Valley, Rogue Valley, Walla Walla Valley
- Of Oregon producers
- 21%
12 Ranch Wines
Bonanza · Southern Oregon
Adega Northwest
Portland · Portland Metro
Ancient Cellars Winery
Dundee · Willamette Valley
Andante Vineyard
Dallas · Willamette Valley
Archetype12 Wines
Portland · Willamette Valley
Artist Block
Dundee · Willamette Valley
Augustina Cellars
Portland · Portland Metro
Belle Fiore Winery, Estate & Vineyard
Ashland · Southern Oregon
Black Dog Vineyard
Carlton · Willamette Valley
Blizzard Wines
Hillsboro · Willamette Valley
Bravuro Cellars
Newberg · Willamette Valley · Tasting room
Bravuro Cellars Vineyard & Tasting Room
Amity · Willamette Valley · Tasting room
Buddha Kat Winery
Sandy · Portland Metro
Buty Winery
Walla Walla · Walla Walla Valley
Calcagno Cellars Winery
Portland Metro
Cana’s Feast Winery
Carlton · Willamette Valley
Cathedral Ridge Winery, Carlton
Carlton · Willamette Valley
Cathedral Ridge Winery, Dundee
Dundee · Willamette Valley
Cathedral Ridge Winery, Hood River
Hood River · Columbia Gorge/Valley
Cerebella Winery
Pendleton · Columbia Gorge/Valley
Chris James Cellars
Carlton · Willamette Valley
Chris James Cellars – McMinnville Tasting Room
McMinnville · Willamette Valley · Tasting room
Clay Pigeon Winery
Portland · Portland Metro
Cliff Creek Cellars at the Vineyard
Gold Hill · Southern Oregon
Cliff Creek Cellars in Newberg
Newberg · Willamette Valley
College Cellars of Walla Walla Community College
Walla Walla · Walla Walla Valley
Compris Vineyard
Newberg · Willamette Valley
Constant Crush Wine
Willamette Valley
COR Cellars
Lyle · Columbia Gorge/Valley
Craft Wine Co.
Carlton · Willamette Valley
Cricket Hill Winery Historic Jacksonville Tasting Room
Jacksonville · Southern Oregon
Crooked Barn Vineyards
Jacksonville · Rogue Valley
DAnu Wines Newberg
Newberg · Willamette Valley
Dauntless Wine Company – Forest Grove Tasting Room
Forest Grove · Willamette Valley · Tasting room
Dauntless Wine Company – Old 47 Estate Tasting Room
Gaston · Willamette Valley
Day Wines at Day Camp
Dundee · Willamette Valley
Devitt Winery & Vineyard
Jacksonville · Southern Oregon
Dumas Station
Dayton · Walla Walla Valley
Durant Vineyards
Dayton · Willamette Valley
Dusted Valley
Walla Walla · Walla Walla Valley
Echo Ridge Cellars
Echo · Columbia Gorge/Valley
EdenVale Winery
Medford · Southern Oregon
Edenvale’s Tasting Room inside the Voorhies Mansion
Southern Oregon · Tasting room
Eliana Wines
Ashland · Oregon
Elixir Wine Co. / Ermisch Cellars
Bend · Central Oregon
ENSO Winery
Portland · Portland Metro
Evoke Winery Bend – Old Mill Tasting Room
Bend · Central Oregon · Tasting room
Evoke Winery Hood River Tasting Room
Hood River · Columbia Gorge/Valley
Falk Estate Vineyards Tasting Room
Canyonville · Southern Oregon · Tasting room
Flipturn Cellars
Portland Metro
Flying Dutchman Winery
Otter Rock · Oregon Coast
Force Majeure Winery
Milton-Freewater · Walla Walla Valley
Foris Vineyards Winery
Cave Junction · Rogue Valley
Golden Cluster
Portland · Portland Metro
Grateful Vineyard
Mount Hood · Columbia Gorge/Valley
Great Oregon Wine Company & Distillery
Newberg · Willamette Valley
Grizzly Peak Winery
Ashland · Rogue Valley
Hayworth Wine Bar
Coburg · Willamette Valley · Wine bar
HiFi Wine Bar
McMinnville · Willamette Valley · Wine bar
HillCrest Vineyard
Roseburg · Umpqua Valley
Hip Chicks Do Wine
Portland · Portland Metro
Idiot’s Grace Wines
Mosier · Columbia Gorge/Valley
Iris Vineyards
Cottage Grove · Willamette Valley
JAXON Vineyards
Medford · Rogue Valley
K & M Wines
Yamhill · Willamette Valley
King Estate Winery
Eugene · Willamette Valley
Knostman Family Winery
Roseburg · Umpqua Valley
Kriselle Cellars
White City · Southern Oregon
La Randonnée
Hillsboro · Portland Metro
Lady Hill Winery
Saint Paul · Willamette Valley
Lazy River Vineyard at The Carlton Winemakers Studio
Carlton · Willamette Valley
Limited Addition Wines
Gaston · Willamette Valley
LongSword Vineyard
Jacksonville · Southern Oregon
Lundeen Wines
McMinnville · Willamette Valley
L’Ecole No 41
Walla Walla · Walla Walla Valley
Manzanita NW: Winery Tasting Room & Wine Bar
Portland · Portland Metro
Maragas Winery
Culver · Central Oregon
Martin Woods Winery
McMinnville · Willamette Valley
Maryhill Winery
Goldendale · Columbia Gorge/Valley
Meadows Estate Vineyard and Winery
Oakland · Southern Oregon
Merrill Cellars @ The Urban Cork
Medford · Southern Oregon
MONGATA Winery at Resurgent Vineyard
Milton-Freewater · Walla Walla Valley
Natalie’s Estate Winery
Newberg · Willamette Valley
Owen Roe
Newberg · Willamette Valley
Padigan
Medford · Southern Oregon
Parrett Mountain Cellars
Newberg · Willamette Valley
Paul O’Brien Winery
Roseburg · Southern Oregon
Pebblestone Cellars Tasting Room
Medford · Southern Oregon · Tasting room
Pheasant Run Winery
Aurora · Willamette Valley
Plaisance Ranch
Williams · Southern Oregon
Portland Wine Company Home of Love & Squalor Wine
Portland · Portland Metro
Quady North Winery
Jacksonville · Southern Oregon
RAM Cellars
Portland · Portland Metro
Ransom Wine Co. & Distillery Tasting Room
McMinnville · Willamette Valley · Tasting room
Rizzo Winery
Salem · Willamette Valley
RoxyAnn Winery
Medford · Southern Oregon
Ryan Rose Wine
Central Point · Southern Oregon
Résolu Cellars – Craft Wine Bar + Production
Hillsboro · Willamette Valley
Sams Creek Cellars
Gold Hill · Rogue Valley
SAVIAH CELLARS
Walla Walla · Walla Walla Valley
Schmidt Family Vineyards
Grants Pass · Southern Oregon
SE Wine Collective
Portland · Portland Metro · Shared facility
Season Cellars
Roseburg · Southern Oregon
Seven Bridges Winery
Portland · Portland Metro
Seven Hills Winery
Walla Walla · Walla Walla Valley
Sineann
Saint Paul · Willamette Valley
Sip & Savor
Newberg · Willamette Valley
Six Peaks Winery [Formerly J. Albin Winery]
Buckheaven · Willamette Valley
South Stage Cellars
Jacksonville · Southern Oregon
Spangler Vineyards
Roseburg · Southern Oregon
Spofford Station Foothills Vineyards and Winery
Milton-Freewater · Walla Walla Valley
Stoller Wine Bar | Bend
Bend · Central Oregon · Wine bar
Stoller Wine Bar | Newberg
Newberg · Willamette Valley · Wine bar
Stomp by Croft Vineyards
Salem · Willamette Valley
StoneRiver Vineyards
Talent · Rogue Valley
TERO Estates Windrow Vineyard Tasting Room
Milton-Freewater · Walla Walla Valley
Terra Vina Vineyard Tasting Room
Wilsonville · Willamette Valley · Tasting room
Terra Vina Wines
McMinnville · Willamette Valley · Tasting room
Tertulia Cellars
Dundee · Walla Walla Valley
The Collaborative NW Tasting Room
Willamette Valley · Tasting room
The Portland Wine Bar and Winery Tasting Room
Portland · Portland Metro
The Urban Cork
Medford · Southern Oregon
The Walls Vineyards
Walla Walla · Walla Walla Valley
The Winery at Manzanita
Manzanita · Oregon Coast
The Winery at Manzanita – Bend
Bend · Central Oregon
Tierra de Lobos
The Dalles · Columbia Gorge/Valley
Trium Wines
Talent · Southern Oregon
Two Rivers Vineyard
Grants Pass · Rogue Valley
Valley View Winery
Jacksonville · Southern Oregon
Varnum Vintners
Amity · Willamette Valley
Vitis Ridge Winery
Silverton · Willamette Valley
Watermill Winery
Milton-Freewater · Walla Walla Valley
Weisinger Family Winery
Ashland · Southern Oregon
Willamette Valley Vineyards
Turner · Willamette Valley
Willamette Valley Vineyards at McMinnville Tasting Room
Willamette Valley · Tasting room
Willamette Valley Vineyards at Tualatin Estate
Forest Grove · Willamette Valley · Tasting room
Willamette Valley Vineyards in Bend
Bend · Central Oregon · Tasting room
Willamette Valley Vineyards in Happy Valley
Damascus · Portland Metro · Tasting room
Willamette Valley Vineyards Lake Oswego Tasting Room & Restaurant
Lake Oswego · Portland Metro · Tasting room
Willamette Valley Vineyards on the Vancouver Waterfront
Vancouver · Portland Metro · Tasting room
Willful Wines
Portland · Portland Metro
Zerba Cellars
Milton-Freewater · Walla Walla Valley