
Wine Camp
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Craig Camp is a biodynamic winegrower in Oregon's Applegate Valley. During a college semester spent studying in Europe, he discovered fine wine and food. Later on, he pursued an education in wine production and spent the next three years happily working in Italy. His single-minded goal in life is to make great wine.
Wine Camp
1M ago
New Troon Talk Podcast Episode: Harvest 2024 with assistant winemaker Micah Wagner and winemaker Nate Wall ..read more
Wine Camp
4M ago
The native gardens at Troon Vineyard & Farm came to be as naturally as the plants in them. A bit of serendipity along with good karma introduced Troon winemaker Nate Wall to Suzie Savoie of Klamath-Siskiyou Native Seeds and our native garden project was born. What started as a small garden continues to expand to every corner of our farm, and integrating plants native to Southern Oregon is now an essential element of our farming philosophy.
Biodiversity is fundamental to biodynamic agriculture as it mirrors the systems that have evolved in nature. We are always seeking a natural balance in ..read more
Wine Camp
6M ago
In this episode of Troon Talk, we welcome special guest Elizabeth Whitlow, executive director of the Regenerative Organic Alliance, and Garett Long, Troon Vineyard and Farm director of agriculture.
The Regenerative Organic Alliance’s slogan is “ Farm like the world depends on it,” which it does. Slogans are a lot easier to write than do. It has been a growing experience at Troon Vineyard & Farm —which seems appropriate—to be an early adopter of the Regenerative Organic Certification (ROC) — the second winery in the world, and now, one of four farms globally to achieve Regenerative Organic ..read more
Wine Camp
6M ago
A Biodynamic peach harvested from Troon Vineyard & Farm’s food forest
Decades ago, on my first visit to Italy, while having lunch at a winery in Piemonte, they presented us with their farm’s peaches for dessert. It was an event that opened my eyes — and palate. I had never tasted anything so expressive, so pure, so beautifully simple. Fortunately, I was ready to comprehend the experience.
I was still new to the wine business then, but I had been learning how to taste — to focus for several years. I was ready to appreciate that peach. There are many things we eat that taste good, but few t ..read more
Wine Camp
6M ago
Troon Vineyard winemaker Nate Wall and assistant winemaker Micah Wagner continue to discuss how we create our Druid’s and Ascendent Blends ..read more
Wine Camp
7M ago
In this episode, we introduce new assistant winemaker Micah Wagner, and then Micah and Troon winemaker Nate Wall discuss making Troon Vineyard's Druid's Red, White, and Pink Biodynamic Blends. In part 2, to follow shortly, they dig deeper into the art and science of blending in winemaking.
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Druid's Red
Druid's White
Druid's Pink ..read more
Wine Camp
7M ago
It was a great pleasure to be interviewed by Allison Levine on her Wine Soundtrack Podcast ..read more
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8M ago
Winemaking is the art of preventing grape juice from becoming vinegar, but for us, our winegrowing is more a novel than a short story. Making vinegar is the next chapter in the story of Troon Vineyard. Wine and vinegar are sequential expressions of our Biodynamic viticulture. As part of the same plot, we are crafting our vinegar with the same intentionality and aspiration as our wines.
That and we thought it would be fun. It is.
Jennifer Tiesl, part of our farm team and, has taken on this new project with the zestiness a vinegarist should have. Jennifer’s first step was to reach out to an ama ..read more
Wine Camp
8M ago
A rainbow over the compost piles at Troon Vineyard in Oregon’s Applegate Valley
Intentionality is fundamental to Biodynamics. The Biodynamic community is good at intentional farming but not when it comes to intentional storytelling. We are not telling our story.
A century after Rudolf Steiner gave his Agriculture Course lectures, Biodynamics remains a misunderstood discipline that has gained little traction outside the world of fine wine. The vast majority of Demeter Certified farms in the United States are wineries. Where are the farmers growing food?
Modern agricultural science realized the ..read more
Wine Camp
9M ago
Troon Vineyard & Farm’s Agricultural teams looks at 2024 in our gardens, orchards and vineyards ..read more