Urban winemaker, Linda Donovan, knows well how to handcraft small-batch award-winning wines. It is evident in her iconic brand, L. Donovan Wines, which is produced at her urban winery, Pallet Wine Company, and featured at her adjacent tasting room, The Urban Cork. The in-demand wines reflect Donovan’s skill and commitment to crafting wine in natural, sustainable ways, without manipulation.

Having established a renowned winemaking and consulting reputation for wineries around the world for over 22 years, she set out to develop distinct, well balanced wines under her own label, made from grapes grown in Southern Oregon.

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L Donovan Wines:
Pick Me: Red & White (Great value/quality)
Late Bloomer: Red & White (Unique varietal & blends with great value)
Le Jeune Chien (Ode to Linda’s dog, Finnigan) Sauvignon Blanc
L. Donovan

Wines by L Donovan Estate Grown at Valley View Orchards
Long Walk (Valley View ) 2013 Mourvèdre Rosé
Mourvèdre 100% (Unique to see this wine as a stand alone)
Rhone Blend Orchard Red contains four grapes: Mourvèdre, Grenache, Cinsault, and Carignane
Zinfandel

Winery tours can sometimes be accommodated, so be sure to inquire when you visit The Urban Cork tasting room.

University of Oregon students have a sweet life thanks to co-owners Cheryl and Catherine Reinhart. Situated a few short blocks from campus, Sweet Life Petite is the boutique second location of the sisters’ longtime mothership, Sweet Life Patisserie, on Monroe St.  Dessert hounds are greeted daily by an impressive display of seasonal, scratch-made sugary cakes, tarts, pies, mini-sweets, and savories, such as quiche. Vegan, gluten-free, and dairy-free options are staples on the menu and their house-made granola, pastel marshmallows, chocolates and teas are popular grab-and-go treats.

The Reinhart sisters began their business creating custom cakes and their Facebook album proves the creativity of their customers and bakers that has lasted more than 20 years. Whimsical sculptural designs are edible fantasies for every kid at heart.

Sustainability is key to the bakery’s operation. They keep their footprint low by sourcing from local partners, including Mountain Rose Herbs, Lochmead Dairy, and Groundwork Organics. Everything sold in the shop is 100% rBGH-free, trans-fat and hydrogenated-fat-free.

Check out their other location, Sweet Life Patisserie.

In 2010, what began as a gift to loved ones became a journey of sel and soul. Jody Van Buskirk started with a small herb garden, blending her first sel extraordinaire: sun-dried tomato. When a close friend, Laine Alexander, returned to Southern Oregon, they called in the unicorn and began working their magic.They love salt. And they’ve searched the world over for the very best salt. It happens to be grey and moist and comes from a French village along the Atlantic Ocean, called Guerande, where it’s hand-harvested from nutrient and mineral rich clay soil in a process called “winning,” from a pond called Salinity. Naturally.

Now, Salinity Salts’ first three blends, Rosemary-Garlic, Chipotle and Hot (now !Fire!), have grown to seventeen in just six years.

Since 2012, to make the very best salt they can from the very depths of their soul, Salinity Salts has involved an infusion of family: Jody and Laine, their husbands, children, cousins, and even in-laws. All part of a collective journey on a farm in Southern Oregon. All a part of nature. Salt of the earth, you might say.

And all towards one end: Finishing Salts.

Find a selection of our salts at retail locations around Oregon: Ashland Co-op, MaMosa’s, Gooseberries, Harry and David Country Store, and Rogue Creamery.

To find a retail location near you, click the button above to send us an inquiry.

Uber Herbal is a farm-direct tea tasting bar, kitchen and tea brewery located in Grants Pass, Oregon. For more than 10 years. herbalist and owner, Elizabeth Bretko, has been handcrafting herbal blends using organic and wildcrafted ingredients that are primarily sourced and grown locally. International plants are obtained through local companies using only fair-trade practices. In 2017, Uber Herbal launched a line of powdered teas, including Chocolate Chai, Mate Ginger Hibiscus, and Long Life, among others.

Their Heartsong Chai, ground by bicycle power right in her shop, and the Habanero Honey Brew (a spicy, surprising tonic) have earned a loyal fan base in Oregon. Her teas are available wholesale and can be found in retail locations and cafes around the state. Look for their booth at Southern Oregon farmers markets during the growing season, March – November, and the Grants Pass Growers Market at the Josephine County Fairgrounds every Saturday all winter.

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Fry Family Farm is a certified organic farm and year-round farm store located in Medford, Oregon. Their organically grown produce is sold at Southern Oregon farmer’s markets retail and restaurant locations throughout Oregon and through their member-supported CSA. The farm store stocks a wide range of packaged food items prepared in their onsite kitchen directly from produce grown on their adjacent farm.

Pennington Farms produces exceptional hand-crafted jams and artisan baked goods. A true family operation, the farm is owned by Sam and Kathy Pennington and we nurture our 90-acres of sustainably-grown berries from which we harvest and hand-craft our delectable edibles, including pies, cookies, tarts, and cakes.

Apple Outlaw is a family owned orchard and cidery located in the beautiful Applegate Valley of Southern Oregon. Their historic Thompson Creek apple orchards provide the fruit for their line of hard cider flavors.