From the Cellar
Winery Stories
Oregon Malbec vs. Argentine Malbec: What's Actually Different?
Argentine Malbec is the one you know. Southern Oregon Malbec is the one you haven't tried. Climate, style, price, and which bottle to open — compared honestly by a Rogue Valley winery.
Rogue Valley vs. Willamette Valley: Which Oregon Wine Region Should You Actually Visit?
An honest comparison of Oregon's Rogue Valley and Willamette Valley — climate, grapes, crowds, cost, and drive time — so you can pick the right trip instead of the famous one.
How Much Does Wine Tasting Cost in Ashland, Oregon?
USA Today just voted the Rogue Valley America's No. 1 wine region. A flight here still costs $20, waived on two bottles. The honest numbers, next to Napa's.
What to Drink With Every Allium Pizza: A Resistance Wine Pairing Guide
Every wood-fired Allium pizza, matched to a real Resistance wine — from the Resistance Pie to the four-meat Della Carne. An unpretentious Ashland wine-and-pizza guide.
A Local's Guide to Wine Tasting in Ashland This Fall
Where to taste wine in Ashland this fall — what grows here, what's on, and how to taste without feeling like you're being graded.
A guide to sports tournaments in the Rogue Valley
A guide to Rogue Valley's sports venues, featuring facilities, a map, and things to do between tournament games. From baseball to skiing, or swimming to golf.
Top 100 Wineries in Oregon by Case Production
A comprehensive guide to Oregon's largest wineries. Willamette Valley to the Rogue Valley this listing, maps, and key details about Oregon Wine Country.
Top 100 Boutique Wineries in Oregon
A comprehensive guide to Oregon's top boutique wineries. Willamette Valley to the Rogue Valley this listing, maps, and key details about Oregon Wine Country.
Date Night, But Make It Wine: A Secret Tasting in Ashland, Oregon
Sip & Spark — Resistance's off-menu, 45-minute date-night wine tasting near the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Not listed on the menu; you have to ask for it.
Corkblocked: What to Do When Someone Gives You Terrible Wine
A survival guide to unwanted wine — and how to break up with it gracefully, Resistance-style.
Vintage Vino & Vinyl: When Wine, Style, and Spin Collide
A recap of Resistance's 1960s-themed wine-and-records night — a DJ set, an impromptu fashion show, and the wines that showed up to perform.
Wine Club Subscriptions: What to Look for in a Wine Club
A rebel's guide to picking a wine club — personality, flexibility, discount structure, and what Resistance's Introvert/Ambivert/Extrovert tiers actually offer.
10 Wine Flaws That Went Off the Rails—and How to Sniff, Sip, and Survive Them
From oxidation to cork taint to mousy off-flavors — a winemaker's field guide to the ten classic wine flaws, what causes them, and what they actually smell like.
Introducing Wingman Wine
Champions need co-stars. Wingman is Resistance's no-frills, reliable everyday red — not the flagship, but a solid player worth keeping stocked by the case.
Just the Tip: A Guide to Tipping at Wineries
How much to tip at a winery tasting room — flights, private tastings, events, and what to do when you've already paid a tasting fee.
OSF Pre-Show Activities and Shenanigans
How to Kill Time before the Curtain Rises So, you’ve scored tickets to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Congrats on being cultured and fancy for a day!
Rogue Valley Holiday Gift Ideas for Wine Lovers
What to buy the wine person who has everything already... The Ultimate Christmas Gift List for the Wine Lover in Your Family – Ashland & Rogue Valley Edition Struggling to find the perfect gift for the wine lover in your life?
A Rebel’s Guide to Thanksgiving Wine Pairings:
Making Memories with Resistance Wine Ah, Thanksgiving.
How to Build Your Own Wine Cellar at Home: A Rebel's Guide to Wine Preservation
how to create wine cellar envy with your friends: How to Build Your Own Wine Cellar at Home: A Rebel's Guide to Wine Preservation So, you’ve decided to embark on the glorious journey of building your own wine cellar at home.
Who Needs Validation? Apparently, We Do: 92 Points!
Resistance Wine Company Lands in the 90s Club: Malbec and Syrah Get High Marks (Like They Should!) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Resistance Wine Company Lands in the 90s Club: Malbec and Syrah Get High Marks
The Art of Choosing Wine When You Don't Know What You're Doing
How to Pick Wine for a dinner party?
What are the different types of Wine Corks?
The Cork Conundrum: How Different Closures Impact Your Wine Tasting Experience When it comes to wine, what’s on the outside can be just as important as what’s on the inside.
Impact of Age on Wine Tasting?
How Time Transforms Your Bottle When it comes to wine, age isn’t just a number—it’s a key ingredient that can dramatically change the flavors, aromas, and overall experience of what’s in your glass.
How do Barrels Impact Wine Tasting?
The Inside Scoop on Oak, Acacia, and All Their Flavors Barrels are like the secret spice rack of the wine world.
How does Soil Impact Wine Tasting ?
This is a Dirty Post - NSFW (not suitable for wine?) Ah, soil. The unglamorous, gritty stuff under your feet that somehow manages to make or break the wine in your glass.
Where Do Wine Tasting Flavors Come From?
The Resistance Wine Company perspective Here at Resistance Wine Company, we like to think of every bottle of wine as a great story—a story with unexpected twists, unforgettable characters, and maybe a few juicy secrets.
Five Ways to Elevate your Wine Tasting
an overview of five different styles of wine tastings and some information about what you will learn.
Family-Friendly Winery Fun: Things for Teens to Do While You Enjoy a Glass at Resistance Wine Company
A list of things for teenagers to do in Ashland Oregon while you grab a glass of wine at Ashland's walkable winery - Resistance Wine Company. Skatepark, boba tea, basketball and more.
Ashland Oregon Biker Guide to Wineries
An overview of three (3) great bike rides with easy, medium, and hard intensities to do in Ashland Oregon. The rides start and finish at different wineries and follow bike paths that connecting you to great Southern Oregon Wineries.
Pairing Rogue Valley Wines with Hiking Trails in Medford, Ashland, Grants Pass, and the Applegate
An overview of various hikes in the Rogue Valley paired with different wines. Grizzly Peak, Mt. Ashland, Table Rock and other hikes. Nothing better than a hike and a bottle of wine afterwards at your favorite winery. You earned it!
Defying Convention: The Story of Our Urban Winery
Hello, it's Kirk here! As you all know quite well, our ethos at Resistance Wine Company has always been to resist the ordinary and embrace the unconventional.
Farming Fun with Jerk Deer
Kimberly and I are now in our fifth year of farming and 8th year of winemaking. It seems like a short seven years ago that we decided to move from Washington, DC to Southern Oregon to pursue our dreams of starting a winery.
So Many Reasons to Drink Local Wine
Reasons and discussion about the advantages to drinking and buying wine locally!
Best Ways to Drink with Friends During Quarantine
The COVID-19 pandemic has really, really bummed us all out. People’s health and wellness are at risk, businesses are closing, and there’s no real end in sight. Believe us—we Google it every day, and the stats are depressing.
What’s so special about Resistance Wine?
And why does it cost more than the wine at Trader Joe’s? Resistance Wine costs more than big-box store wine because it is not industrially produced.
