Our Story

Our Story

It's all about wine and grapes for us, but not just any wine and grapes.  Our passion is wine from grapes we know were grown naturally, managed responsibly, and minimally crafted.  So, we decided to do it ourselves.  Our family found a young vineyard in the beautiful Southern Oregon Applegate Valley to try our hand at growing and crafting clean, natural, uniquely terroir driven grapes and wine.  It's the perfect size for hands on farming set amid the Siskiyou Mountain range, and the Applegate Valley. 

Co-owner Laloni Cook manages the tasting room and all customer service and is available for all inquiries.   A Pacific Northwest native, she grew up splitting time between Port Angeles, Washington and Grants Pass, Oregon and still calls both home.  Co-owner Noah Lowry comes from a farming and ranching background and manages all vineyard operations.

When we took over the vineyard in 2016 and started the remodel of the tasting room that spanned over two years, we wanted to keep sustainability in mind.  Opening in February of 2019, the tasting room , a repurposed horse barn incorporating rustic elements of salvaged barn wood and mushroom board with a progressively-inspired interactive hempcrete learning wall, is a testament to the diversity and ever-evolving landscape of Southern Oregon wine region.

Countless building materials used in the remodel process were repurposed into the tasting room.  Upcycled bricks, barnwood, and hinges from our ranch in California can be found all around the tasting room, along with trinkets that once belonged to Laloni’s grandmother and a stunning cinder pine rough cut table that came from Noah’s father.  A hempcrete feature wall, made from ground up stalks of industrial hemp plant, also serves as another gorgeous, yet sustainable, focal point within our tasting room.  No matter where you look in the tasting room you will find an item with a story from the ceiling, the framed artwork all the way down to glass bottles found on the farm displayed with love.  Guests of all walks of life are encouraged to come as they are and indulge in the cozy warmth of the repurposed fireplace to share wine, beer and spritzers with loved ones - or even make new friends along the way.  Our tasting room offers a uniquely boutique experience.  Enjoy our one of a kind estate wines set amidst the vine rows with custom vintage style highlighting the beautiful views of the vineyard from every window.  We’re open Thursday-Sunday 1pm to 6pm along with availability for holiday private parties and special wine club events.  We can’t wait to see you and have you become a part of our vineyard’s story.

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Our Team

Noah Lowry

Noah Lowry

Owner/Vineyard Farm Operations

Noah's Bio
Noah loves knowing he is a steward of our land. He loves farming with ecology and integrity.  Truly a lover of working with nature instead of against it and proud to say that Apricity Vineyard is family owned and operated.  Noah is always striving for the highest standards and impeccable fruit is what he loves and being able to share it with our community.  We are a nature preserve out here and that will be our legacy….everything else is in the result of responsible and ethical farming

Laloni Cook

Laloni Cook

Owner/Vineyard Business Operations

Laloni's Bio

Linda Donovan

Linda Donovan

Winemaker

Linda's Bio

Linda Donovan has been passionate about winemaking since she started her degree in fermentation science (UC Davis) in 1990. While working her "way up" in Napa and on the true Sonoma coast, Linda explored many wine-growing regions around the world. After a stint in Western Australia (Margaret River), Linda chose to pioneer the Rogue Valley in 2001. "At that time, there were 5 wineries here, and no one was growing the varietals I wanted to make," said Linda. So she planted them (Mourvedre, Grenache, Cinsault and Carignane).

 

Linda is the owner of Pallet Wine Company which is the first and busiest custom crush and private label wine facility in Southern Oregon.  Linda is also the owner of The Urban Cork where she showcases her clients' wines in her urban tasting room. Taste wines from the Rogue Valley, Applegate Valley, Umpqua Valley, Willamette Valley, and Central Oregon- all made next door by Pallet Wine Company. They have over 130 wines and a new, different tasting flight each week.

Juan Saucedo

Juan Saucedo

Vineyard Farm Manager

Juan's Bio

Lynn Mendoza

Lynn Mendoza
Lynn's Bio
Hello! My name is Lynn (everyone’s middle name). I’m originally from Northern California. I have been blessed with living in Grants Pass for almost 20 years with my five amazing children. You might recognize me from previous jobs at other eateries in town… I am extremely excited and thankful to be a part of Apricity Vineyard. When I am not serving delicious wines from Apricity, you can find me enjoying our gorgeous scenery with my kids & friends. Looking forward to seeing you soon!