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About Us
As wine enthusiast, we’re enthralled by the range and character of the world’s many varietals. As growers, we celebrate this diversity, not as a trend, but as a principle. We've spent decades farming the Rogue Valley’s varied terroirs and trialing promising cultivars. We have honed our viticultural expertise to capture the unique characteristics of each variety and the distinctive expressions our vineyards impart. With 36 varieties to choose from, we offer winemakers a breadth of possibilities!
Quail Run Vineyards. A world of wine.
Don and Traute Moore
Founders
In 1989, Don and Traute Moore began cultivating wine grapes in a region where viticultural knowledge was scarce. Over the next two decades, they collaborated with renowned viticulturists Lucy Morton and Richard Smart, conducted meticulous experiments, and established diverse test blocks across the valley to identify the most promising grape varieties and their ideal growing locations. Leveraging the area's many microclimates, they demonstrated the region's remarkable potential to cultivate a wide range of exceptional grape varieties, and laid the foundation for the Rogue Valley's burgeoning wine industry. For their contribution Don and Traute were honored with the Oregon Winegrowers Association prestigious Founder's Award.
Michael Moore
Owner
In 2008 Michael left a twenty-year documentary filmmaking career to join his family’s farm. He helped launch South Stage Cellars, Quail Run’s tasting room, then turned his attention to the vineyards where he's continued Quail Run’s tradition of rigorous experimentation. He has worked closely with his vineyard team to refine viticultural practices tailored to each variety and site. Since 2015 Michael and the Quail Run crew have developed five new vineyards in the Wagner Creek basin, and are currently planting twelve varieties new to our region. Our work celebrates the diversity of wine and the singular expression our region imparts upon it.
Gregory Brun
General Manager
Gregory Brun is a wine industry veteran and passionate advocate for marrying wine's "sense of place" with technology. He brings a wealth of expertise, from interpreting soil complexities to the use of airborne imagery and remote sensing devises. He has worked with renowned wineries including Domaine Mél-Camuzet in Burgundy and Newton Vineyard in Napa. Gregory is a French Engineer from L'Institute Agro Montpellier and holds an M.S. in Viticulture and Winemaking.
Ken Pratt
Operations Manager
Ken is a foundational member of QRV who has worked with Traute and Don since 1992. What began as a side job to support his 3 young children turned into a lifelong endeavor. As our Operations Manager, Ken is our mechanic, forklift operator, and oversees all logistics at harvest. He's the literal nuts and bolts of the company. In his free time he can be found working on his gardens or numerous vehicle projects.
Carlos Arredondo
Vineyard Supervisor
Carlos was introduced to Quail Run while helping install irrigation systems with a local company. He joined our team in 2005. This was his first foray into vineyard work and he spent years being mentored by Alberto, our first supervisor, who retired in 2013. We had taken note of Carlos' exceptional gift for working with grapes and asked him to take over for Alberto, even though he was the youngest person on the crew.
Antonio Muñoz Salinas
Vineyard Supervisor
Antonio began with QRV in 2001. It was his first time working in vineyards. He soon excelled as a leader who could both motivate and train his team members. He has developed a strong affinity for the vines, and deep understanding of the impact each pass through the vineyards has on the quality of the fruit. He is a man of great humility who always gives credit for the quality of work to his crew.
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