The journal.

Young vine pushes past its cardboard tube in a newly planted block above the Rogue Valley floor.

Vineyard work in early spring, tying canes on the hillside above Ashland with the Siskiyous still holding snow.

Dormant vine rows on the Ashland hillside, fog pooling in the Rogue Valley below the Siskiyous.

French oak barrels from Cavin Tonneliers, 2017 vintage, stacked in the climate-controlled barrel room.

Tonnellerie O Crème DLC barrels, 2017 vintage, stacked in the climate-controlled barrel room.

Ermitage barrels on rack in the production room, 36-month lot marked and waiting.

A young staffer moves between barrel-room tasting stations ahead of a seated event at the winery.

Barrel room set for a private event, high-top tables dressed in black with decanters and fairy lights.

Vine rows at dusk, mountains holding the last light behind the canopy.

Rogue Valley vines catch late-afternoon light against the Siskiyou foothills, southern Oregon wine country at its least sentimental.

Vine rows at peak canopy, Ashland hillside framed against the Siskiyous in late-afternoon light.

Rogue Valley vine rows catch late-afternoon light below the Siskiyou foothills, Ashland AVA.

Rogue Valley floor vines in early-season leaf-out, mountains stacked behind under a working sky.

Veraison in progress on red clusters at the Resistance estate block, skins still breaking color.

Daisy Creek Vineyard barn tasting room, Ashland — exterior on a clear summer afternoon.

Resistance Sauvignon Blanc on the table, warm ambient light, cherry tomatoes at the edge.

Resistance Wine Company Collab sits on the bar top, warm light from the tasting room behind it.

Resistance Wine Company Malbec on a table, warm ambient light, food spread visible at frame edge.

Resistance Syrah holds the table at a dimly lit gathering, guests mingling soft-focus behind.

Resistance Tempranillo stands on a candlelit table beside a food spread, bottle unsealed and ready.

Seven Resistance varietals — Rosé through Cab Sauv — line the table at an evening tasting event.

Resistance Rosé bottle on the bar, warm ambient light, food spread visible in background.

Cabernet Sauvignon presented bottle-forward, both hands, warm ambient light — label sharp and centered.

Resistance Wine Company Tempranillo on the bar, ambient light, food spread just out of frame.