Your Initial Itinerary!
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ITINERARY:
- (Dundee Hills AVA - N Willamette Valley)
- (Yamhill/Carlton & Chehalem Mtns AVAs - N Willamette Valley)
- (Columbia R. Gorge AVA)
ITINERARY:
Standard Full-Service Tours:
If we haven't decided on a different destination; our 3 possible winery destinations are below, located about 40 minutes to 1 hour from DT Portland.
If we get special requests about wines or wineries or region, we can change our itinerary. For groups of 6-8 or more, appts are required, otherwise appts are not required unless indicated...
If guest has a route preference (#1-#3 below), please let us know (preferably) before your tour...
Initial itinerary is: (If itinerary is "open", your driver/guide will pick #1, #2 or #3)
If we haven't decided on a different destination; our 3 possible winery destinations are below, located about 40 minutes to 1 hour from DT Portland.
If we get special requests about wines or wineries or region, we can change our itinerary. For groups of 6-8 or more, appts are required, otherwise appts are not required unless indicated...
If guest has a route preference (#1-#3 below), please let us know (preferably) before your tour...
Initial itinerary is: (If itinerary is "open", your driver/guide will pick #1, #2 or #3)
'Recession Wine Tour' Vehicle & Driver ONLY:
Please choose your wineries and route and make appts for groups of 6-8 or more persons.
Please choose your wineries and route and make appts for groups of 6-8 or more persons.
Driver Note: driver/guide should change #1, #2 & #3 frequently)
#1 (Dundee Hills AVA - N Willamette Valley) - (Travel time from DT Portland is about 45 minutes)
Four Graces ($15), Argyle ($20), Duck Pond ($15), De Ponte ($15), Furioso ($20), Domaine Drouhin ($20), White Rose ($20) or Vista Hills ($15). For a 5-6 hour tour, we'll choose 3-5 of these as time permits. The average stay in a tasting room is 30 minutes for small groups or 45 minutes to 1 hour for large groups.
Other possibilities include Domaine Serene ($25; 45 mins to 1 hour), Archery Summit ($30), Domaine Roy* ($25; 45 mins to 1 hour; call ahead (503) 687-2600), Winderlea ($20), Purple Hands, Antica Terra* ($35; call ahead (503) 244-1748), Dusky Goose* (call ahead (503) 857-5776), Panther Creek, Dobbes ($10), Hawkins Cellar, Evening Land ($25 or $65), Stoller ($15), Sokol Blosser ($20), Erath ($10), Maresh Red Barn ($5), Lange ($15), Torii Mor ($15), Chehalem ($20; & others in DT Newberg), Ponzi (wine bar ($15) or vineyard ($20) ) & others in the Dundee area.
* Appt Required-Call Ahead. Sometimes open hours are limited. If you do not already know, you should call ahead to be sure.
At these wineries you will find a selection of pinot noirs; with possible other selections including red wines and white wines including: pinot varietals (pinot gris or pinot blanc); chardonnay, sparkling, Riesling & other white wines.
'BIG BOLD REDS' (Dundee) - Cathedral Ridge, Hawkins Cellar, Zerba Cellars
For links to their websites, more winery choices and more route suggestions, click HERE.
You may choose the Dundee Hills AVA Diamond Tour Itinerary or the multi-day Ultimate Willamette Valley Getaway!
For a complete list of wineries & addresses and phone #s, click HERE.
#2 (Yamhill/Carlton & Chehalem Mtns AVAs - N Willamette Valley) - (Travel time from DT Portland is about 45 minutes)
Shea* ($20; call ahead 503-241-6527), Penner-Ash, Dukes (Carlton Winemakers Studio), Anderson Family* (call ahead (503) 554-5541), L'Angelo Estate* (open Fri-Sun June-Sept or by appt. call ahead (503) 538-7953) & others going toward the Carlton area and Bergstrom, Adelsheim & others in the adjacent Chehalem Mountains area...
* Appt Required-Call Ahead. Sometimes open hours are limited. If you do not already know, you should call ahead to be sure.
At these wineries you will find a selection of pinot noirs; with possible other selections including red wines. Other possible white wines include: pinot varietals (pinot gris or pinot blanc); chardonnay, sparkling, Riesling & other white wines.
Here again; for info on red wine wineries, white wine wineries, links to their websites, more winery choices and more route suggestions, click HERE.
For a complete list of wineries & addresses and phone #s, click HERE.
#3 (Columbia R. Gorge AVA) - (Travel time from DT Portland is about 1 hour)
With double volcano views of Mt Hood and Mt Adams, America's most unique AVA features wild beauty, traffic free touring, relaxed tasting rooms and European style white and BIG RED French, Italian and Spanish varietals. Using traditional winemaking techniques or wine blends, the winemakers produce anything from Alberiňo and Zinfindel (11%) to Syrah (9%) and Merlot (6%) to Pinot Noir (31%) and Chardonnay (8%) and 37 other varietals. It's like traveling a "World of Wine in 40 miles".
Some terroirs speak in gradations of nuance, Burgundy for instance. The Gorge is the opposite. As one races from sea level to alpine heights and moves from rainforest to desert with extreme geographic & climate changes; there is an amazing diversity of grapes grown here. Nearly any expression of wine is possible. The Gorge wineries are an exploration of the expressions of Gorge wine.
The Hood River Valley is eerily similar to the Napa Valley of 70 years ago, cooler, and filled with orchards before the vineyards came. The Columbia Gorge is a potential paradise for wine production."
ITINERARY:
If we get special requests about wines or wineries or area, we can change our itinerary. For groups of 6-8 or more, appts may be required, otherwise appts are not required unless indicated.
Initial itinerary options are:
(Columbia R Gorge AVA)
Option #1: In Hood River: Viento ($ ), Cathedral Ridge ($15), Hood Crest ($10-$20), Marchesi ($10), Phelps Creek ($10), Hiyu ($25; includes wine pairing snacks).
Other possibilities in E Hood River include Hood River Vineyards ($ ), Mt Hood Winery ($10), The Gorge White House, Wy'East ($10)
Option #2: In Washington state across the river. These include Cascade Cliffs ($5; Italian varietals), Maryhill ($5; live music on the weekends), Syncline (Rhone and Mosel region-inspired wines), Cor, Domaine Pouillon (French Rhone Valley), Jacob Williams, Waving Tree (French Rhone Valley and Italian varietals) & White Salmon Vineyards*,
For a 4-6 hour tour, we'll choose 3-6 of these as time permits. The average stay in a tasting room is 30 minutes for small groups or 45 minutes to 1 hour for large groups.
For a complete list of Gorge wineries, links to their websites & addresses, click HERE.
* Appt Required-Call Ahead. Sometimes open hours are limited. If you do not already know, you should call ahead to be sure.
At these wineries you will find a big selection of 'BIG BOLD REDS', pinot noirs; with possible other selections including chardonnay, sparkling, Riesling & many other white wines. Many of these Gorge wineries have cafes, please inquire.
For more route suggestions, click HERE.
#1 (Dundee Hills AVA - N Willamette Valley) - (Travel time from DT Portland is about 45 minutes)
Four Graces ($15), Argyle ($20), Duck Pond ($15), De Ponte ($15), Furioso ($20), Domaine Drouhin ($20), White Rose ($20) or Vista Hills ($15). For a 5-6 hour tour, we'll choose 3-5 of these as time permits. The average stay in a tasting room is 30 minutes for small groups or 45 minutes to 1 hour for large groups.
Other possibilities include Domaine Serene ($25; 45 mins to 1 hour), Archery Summit ($30), Domaine Roy* ($25; 45 mins to 1 hour; call ahead (503) 687-2600), Winderlea ($20), Purple Hands, Antica Terra* ($35; call ahead (503) 244-1748), Dusky Goose* (call ahead (503) 857-5776), Panther Creek, Dobbes ($10), Hawkins Cellar, Evening Land ($25 or $65), Stoller ($15), Sokol Blosser ($20), Erath ($10), Maresh Red Barn ($5), Lange ($15), Torii Mor ($15), Chehalem ($20; & others in DT Newberg), Ponzi (wine bar ($15) or vineyard ($20) ) & others in the Dundee area.
* Appt Required-Call Ahead. Sometimes open hours are limited. If you do not already know, you should call ahead to be sure.
At these wineries you will find a selection of pinot noirs; with possible other selections including red wines and white wines including: pinot varietals (pinot gris or pinot blanc); chardonnay, sparkling, Riesling & other white wines.
'BIG BOLD REDS' (Dundee) - Cathedral Ridge, Hawkins Cellar, Zerba Cellars
For links to their websites, more winery choices and more route suggestions, click HERE.
You may choose the Dundee Hills AVA Diamond Tour Itinerary or the multi-day Ultimate Willamette Valley Getaway!
For a complete list of wineries & addresses and phone #s, click HERE.
#2 (Yamhill/Carlton & Chehalem Mtns AVAs - N Willamette Valley) - (Travel time from DT Portland is about 45 minutes)
Shea* ($20; call ahead 503-241-6527), Penner-Ash, Dukes (Carlton Winemakers Studio), Anderson Family* (call ahead (503) 554-5541), L'Angelo Estate* (open Fri-Sun June-Sept or by appt. call ahead (503) 538-7953) & others going toward the Carlton area and Bergstrom, Adelsheim & others in the adjacent Chehalem Mountains area...
* Appt Required-Call Ahead. Sometimes open hours are limited. If you do not already know, you should call ahead to be sure.
At these wineries you will find a selection of pinot noirs; with possible other selections including red wines. Other possible white wines include: pinot varietals (pinot gris or pinot blanc); chardonnay, sparkling, Riesling & other white wines.
Here again; for info on red wine wineries, white wine wineries, links to their websites, more winery choices and more route suggestions, click HERE.
For a complete list of wineries & addresses and phone #s, click HERE.
#3 (Columbia R. Gorge AVA) - (Travel time from DT Portland is about 1 hour)
With double volcano views of Mt Hood and Mt Adams, America's most unique AVA features wild beauty, traffic free touring, relaxed tasting rooms and European style white and BIG RED French, Italian and Spanish varietals. Using traditional winemaking techniques or wine blends, the winemakers produce anything from Alberiňo and Zinfindel (11%) to Syrah (9%) and Merlot (6%) to Pinot Noir (31%) and Chardonnay (8%) and 37 other varietals. It's like traveling a "World of Wine in 40 miles".
Some terroirs speak in gradations of nuance, Burgundy for instance. The Gorge is the opposite. As one races from sea level to alpine heights and moves from rainforest to desert with extreme geographic & climate changes; there is an amazing diversity of grapes grown here. Nearly any expression of wine is possible. The Gorge wineries are an exploration of the expressions of Gorge wine.
The Hood River Valley is eerily similar to the Napa Valley of 70 years ago, cooler, and filled with orchards before the vineyards came. The Columbia Gorge is a potential paradise for wine production."
ITINERARY:
If we get special requests about wines or wineries or area, we can change our itinerary. For groups of 6-8 or more, appts may be required, otherwise appts are not required unless indicated.
Initial itinerary options are:
(Columbia R Gorge AVA)
Option #1: In Hood River: Viento ($ ), Cathedral Ridge ($15), Hood Crest ($10-$20), Marchesi ($10), Phelps Creek ($10), Hiyu ($25; includes wine pairing snacks).
Other possibilities in E Hood River include Hood River Vineyards ($ ), Mt Hood Winery ($10), The Gorge White House, Wy'East ($10)
Option #2: In Washington state across the river. These include Cascade Cliffs ($5; Italian varietals), Maryhill ($5; live music on the weekends), Syncline (Rhone and Mosel region-inspired wines), Cor, Domaine Pouillon (French Rhone Valley), Jacob Williams, Waving Tree (French Rhone Valley and Italian varietals) & White Salmon Vineyards*,
For a 4-6 hour tour, we'll choose 3-6 of these as time permits. The average stay in a tasting room is 30 minutes for small groups or 45 minutes to 1 hour for large groups.
For a complete list of Gorge wineries, links to their websites & addresses, click HERE.
* Appt Required-Call Ahead. Sometimes open hours are limited. If you do not already know, you should call ahead to be sure.
At these wineries you will find a big selection of 'BIG BOLD REDS', pinot noirs; with possible other selections including chardonnay, sparkling, Riesling & many other white wines. Many of these Gorge wineries have cafes, please inquire.
For more route suggestions, click HERE.
