Suggestions For Oregon

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We’re meeting friends in Seattle and are planning on driving to Oregon to explore the wine country.
I’d love some suggestions considering the following criteria:

Accomodations no more than $200-225/ night range.
Wineries with good to great Pinots ( A decent restaurant would be a huge bonus)
Great scenery
I don’t want much, do I? [highfive.gif]

All suggestions would be much appreciated.

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Third St Flats in McMinville

We stayed here during our last visit, great experience. Downtown Mcminville meets all of your criteria, Great food (community plate, nick’s, crescent cafe) great pinot (matello, biggio hamina, westrey, eyrie , etc) all within walking distance/short drive.

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Thanks Michael. I appreciate it.

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https://www.cellartracker.com/event.asp?iEvent=14089

My adventure in Oregon with commentary, pictures, and tasting notes.

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Brig: Nice report…to rival Ken Zinns. If I had ambition (and the skill), I’d do these.

I just got back from an Oregon wine tour (my fifth) and will chime in with a few thoughts. Either McMinnville or Newberg is a good, central spot to stay. If you look at the wine maps, a high percentage of wineries are close. There are some further south, near Salem, but that adds complexity to the trip. I did stay in Salem once and liked the renovated downtown with restaurants and there are some good wineries in that area: St. Innocent, Bethel Heights, Cristom.

Just north of Newberg/Lafayette is a mother load of good stops: Four Graces, Archery Summit, Domaine Drouhin, Domaine Serene, White Rose, Vista Hills, Winderlea…on and on. White Rose is a hot winery now, but I thought the wines were light. Domaine Serene is sort of Ferrari Carano North, but it was a good stop. Four Graces pours nice whites and pinots. Domaine Drouhin pours French counterpart wines next to the Oregons. Archery Summit wines are very pricey, but good. In a little different area near Carlton, try the Carlton Studio, Penner-Ash, and Willa Kenzie is also a very pretty property in the area.

A final suggestion would be to try to get a few appointments with wineries not normally open. I went to Belle Pente on this last trip, and Brick House on two occasions. Got the VIP treatment at BP; probably tasted ten wines back to the early 2000s. Adelsheim may require an appointment; they are not far from Newberg. Patricia Green is another; they are close to Penner-Ash.

You can’t go wrong with this trip; everything is so convenient.

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Ha! I’m no Ken Zinn. But thanks and your trip sounds great too.

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James, I appreciate the suggestions. That helped a bunch. What a great resource!

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There a number of threads covering this. This one has some real good stuff. Day in Oregon Wine Country - Portland Base - Travel, Wine Tourism, and Restaurants Forum - WineBerserkers

Some of the very best wineries in Oregon have wine-makers that post here so it is worth connecting with them.

Are you thinking more boutique wineries or larger wineries? Lots of tasting rooms around now but IMO getting some appointments can be more interesting.

Tough to beat being in McMinville and spending time walking around. You can walk around and hit Matello, Eyrie, Westrey & Remy and then connect with Rick Allen and have a beer at Heater-Allen.

Recipe was my most recent favorite restaurant.

Jason

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I like staying in McMenamins Hotels. We’ve stayed in the Grand Lodge in Forest Grove a couple times. I’ve never been there but the Hotel Oregon in McMinnville is probably very nice. Note that these are not your standard hotels. They are European style so the bathroom is down the hall and they don’t have wifi. Sounds terrible, but they are actually great.

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When are you coming?

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When are you coming?

We’ll be there July 15-16. I’d really like to visit some of the smaller wineries. Some I’ve checked into are appointment only. I’m a bit uncomfortable taking up someone’s time with just 4 people. Looks like we’ll be staying at the Black Walnut Inn in Dundee.

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This makes me miss Bob… [cheers.gif]

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+1

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If you have a genuine interest in a winery, I wouldn’t be shy! Many wineries here prefer small group visits. It’s an opportunity to show what you are really about; that can get lost in the shuffle in a larger group.

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I agree. I have been by myself many times. Never felt like I was, or at least treated like I was putting anyone out.

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I enjoyed staying at the Steiger Haus B&B in McMinnville. 英国正版365官方网站-合作平台

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Four is a nice number as then you can chat. My question to you is what type of PN you like, may as well visit what you’re looking for. If you like big and oaky, I’m not you’re guy. If you like floral and pretty…