10 Oregon wineries where the view is as good (or better) than the pinot
Panic sets in.
The last time you drove through Dundee, you saw more blue on highway winery signs than Yamhill County sees in the sky during December.
Oregon's wine industry has exploded in recent years, with 400-plus wineries processing the fruit of more than 20,000 acres of grapes. Zeroing in on the best place to go can be a daunting task, so we're offering some help for satisfying your guests from Kansas.
They want an inviting tasting room, surrounded by vineyards and oak barrels.
They want an outside patio, where they can enjoy a picnic and a bottle of Oregon's famous pinot noir, or perhaps one of the white wines produced in the Willamette Valley.
And they want a setting with a killer view. Well, maybe not killer, since not everyone believes wine is worth dying for. The view must be sublime, inspiring, majestic, outstanding or outrageous. (The strength of the adjective grows with the amount of wine consumed.)
Here we present 10 wineries that fill the bill, all within a day's reach of the Portland area. They aren't the only cellars and vineyards in Oregon with great views and ambiance, just 10 we've been fortunate to visit recently.
And yes, we will be looking for more.
Árdíri: This winery outside Cornelius in Washington County, on the north side of Chehalem Mountain, has a perfect horseshoe bowl setting. Tree-covered slopes form the horseshoe's sides to the north and south, a grassy hill connects them on the west. That leaves a wide opening pointed east, across acres of vines and, in the distance, a postcard view of snow-capped Mount Hood.
The tasting room was designed for an outdoor experience, with twin window-filled garage doors that roll up to connect the outside with the indoor bar. Sit outside in the open or under cover. If a chill is in the air, snuggle up to three permanent gas fire pits or the fireplace.
Árdíri Winery & Vineyards, 35040 S.W. Unger Road, Cornelius, 503-628-6060, ardiriwine.com , open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday to Sunday.
Sokol Blosser: Home to one of Oregon's longest established tasting rooms (dating to 1977), this winery in Yamhill County draws a steady stream of visitors with its convenient location just a half mile off Oregon 99W west of Dundee.
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That leaves a wide opening pointed east, across acres of vines and, in the distance, a postcard view of snow-capped Mount Hood. The tasting room was designed for an outdoor experience, with twin window-filled garage doors that roll up to connect the
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