In need of winery suggestions for Pacific Northwest

[Vickery]

Hello all,

I am planning a trip to the Pacific Northwest and am planning to do a
few days of wine tasting in Oregon (Portland and Wilamette Valley
area) and Washington State (Walla Walla, Yakima, and up to Seattle
area). As this is my first real wine tasting trip to this area, I
thought I'd see if anyone here has any suggestions for great wineries
to visit. I prefer wineries with more unique experiences or ones that
are smaller and more "off the beaten path". Anyone have any
suggestions based on their own visits or knowing the wine?

Thanks!
John

[rich ikemeier]

John,

Rapter Ridge is a winery in the Willamette Valley not far from Portland. Scott
Schull is the owner/winemaker, he's from Kirkwood. Excellent Pinot Noir & Pinot
Gris. I haven't been to the winery.

I have been to Chateau Ste. Michelle near Seattle. Not quite your
small-out-of-the-way winery, but the facilities are impressive.

Cheers,
Rich

Hello all,

Thanks!
John

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[Natalie]

Hi John,

As it happens, I just got back yesterday from the area. I've been
going to Seattle and driving down to Walla Walla the past few years.
This year, I flew into Portland and then over to Walla Walla. I would
suggest getting the Wine Trails of Oregon and Wine Trails of Walla
Walla and/or Washington books. They're a huge help and you can get
them on Amazon. The Walla Walla version is newer than the Washington
one. But the Washington one plus a free map you can get when you
arrive Walla Walla would suffice.

Here are a few memorable suggestions:
Portland area - downtown Boedecker Cellars, Athena and Stewart are the
winemakers and they have some excellent pinots and will probably give
you a tour of their facility if you're lucky ;)
Dundee/McMinnville/Newberg area - The Four Graces, Duck Pond, Argyle
has sparklings (Raptor Ridge was also suggested, but didn't make it)
Hood River/Gorge area - Maryhill, Naked, Cascade Cliffs
Walla Walla - Sapolil (Abigail is their winemaker and she's super nice
- you can usually find a few of the local winemakers ), Forgeron
(yummy, french winemaker), Charles Smith, Locati, Tero, Zerba, Amavi,
Gramercy Cellars, Pepper Bridge, K (you'll also have this at the
Charles Smith tasting room downtown, but I recommend going to their
tasting barn too since they'll have some higher end stuff), Walla
Walla Vintners
Tri-Cities/Prosser/Red Mountain area - Hedges, Kestral, Hogue

This past trip was quite the marathon of wine tasting - think our
daily average was like 12/day, so if you have questions about one
specifically, let me know.

Hope this list isn't too extensive!
Natalie

[rich ikemeier]

Natalie & John - I'm so jealous of your trips ... so many great wines &
wineries. Here are a couple more:

King Estate near Eugene is one of my favorite's. Ed King made his
money manufacturing aircraft radios (King Radio). He sold his business to
Bendix, then moved from Kansas to Oregon & got into the wine business.

Beaux Freres is partly owned by Robert Parker. I'm curious how he rates his own
wines.

Penner Ash & Domaine Serene were also suggested by Rich at St. Louis Wine
Market.

Cheers,
-Rich

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Hi John,

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