Wine Tasting - West Columbia Gorge, OR
MOUNTAIN VIEWS, ORCHARDS, AND SYRAHS!
Columbia Gorge wines are increasingly winning high praise and recognition for their quality on the international stage.
Basaltic soil and 2 different climate zones provide a rich diversity of wine in just a 30 mile area.
Need a chauffeured wine tour of the Columbia Gorge? Call 541-769-0001 for the Room Package with Columbiawinetours.com
Cathedral Ridge Winery
The friendly staff offers free tasting of our award-winning, premium wines. Enjoy a picnic with views of Mt. Hood, Mt. Adams and the scenic Gorge. Wonderful wines and "wine perfect foods" make every visit memorable. Recently voted "Oregon Winery of the Year" by Wine Press Northwest
We proudly feature local Columbia Gorge products and what we feel are special
gourmet products, including local wine, micro-brews, fruit, flowers, jams, artisan
cheeses, wild sockeye smoked salmon, d’anjou pear vinegar, dried fruit,
pourable chocolate sauces and more. We like to call ourselves
the “chamber of commerce” of Columbia Gorge wines! We currently have
34 different wineries represented at The Gorge White House.
We offer 6 to 12 wines daily, usually half red and half whites and our surprising local pear wine (we say surprising because it is not what you expect and it is made out of local pears!).
Our wine tasting selections change continuously so our guests
may enjoy the many tastes and styles of our local winemakers. We offer 2 beers
on tap at any one time from the 5 micro-breweries in our area. Our guests can
choose to purchase the entire daily flight of wine or beer flight or elect to
taste a single wine or beer offered for $1.00. We also offer wine and beer by
the glass.
Hood River Vineyards & Tasting Room
This is the oldest winery in the Gorge, owned by Anne and Bernard Lerch. Hosting an excellent selection of Red Wines and Ports made from local fruits.
Try the MarionBerry!
Over
the years HRV has developed a broad selection of wines, emphasizing rich, flavorful,
full-bodied reds, and delicious sweet ports and sherry. This is one of our
favorite smaller wineries and we think the value is well worth the stop.Mt. Hood Winery
Enjoy the fruits of the finest growing region in the Pacific Northwest. It's the "sweet spot" between the cool, wet Willamette Valley and the hot, dry Eastern
Oregon
climate. The Pinot Noir is outstanding here and this winery will present more top quality wines as their production grows. Nestled among the orchards of the Hood River Valley, this newly opened tasting room mirrors the style of the area's roadside fruit markets. The young winery produces several varietals, chardonnay and pinot noir, with a Port bottling promised by winter.
The Pines
The long awaited tasting room from the Pines is now in downtown Hood River.
Open Thurs.-Sunday, The Pines features some of the best Reds known to wine tasters!
They offer spicy, full-bodied wines with a strong balance between fruit and
alcohol.
The Pines 1852 is a family-owned and operated winery and
vineyard.
The Pines Vineyard's Old Vine Zinfandel was first planted by an Italian stone
mason in the late 1800s. Louis Comini made his home in Oregon's Columbia River
Gorge, bringing with him grape vines from his homeland in Genoa, Italy. These
original plants are still producing today by winemaker Peter Rossback and owner
Lonni Wright.The century Old Vine Zinfandel make The Pines one of the oldest
vineyards in the Northwest.
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Wine Tasting - East Columbia Gorge, OR
RIVER VIEWS, REDS, AND DESERTS!
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MARYHILL
WINERY, WA
Maryhill Winery is Washington State's premier destination winery featuring one
of the Northwest's most desirable microclimates for growing grapes. Picnicking
is encouraged on our spacious and scenic covered arbor with perfect river
views. Possibly the most enjoyable part of Maryhill, from a grower's standpoint,
is the wide variety of grapes the area will support - including several difficult
to grow varietals often stunted in many of the region's other vineyards. They
focus their vineyards on producing premium red wines, with special attention
to Syrah and Sangiovese. Their larger vineyards include blocks of Zinfandel,
Viognier, Merlot, Syrah, and Cabernet Sauvignon vines, as well as smaller
sections for Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Grenache.
Room & Wine Tasting Tour
packages go to Maryhill Winery
Cascade
Cliffs Vineyard & Winery
Majestic
riverfront scenery, towering 400 foot basalt cliffs and luscious sun-soaked
vineyards host a petite winery's distinctive estate varietals.
Ask questions about the hard to grow Nebllio
grape, stick your nose in a glass, hike the vineyards or chose a chore. Family
picnicking is welcome. 
The Sunshine Mill tasting room features the wines of Quenett
Winery in a unique, world-class environment that you must see for yourself!
Wine tasting begins daily at 12:00pm. Our interior incorporates
the original machinery of the flour mill that occupied this building since 1918!
The history of the building is cherished by the community of The Dalles and
is found inspiring by our visitors
Waving Tree Vineyards & Winery
Wines produced here include: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Sangiovese,
Barbera, Grenache, Syrah and Viognier. A small tasting room near Maryhill Park
with very informative staff. Family owned and run. It's my personal favorite
for wine,& is another gem on the Value menu!
Jacob Williams Winery is a family owned and operated winery
in the Columbia River Gorge with a Tasting Room in Lyle, WA. The winery produces
under 2000 cases of ultra premium wine annually from some of the best vineyards
in the Columbia Valley AVA and around the Columbia River Gorge. Brad Gearhart
owns and operates Jacob Williams with the help of award-winning wine consultant
John Haw, formerly of Maryhill and Sokol Blosser. Brad graduated from the University
of Oregon in the 1987 and moved to Portland in 1992. He and his college roommate
started Dry Hollow Vineyards in The Dalles in 2003. The wine operations and
production were moved to an updated facility in Hood River a few years later,
and the name was changed to Jacob Williams after Brad’s two sons.
COR Cellars was started in 2005 by Luke Bradford.
After working in the Val D’Orcia in southern Tuscany for Tenuta di Trinoro
and then on Mt Etna in Sicily for Passopisciaro from 2000-2002, Luke returned
to Washington and went to work as assistant winemaker for Wind River Cellars
and then Syncline Wine Cellars in the Columbia River Gorge.
Seeing the enormous potential in Washington fruit, Luke embarked on his own
and planted vineyards. Moving into a renovated facility in Kyle, WA in 2006,
CAR Cellars now makes five wines: Cabernet Sauvignon, Momentum (Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot/Cabernet
Franc/Malbec), Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling and Alba Cor (Pinot Gris/Gewurztraminer.)
Domaine Pouillon welcomes you! Our family-owned and operated winery nestles into the beautiful Columbia River Gorge near Lyle, Washington. Each year we produce 1500 cases of premium wine and 50 happy chickens (maybe one or two cranky ones…) Our farming philosophy includes biodynamics and hand-crafting with minimal mechanization in our “petit” winery.
Syncline’s first vintage consisted of 76 cases of Celilo
Vineyards Pinot Noir from vines planted in 1972. The next year, production was
increased to include Columbia Valley Cabernet, Merlot and Syrah. At the same
time we began working with vineyards planted with Viognier, Grenache, Mourvedre,
Roussanne, Cinsault, Counoise and more Syrah. We have kept production under
3,000 cases annually to ensure that we stay intimate with each barrel and every
vine.
Marshal's Winery & Vineyard
Marshal's Winery is a small but growing operation with a wide range of mouth watering
wines to satisfy everyone's tasting pleasure. Varieties exclusive only to Marshal's
Vineyard round out a menu of great wine, atmosphere and fresh local treats. The
Marshal family has been making a wide base of varietals since 1999. The vines
that stretch over the hills produce cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc, syrah
and, most recently, barbera. Ron Marshal also crafts cooler white varietals from
White Salmon grapes. You are often greeted personally by "Mr. Ron Jon",
if not handed a plate of smoked salmon by his lovely wife Lily, along with your
wines! We enjoy the Gold Medal Barbera and Syrah Reserve here.
Grown and produced in a National Scenic Area by the McCormick Family, these
wines are prepared to
complement food. Estate vineyard sites lie on both the Washington and Oregon
slopes of the Columbia River, at various elevations and in distinct micro-climates
spread throughout this exciting, young AVA. Our spectacular winery and tasting
room setting overlooks the AVA from high above the River near Lyle, Washington.
For a complete list of Gorge Wineries visit: Columbia Gorge Winegrowers AssociationNeed a chauffeured tour? Call 541-350-9850 for Columbiawinetours.com