Oregon Odyssey: Top 10 Willamette Wines
When it comes to wine, place matters. And when you think Pinot noir, no place is probably more famed than the storied Willamette Valley – a region more than 300 wineries call “home”. If the sheer number of places to swirl, sip and savor intimidate you, have no fear.
Read this great story by our friends at WineCountry.com. Their “Top 10″ list will have you eagerly planning your next escape to meet the winemakers and explore the quaint towns of Oregon’s wine country.
Wine hasn’t been big in Oregon’s bucolic Willamette Valley for long – in fact, it was only in the 60s that the first plantings were made in what is now considered by many to be some of the most hallowed ground for wine production in the world. With a cool, moist climate that favors Pinot Noir in particular, the region just an hour’s drive from Portland has fast turned into one of the most exciting places to swirl, sip and savor your way through wine country. Read on for my top ten wines tasted on a recent visit. >>Full Story
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