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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (June 20, 1977)
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Early in September those ripe grapes are plucked and their juice carefully fermented to make wines with names dating back to the early Franciscan monks who settled the region and first started the wineries. In contrast, the hillsides near Roseburg are still brushy and a little wild. Spring brings as much cold By LORA CUYKENDALL Of the Emerald rain as warm sun and even in summer and early fall there is a nip in the air. But more and more the same patternwork of vineyards that color California valleys are appearing in southern Oregon and the northern Willamette Val ley, as what is promised to be a burgeoning wine industry starts to take hold. Long overshadowed by wines of California, Oregon wines have recently been recognized as legitimate choices for the wine drinker — and as the wine industry in Oregon grows, the California pas time of wine tasting also blossoms. (You who have visited wine growing regions know that for the price of a few minutes spent on a tour of the facilities, the visitor can usually taste the winery's best output.) Oregon offers a wide variety of wineries and wines to sample this summer. A visit to one of sev eral of these would make a pleasant day or weekend trip. Closest to home are the Hillcrest and Bjelland Vineyards near Roseburg. The Hillcrest Vineyard is the first vinifera — the name of the strain of grapes used to produce table wines — vineyard established in Oregon in recent years. Located off Garden Val ley and Elgarose Roads just north of Roseburg on 1-5, the winery is open daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and offers tours, tasting and wine sales. Owner Richard Sommer, originally of Califor nia, first planted the vines in southern Oregon in 1961 and went into wine making which was just beginning in the state. In fact, the whole wine making resurgence in Oregon has its roots in California — the University of California at Davis specifically. It was at that university’s large school of enology (wine making) that one of Sommer’s professors counseled his class to look to Oregon for good wine growing land. He compared Oregon’s climatic conditions to those of the Burgundy Region in France and emphasized the area’s clay soil, which he said would produce strong and hardy plants. Oregon's rain and its sometimes uncertain weather produces wines for vintages because the taste of the grapes is influ enced by each year’s unique weather. Sommer's primary plantings are White Riesling and Cabernet Sauvignon, but the vineyard also pro duces some Chardonnay, Gewurtztraminer, Semill ion, Sauvignon Blanc, Zinfandel and Pinot Noir. While in the southern part of the state, the wine taster can also plan a stop at the Bjelland Vineyards located off Highway 42 near Tenmile. (A good route to follow is to take the Winston exit off I-5 just south of Roseburg. Mary and Paul Bjelland, owners of the winery welcome visitors from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily except Tuesday and invite tasters to bring a lunch and enjoy the winery’s picnic facilities. To get a taste of Oregon fruit and berry wines, Honeywood Winery in Salem is an excellent stop ping point. Honeywood is Oregon’s oldest operating winery and was established in 1933. The winery is located on SE 14th Street in Salem and is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and from 10 a.m. to 4 r m Pftolo courtesy of Mdlcresi Vneyarris i p.m. Saturdays As the wine taster travels north there is a host of wineries from which to choose The Eyrie Vine yards in McMinnville offer tours and tasting for groups or individuals if prior arrangements are made Slightly farther north and just 2Vi miles west of downtown Dundee is the Knudsen Erath Winery Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and White Riesling are fea tured in the tasting room, which is open weekends from 10 a m. to 6 p.m. and weekdays by appoint ment. From Dundee, the wine taster can go north to the Ponzi Vineyards located 4’/2 miles south of Washington Square in Portland. The newest and smallest of the valley craft wineries, the Ponzi s first planted vines in 1970 Tours can be arranged by appointment and there are picnic areas for visitors Also near Portland is the Oak Knoll Winery on Burkhalter Road in Hillsboro. Founded in 1970, the winery produces both variety grape and fruit and berry wines. Tasting and sales rooms are open Thursday and Sunday from 2 to 6 p.m. and Satur day 11 a m. to 6p.m. They are open by appointment on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. From the Oak Knoll Winery, the taster can travel west to Charles Coury Vineyards off David Hill Road in Forest Grove. Affectionately known as "Wine Hill,” grapes grew here at the turn of the cen tury which produced a wine that won a silver medal at the St. Louis World s Fair in 1904. Before prohibi tion closed them down, the area supported eight wineries with over 300 acres of vineyards. Tours of the winery are conducted regularly and Chardon nay, Riesling, Sylvaner, Gewurtztraminer and Pinot Noir are featured in the tasting room Just a couple miles away, the Tualatin Vine yards offer wines including a White Riesling, a Gewurtztraminer and a Rose of Pinot Noir Tours and tasting rooms are open on weekends from noon to 6 p.m., although group tours are welcome any time by appointment. The winery is located on Seavy Road, northwest of Forest Grove. For adventursome souls who want to blend wine tasting with a trip to the coast, the Nehalem Bay Wine Co. offers fruit and berry wines. The win ery building is one of the original Tillamook cheese factories and has a storage capacity of 20,000 gal lons. The tasting room is open daily from 10 a m. to 5 p.m. For more information on Oregon Wineries, con tact the Wine Growers Council of Oregon, Route 1, Box 220M, Dayton, 16222. . i -.in——..- . . reliable service lor your foreign car. 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