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A taste of the good life
Sampling the produce of
Oregon's wineries turns a
statewide tour into a
savory adventure
The Napa and Sonoma Valleys lie carefully
trimmed, green and rolling just north of San Fran
cisco in California. Early spring days are warm and
sunny and by summer the pattemwork of vineyards
which crisscross the hills are loaded with grapes.
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
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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.
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