Portland Wine Country

Day 1Arrive Portland

Welcome to beautiful Portland, Oregon! Upon arrival into the Portland Airport, your driver will meet your group and take you to your 4-Star hotel in downtown Portland.

Your grand historic hotel, built in 1912 is currently listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is a Portland landmark, and a timeless tribute to its founder and designer. Carefully nurtured for eight decades, the stately hotel retains the opulence for which it is world-famous. A.E. Doyle's architectural talent reflective of a golden era combined with the original owners’ tenacity, business savvy and impeccable taste live on as the foundation of this American classic. Enjoy the fine amenities and special treats they offer such as complimentary afternoon tea and cookies, fine wine tasting in the cellar, and live jazz in the evenings.

Upon arriving at your accommodations, you will enjoy a wonderful lunch at the hotel and then have time to unpack, relax, and explore your surroundings. This fabulous hotel is only steps away from fine dining, shopping, The Pearl District, galleries, theatres and much more. Spend the remainder of the afternoon discovering some of the city’s unique offerings like Powell’s City of Books, a virtual book lover's paradise; or try some decadent treats and sipping chocolate at Cacao or Sweet Masterpiece Chocolate & Coffee; or enjoy a relaxing walk or bike ride along the river.

After your day in Portland, you might want to take abreak from shopping and journey back in time and space to Hollywood’s golden era in the Driftwood Lounge at the Hotel deLuxe. This is the perfect place for a late afternoon cocktail before dinner. Or if you wish to taste some fine wines back at your hotel, venture into the candlelit cellar for a complimentary tasting. Dinner tonight will be prepared for you by the award-winning culinary team at your hotel. Using only the finest ingredients, the menu features both traditional favorites and bold, innovative creations. The chefs are known for numerous specialty dishes, including Dungeness crab cakes with roasted red pepper sauce and cilantro, dill-cured salmon served with cucumber and red onion salad and roasted rack of lamb. Your dinner will be equally inspiring and delicious!

Day 2Oregon Wine Country

Today you will begin tasting the incredible wines made in Oregon’s wine country! Your first winery visit will be just outside Portland in Washington County. Washington County is part of a centuries-old wine making tradition, and is home to 16 of Oregon’s 217 wineries. Each wine has its own distinctive personality, and each showcases the delicate tastes of Oregon-grown grapes.This first winery owns and operates 840 acres of vineyards in the valleys of northern Oregon and slopes of eastern Washington. Growing in these diverse climates allows them to produce the best quality fruit for a wide selection of wines. After your tour and tasting, visit the marketplace to shop for unique gifts and gourmet products. Lunch will be al fresco on the winery patio.

After lunch you will continue past beautiful and bountiful farmlands to you resort accommodations in Silverton. This charming historic town is known as Oregon’s Garden City and is full of quaint gift and antique shops, art galleries, and wall-sized murals – unique bigger-than-life works by local artists that tell the story of the town’s past.

This afternoon, you have the option to relax at the resort, indulge yourself at the spa, stroll about town, or visit the Oregon Garden. Your resort is a gardenthemed property and the rooms are nestled in buildings throughout the grounds behind the main lodge. Each building has six rooms, featuring fireplaces and private landscaped patios. A full-service spa is located in the main lodge if you choose to enjoy a special “treatment”. The Oregon Garden is a world of botanical enchantment featuring more than 20 themed gardens across 80 acres that will delight the senses with its’ amazing living tapestry. You can walk around at your leisure or ride a tram for a 30-minute guided tour. Before leaving, you will also visit Frank Lloyd Wright’s Gordon House, one of Oregon’s state architectural treasures and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Tonight you will dine at the resort where you can look out across the spectacular gardens and Willamette Valley.

Day 3Oregon Wine Country

Delight in breakfast this morning at the resort, before enjoying another exciting day in wine country! Your first tasting will be in the rolling hills of the Willamette Valley. Situated in a natural weather shadow of the Coast Range, which shunt storms from the Pacific Ocean north to Portland and south below Salem, the vineyards are protected from weather extremes. Yet in summer, a gorge carved by ancient glaciers draws in maritime air to provide ideal cooling for sensitive varietals in those warmer months.

The next winery you visit practices sustainable farming and has been endorsed by internationally recognized LIVE (Low Impact Viticulture and Enology) and Salmon Safe. Pacific breezes embrace this beautiful winery and vineyards with their cooling effect as they enter the Willamette Valley through the pacific corridor. The pinot noir and pinot gris varietals planted on the hillside vineyards are the first to benefit each summer evening from the cool west wind that stamps the 100% estate wines with a bright fruit character, complexity and pleasing balance that is more like the wines of Burgundy than the Russian River, Sonoma or Napa Valley. Enjoy a picnic lunch before continuing to your next winery.

The last winery on your tour today was one of the first vineyards in the Eola Hills, a chain of hills in the center of Oregon's Willamette Valley. This estate winery was established in 1984 and currently produces 10,000 cases of wine annually, most of which still comes from the 50 acre estate vineyard. They specialize in pinot noir, but also produce chardonnay, pinot gris and pinot blanc. The winery is perched on a bluff with a panoramic view of vineyards, valleys and distant mountains. Two families established the vineyard in 1977, in the Eola Hills northwest of Salem, Oregon. Twin brothers and their partners detoured into winemaking after trying their hands at other careers and interests. Recently the winery team has expanded to include second generation leadership and ownership, bringing youthful energy, talent and passion into the blend. Enjoy the warm hospitality and incredible wines on your private tour. Return to your hotel after an exciting day, to relax and freshen up before dinner. Your evening will include dinner at an intimate boutique restaurant sure to please every discerning palate.