Wine Tasting in the Trapp Family Lodge Wine Cellar

Saturday, November 28th 4:00 to 6:00

We will be tasting new releases of Oregon Pinot Noir, for inclusion on our list. In just 40 years Oregon has evolved into a world-class wine growing state with 15 approved winegrowing regions, and more than 300 wineries producing wine from 72 grape varieties. Though, it wasn't until David Lett entered his Oregon Pinot noir in the 1979 Gault-Millau French Wine Olympiades and won top Pinot noir honors against France’s best labels, that the world started to take notice of Oregon as a serious winemaking region. Indeed, many natural aspects of a place affect the quality of both grapes and wine: soil types, climate, location, and topography, to name a few. The French call these collective aspects terroir. In Oregon, it’s referred to their "sense of place". On a national scale, Oregon is third in the number of wineries and fourth largest in wine volume, but still remain’s focused on producing small-batch artisan wine. In fact, most Oregon wineries are relatively small, producing on average only 5,000 cases a year. Keeping wine production small ensures that winemakers have the time and energy to nurture each and every vine, cluster and barrel into wines of superior flavor and concentration worthy of the Oregon stamp. Also, it allows winemakers time to collaborate with one another, experiment with new varieties, practice earth-friendly growing techniques and—perhaps best of all—directly share their results with the wine enthusiast. The format will be casual, walk around with cheese and bread. The wines featured will be:

Evergreen Vineyards, “Spruce Goose”, Oregon 2006

A to Z, Oregon 2007

Erath, Oregon 2007

Willakenzie Estate, “Yamhill Estate”,Willamette Valley 2006

Brandborg, “Bench Lands”, Umpqua Valley 2006

A sign-up sheet will be available at the front desk (253-5742 or 800-826-7000) and there will be a $15.00 fee per person.