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Gorge Wineries
With over 30 tasting rooms and wineries and more in the works, the Gorge is a great place to spend a couple days drinking wine and soaking up the personality of our winemakers. Click on the active links below to be taken to individual wineries' Web pages. |
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306 Court Street, The Dalles, OR 97058 Phone: 541.296.7139 Summer Hours -Monday-Friday 3:00 (closed Tuesdays) & Saturday-Sunday 2:00 Call for holiday and special event hours Bolton Cellars Estate Vineyard is located on the northeast edge of the Dufur Valley in Oregon and was homesteaded in 1858 by Absalom Bolton. This fertile farmland is the home of Bolton Cellars. Our family, now in its fourth generation on this land, is proud to bring you our wine. |
Cascade Cliffs Vineyard & Winery 8866 Hwy 14 Wishram, WA 98673 cascadecliffs.com | cascadecliffs@gorge.net 509-767-1100 Daily 10am-6pm Since 1986, Cascade Cliffs has grown varietals such as Barbera, Nebbiolo, Petite Sirah, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon and Symphony. Our casual-sophisticated tasting room provides an up close and personal feel. Enjoy samples of our wines and browse through the vineyard. Waterfront views, towering basalt cliffs with vistas await family gatherings and picnics. |
| Cathedral Ridge Winery 4200 Post Canyon Dr Hood River, OR 97031 cathedralridgewinery.com | crw@cathedralridgewinery.com 800-516-8710 Winter Daily 11am-5pm Summer Daily 11am-6pm Wine Press Northwest's 2007 Oregon Winery of the Year. FREE Wine Tasting. Award winning Zinfandel, Pinot Gris, Cabernet, Syrah, Chardonnay, Merlot and Rock Star Red. Views of Mt. Hood and Mt. Adams. Exit 62 off I-84. Five minutes from downtown Hood River. Beautiful picnic area |
151 Old Highway 8 Lyle, WA 98635 corcellars.com | corcellars@yahoo.com 509-365-2744 Memorial Day-Labor Day, Wednesday-Sunday 11am-6pm Otherwise by Appointment Cor Cellars is the NEXT generation of Washington wine. Our goal is to produce approachable wines of great character and distinction. We specialize in Cabernet Sauvignon, Sauvignon Blanc, Bordeaux blends, and Alsatian style Riesling, Gewurztraminer and Pinot Gris. Visit the Old Lyle Highway to taste where old school meets new. |
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Dominio IV Winery 1600 Carroll Rd, Mosier, OR 503.474.0736 Call Patrick or Leigh for details. |
170 Lyle Snowden Road, Lyle, WA 98635 domainepierrenoire.com | dpnwine@gmail.com 509.365.2795 March 1st - Oct 31st Fri-Sun 12pm-6pm All other times please call for appointment A small family-owned winery focused on high quality French varietals like Syrah, Viognier, Roussanne and Chardonnay. |
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3410 Dry Hollow Lane The Dalles, OR 97058 dryhollowvineyards.com | wine@dryhollowvineyards.com 541-296-2953 President's Day Weekend; Memorial Day-Thanksgiving Saturday-Sunday 12pm-5pm, Third Fridays 4pm-8pm Featuring locally grown wines. Nestled among cherry and pear orchards, our tasting room is located next to the High Valley Vineyard. Take I-84 exit #85, turn right toward The Dalles, take the first left onto Brewery Grade, then right onto Dry Hollow Road for 2.5 miles and turn right onto Dry Hollow Lane. Come enjoy the view with a picnic and some wine. |
710 East Second Street The Dalles, OR 97058 eringlenn.com | info@eringlenn.com 541-296-4707 Open Friday-Monday at noon; Friday until 9PM with live local music in the evening Saturday-Monday until 5PM Closed from 3rd Friday in December to 3rd Friday in January Erin Glenn is Wasco County's oldest winery and produces small lots of such varietals as Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Malbec, Tempranillo, Dolcetto, Barbera, Chardonnay, Gewurztraminer, and Viognier. Our tasting room is located at The Mint in downtown The Dalles and wine tasting is always complimentary until 5. |
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461 Kollock Knapp Rd Underwood, WA 98651 gorgecrest.com |ronda@gorge.net 509.493.2026 Bottling first wines in fall '07 Email or Call for more information. Gorge Crest Winery is now fully licensed and operational and will bottle its first wines during the fall of 2007. The winery will focus all its energies on producing limited quantities of premium "handcrafted" wines from the Columbia Gorge region. |
31 Schilling Road Lyle, WA 98635 illusionwine.com | illusion@sprintmail.com 206-261-1682 May 10 - Sept 28 Sat-Sun 11am - 5pm (Except closed the last weekend of the month) Open Memorial Day, Fourth of July and Labor Day Other times by appointment; Check website for special events The winery's new home in the hills above the Columbia Gorge offers its visitors sweeping views of nearby canyons and distant mountains. The 10-mile drive from Lyle on the Centerville Highway is spectacular. Bring a picnic lunch, bring the dogs, fly a kite and meet Dave Guest, the winemaker. Call for operating hours on select summer weekends. |
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34 State St (Hwy 14), Lyle, WA 98635 jacobwilliamswinery.com | info@jacobwilliamswinery.com 503-577-3906 Mid-April through end of November, Wed-Sun 11am-6pm Formerly operated as Dry Hollow, our new tasting room is nestled in the heart of the Gorge just off of Hwy 14 in Lyle along the banks of the Columbia River. We hand-craft limited quantities of ultra-premium Cabernet, Syrah, Merlot, Zinfandel, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc. |
6 Lyle-Snowden Rd Lyle, WA 98635 March-Dec Sat-Sun 12pm-6pm; May-Aug Friday-Sunday Otherwise by Appointment; Bus Tours Welcome A small family winery featuring wines made from grapes grown exclusively within the Columbia Gorge. Our wines are unfiltered and have absolutely no additives, including no sulfi tes. The wines are barrel aged and fermented on the grape’s own yeasts. Our selection includes our Eco-dynamic organic wines. |
White Salmon , WA 306 Bates Road, White Salmon, WA 98672 majorcreekcellars.com | info@majorcreekcellars.com 503-860-8713 By appointment only Major Creek Cellars produces premium red wines from Washington and Oregon grapes featuring Syrah, Pinot Noir and Cabernet Franc. |
Marchesi Vineyards 3955 Belmont Drive, Hood River, OR 97031 marchesif@aol.com 541-386-1800 Open by appointment only Boutique winery specialized in Italian varietals. Located on the Heights of Hood River, our grapes grow on 8 southeast easy slopes at the foothills of Mt. Hood, reminiscent of Piedmont, where the founder was born and raised. Here we grow Barbera, Dolcetto and Pinot Grigio with passion |
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9774 Hwy 14 Goldendale, WA 98620 maryhillwinery.com | info@maryhillwinery.com 509-773-1976 Daily 10am-6pm Great wine. Great views. Great music. They seem to go perfectly together at one of the most scenic wineries in the U.S. Relax on Maryhill's Tuscan style arbor and listen to FREE live music every summer weekend while picnicking and taking in the majestic views of Mt. Hood and the Columbia River Gorge. |
101 Lyle-Snowden Rd (access from Murdock Rd) Lyle, WA 98635 winesofthegorge.com | mistralranch@gmail.com 360-635-2887 By Appointment (first release May 25, 2007) Our "Memaloose" label features blends of Rhone, Italian and Bordeaux grapes, all grown in the Gorge AVA - and most organically farmed. "Memaloose" has been created to complement food. Visit the Tasting Room at Mistral Ranch, an unforgettable wine-tasting site. Call fi rst to taste our "Wines of the Wind". |
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2265 Hwy 35 Hood River, OR 97031 |
Naked Winery at Cascade Cliffs At Cascade Cliffs Winery 8866 Hwy 14, Wishram, WA 98673 nakedwinery.com | sales@nakedwinery.com 800-666-9303 Memorial Day – Labor Day Fri-Sun 10am-6pm World's Sexiest Winery produces vintage Oregon and Washington wines with exotic brands and provocative back labels that are just a bit risqué. We aim to please the palate, change the conversation and enhance the romantic experience of wine. Find us within the Cascade Cliffs tasting room. |
| Naked Winery Hood River Corner of 2nd & Cascade, Downtown Hood River, OR 800-666-9303 May-September Open daily including Weekend Evenings October-April Open Weekends only Naked Winery, the World's Sexiest Winery, produces vintage Oregon and Washington wines with exotic brands and provocative back labels that are just a bit risqué. We aim to please the palate, change the conversation and enhance the romantic experience of wine. Cascade Cliffs Winery has produced estate grown varietals Barbera, Nebbiolo, Syrah, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Symphony since 1986. Come taste wines from two distinct wineries in one great location! |
North Shore Wine Cellars (formerly Bad Seed Cider) 221 W Steuben St, Hwy 14 Bingen, WA 98605 northshorewinecellars.com | info@northshorewinecellars.com 509-493-3881 June-September 11am-6pm; Closed Tuesdays October-May, hours may vary. We welcome you to our tasting room where we offer grape wines, hard ciders and specialize in dessert wines from Washington fruit, all with a view of downtown Bingen and surrounding hills. Browse our gift items and specialty chocolates or bring a lunch to enjoy in air conditioned comfort. |
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Pheasant Valley Vineyard & Winery 3890 Acree Drive Hood River, OR 97031 |
1850 Country Club Road Hood River, OR 97031 Our beautiful tasting room beckons with estate grown Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Handcrafted, small production wines reflect the best of the Columbia River Gorge region. The adjoining Oak Grove Restaurant is the perfect place for a wine-country lunch. Enjoy special events and wine dinners throughout the year. |
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Quenett Winery Quenett winery is the northwest's premier boutique tasting room experience and is located in the heart of downtown Hood River! Our expansive wine tastings typically offer 10 or more intense top rated Italian and French varietals. Open seven days a week with additional evening hours during the weekend and summer days. |
Quenett at Sunshine Mill 901 East 2nd St, The Dalles, OR 541.298.8900 Open summer holiday and event weekends, check website for dates and times |
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1st and Cascade (13 Railroad Ave), Hood River, OR 97031 springhousecellar.com | whomever@springhousecellar.com 541-308-0700 Thursday - Sunday, 12pm - 6pm Random other times - check our website for updates Finally a tasting room! C'mon down and check out our Sangiovese, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Homestead Red, Chardonnay and Gewürztraminer. We outgrew the homestead and got a forklift, but our handcrafted wines remain a love-of-labor and vice versa. Drive through the Mount Hood Railroad lot and keep going - we'll be waiting for you. |
111 Balch Road Lyle, WA 98635 Syncline Wine Cellars was started in 1999 by James and Poppie Mantone, with the intention of exploring the potential of Rhone Varietals in Washington State. Unique vineyard sites throughout the Columbia River Valley matched with dedicated winemaking yield wines of incredible richness, structure and intensity. A line up of single vineyard Syrah are complimented by Grenache, Viognier, Roussanne and a Red Rhone style blend. |
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The Pines 1852 Tasting Room 202 State Street Hood River, OR 97031 click here for directions to tasting room |
www.vientowines.com 503-434-9587 Viento wines are made in Hood River, Oregon by Rich Cushman, Hood River native and Oregon winemaker for over twenty years. Our family works together to make these limited production wines in space leased from Pheasant Valley Winery. All of our wines are carefully crafted to emphasize balance, fruit character and the vineyard. Grapes are sourced from several exceptional vineyards in the Columbia Valley and Gorge that are growing varieties beyond the ordinary. The name Viento, Spanish for “wind”, was chosen to reflect the constant vibrancy of the wind in the Columbia River Gorge. The label reflects the creation and the movement of the wind and the rich color of exceptional wines. The label artwork is from Albrecht Durer’s "The Holy Trinity," 1511. |
| Waving Tree Winery 123 Maryhill Highway, Goldendale, WA wavingtreewinery.com | atkins@gorge.net Tasting Room 2 Maryhill Highway 509-773-6552 Please call ahead for a tasting apointment we are generally in the Winery daily. Estate Wines:Sangiovese, Sangiovese Rose, Grenache, Syrah, Barbera, and Horse Heaven Hills Cabernet Sangiovese Blend, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Nebbiolo. We are working on a little Chardonnay for 2008. |
Wheatridge in the Nook Winery 11102 Phillippi Canyon Lane Arlington, OR 97812 wheatridgeinthenook.com | wheatridge@hughes.net 541-454-2585 Daily 11am-6pm The 5 mile journey up the old gravel road is time well spent. Not only will you see the rolling hills and canyons of Eastern Oregon, but you might catch a glimpse of the wildlife that inhabits them. At the end of your scenic trail, you’ll taste great wine from unexpected territory. |
| White Salmon Vineyard 391 Newell Road Underwood, WA 98651 whitesalmonvineyard.com | wsv@gorge.net 509-493-4640 Open by appointment and Memorial Day Weekend Our wines reflect the care and love that we give to our vineyard. They express their fruit character and origin in a classic, balanced manner. White Salmon Vineyard’s winery offers tastings of estate Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, and other Columbia Gorge AVA wines. We welcome visitors by appointment. |
Wind River Cellars 196 Spring Creek Road Husum, WA 98623 windrivercellars.com | info@windrivercellars.com 509-493-2324 Daily 10am-6pm; Closed December 15 - January 1 Wind River Cellars, the oldest winery in the Columbia Gorge Winegrower’s Association, is proud to offer a dozen award winning wines, a friendly tasting room and picnic and event facilities with breathtaking views of Mt. Hood. Check our website for our many unique events, including daily whitewater and wine trips. |
| Wy'East Vineyards 3189 Hwy 35, Hood River, OR 97031 wyeastvineyards.com | info@wyeastvineyards.com 541-386-1277 April – October, Daily 11-5 or so; Early Spring and November, Weekends 11-5 Please join us at our scenic tasting room, located in the heart of the Hood River Valley. We produce splendid wines from extraordinary Gorge Vineyards. Treat yourself to quality, hand crafted wines, consider relaxing with a glass on our beautiful patio. We host special events. |