Well, it sure seems like fall anyway. Here is a shot I took on Sunday, Sept. 9, 2007 at Bethel Heights Winery outside of Salem, OR. They have a beautiful location and some great wines. They are one of that areas first wineries and one of the earlier wineries in the Willamette Valley.
It's been a bit of a cool summer. The grapes are looking fairly good overall, but we just need a couple weeks of solid, warm, intense sun to finish these babies off. Quantities are good too so this has the potential to be a very good year. Tours have been very busy and we are taking out a lot of very interesting and enjoyable people. I've taken people out this summer from all over the country and world. I think people are really catching on and finding out about our wines here. They are good. We went to the Salem area again today and visited some excellent wineries. One in particular, Firesteed, is really a great stop every time. Michael, the tasting room manger there is honestly one of the best, most well informed tasting room staff anywhere here in the valley. If you ever stop in to Firesteed Winery, you will see what I mean. People just like Michael are exactly why I became so pationate about wine. He really makes the experience a good one. It is still a joy to go to a tasting room at almost all of the wineries here. You find very well informed staff, very excited to talk to you about wine and where to eat, the next winery to go to or which wine would be best to buy to enjoy with their lunch out on the patio.
I am a very lucky person to do what I do here in Oregon. We really do have a lot of very excellent people here who really love wine and sharing it with others.
Cheers!
Ron
1 comment:
Ron,
I've been trying to get a good picture of the winery for fall and for Oregon Bounty, this is gorgeous! We are harvesting at Cathedral Ridge Winery and the tasting room is a lot of fun right now, we're opening some new releases and would love to have you out for a tasting next time you're in Hood River!
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