Eco Tours of Oregon: Tours from Portland to Oregon & Washington

Winery Tours in the Oregon Countryside

Click for photo of red hills of Dundee vineyards

Savor award-winning Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay and Riesling while your designated driver guides you through the rolling hills of the picturesque Williamette Valley. Visits to at least four wineries and a step-by-step tour of the wine-making process are included.
Full day $59.50

10:00 AM	Pick up at your hotel or residence. Drive west through the beautiful countryside of Yamhill or Washington county. This area produces the majority of Oregon's famous Pinot Noir. En route your guide will provide commentary on the history of Oregon wines and explain what to expect in the tasting rooms for anyone experiencing wine tasting for the first time.
11:00 AM	Arrive at our first vineyard for tasting, possibly the award-winning Elk Cove Vineyards. The tastings usually start with the lighter white wines and continue through the wonderful subtle reds. Click photo for view of a typical tasting room
12 Noon	Arrive at our second tasting room, perhaps the famous Sokol-Blosser Winery. You may enjoy a stroll on the grounds also because the views of the overlooking the beautiful rolling Red Hills of Dundee are especially nice here.
1:00 PM	The wine country offers many inviting restaurant choices for lunch. One of our favorites is the "Dundee Bistro" owned by the Ponzi family of the famous Ponzi Vineyards. Prices can vary from between $8.00 and $15.00 depending on your choice of restaurant and entree. When registering for the tour, EcoTours will be happy to provide details of the various lunch options.
2:00 PM	Our next stop may be Erath Winery, Oregon's largest producer of Pinot Noir.
3:00 PM	Next, we may visit the family owned Lange Winery with it's terrific views of the valley. When visiting smaller vineyards it is possible to bump into the owners or the winemakers in person! Depending on your wishes, we may opt to head south towards Amity or north to Carlton, leaving time to stop at the Australian-owned Argyle on our way back into town.
5:00 PM	We'll begin the ride home to Portland, happy and content.
6:00 PM	Arrive back at your hotel or residence.
Tour options include:
1.	Lunch at a local restaurant or a picnic lunch. A restaurant is advised during Oregon’s rainy months, from November through May.
2.	Stops at local fruit and nut stands. Hazelnuts and many types of fruits and berries are a specialty in the Willamette Valley.
3.	Stops at local antique shops.
4.	Stops at local art galleries.
5.	Bird watching en route. The wetlands of this area offer great bird watching, and EcoTours is equipped with 45-power spotting scopes.

The cost of this day tour is $59.50 The tour includes door-to-door transportation, interpretive ecotour guide services. Most wineries may have small charges for tastings, some wineries do not have charges. The fees are usually between $2.00 and $5.00 per person extra depending on your choices of what to taste. Some exclusive wineries have higher fees.

Because of our 15 years of organizing local Wine Tours we can schedule your tour to meet the following criteria:
1. Oregon's best Pinot Noir.
2. Wineries with the most beautiful views.
3. Let us know your taste preferences and we will schedule
wineries which will best match your tastes.
4. Best value wineries.
5. Specific areas. Such as, Dundee Hills, Carlton area,
Eola Hills, Washington County etc.
6. A general overview with a bit of everything.