Pinot Patrol Wine Tours.
Savor award-winning Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay and other varietals while your designated driver guides you through the rolling hills of the beautiful Willamette Valley. Visits to at least three wineries and your expert wine tour guide are included. Your guide, Jeff, has been guiding wine tours in the Willamette Valley longer than any other wine guide.
Full day (Jeff picks the wineries) with tasting fees included $169 each, or Full day $119.00 each + tasting fees.
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| 10:00 AM | Pickup 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. We are happy to take input on the wineries we visit. It is best to do this ahead of time, because we need to make appointments for our visits. |
| 11:00 AM | Arrive at our first vineyard for tasting, possibly the award-winning Rex Hill. The tastings usually start with the lighter white wines and continue through the wonderful subtle reds.  Click for larger photo |
| 12 Noon | Arrive at our second tasting room, perhaps the beautiful Roots Estate? You may enjoy the grounds here because there are outstanding views of the beautiful rolling Willamette Valley. |
| 1:00 PM | The wine country offers many inviting restaurant choices for lunch. Our favorites are the Dundee Bistro owned by the Ponzi family of the famous Ponzi Vineyards, Trellis, and the Red Hills Deli/Market. When registering for the tour, EcoTours will be happy to provide details of the various lunch options. |
| 3:00 PM | After lunch we will find another excellent winery. Jeff prefers wineries that feature vineyard views and terrific wines. If you have something in mind, make sure you tell Jeff, so he can help make you happy. |
| 5:00 PM | We’ll begin the ride home to Portland, happy and content. |
| 5:00-6:00 PM | Arrive back at your hotel or residence depending on location, traffic and the pace of the tour. |
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Full day Winery Tour at $119.00 + tasting fees each or $169.00 each with tasting fees included.
The Winery tours include door-to-door transportation and interpretive expert guide services. Most wineries have $25 charges for tastings. Some are $40.00 per person extra depending on your choices of where to taste. Is it worth it? Yes! These are incredible wines. Most wineries will waive your tasting fees if there are wine purchases. We can always keep the fees to $75 total or under for the day and we will still get to amazing wineries with beautiful views. For $169.00 per person, we will pick the wineries and pay your tasting fees. Please call to discuss. Group discounts available for 30+ guests.
Because of my 30 years of organizing local Winery Tours, I can schedule your tour to meet the following criteria:
1. Oregon’s finest Pinot Noir.
2. Wineries with the most beautiful views and fine wines.
3. Small indie, boutique back-roads wineries that only the insiders know about.
4. Let us know your taste preferences and we will schedule wineries which will best match your tastes.
5. Best value wineries.
6. Specific areas such as Dundee Hills, Yamhill-Carlton area, Eola Hills, Washington County etc.
7. A general overview with a bit of everything and reasonable tasting fees.
| If notified in advance 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. | Stop at an nice local deli to pick up lunch on our way out to wine country. (best when the weather is cooperative). |
| 3. | Tour the wine-making facilities or conduct special private tastings. Some wineries conduct tours and special private tastings (extra fees may apply). |
| 4. | Skip one tasting stop an go Bird watching en route. The wetlands of this area offer great bird-watching and Pinot Patrol/EcoTours is equipped with wildlife spotting scopes. Bring your binoculars for this. |