today we're in the Tualatin Valley situated between Portland Oregon and the
Oregon coast this region is filled with internationally renowned wines and
beautiful rustic landscapes let's go check it out
of our lives and we started
as all of the movie posters of movies made in Portland Oregon's
oh my gosh Free Willy
this is the valley and this is where we're gonna be going tomorrow the tool
mountain valley is only 35 minutes from downtown Portland and has over 700
wineries Washington County Oregon just made it to Ponzi it's right behind us
right there we are in Oregon and look at this beautiful road this beautiful farm
country that we're in we're in the Wilmette Valley these beautiful grapes
we are getting ready for harvest season
we are in the low value Emporium and we're gonna taste some delicious Pinot
Noirs today this whole region is known for Pinot Noirs and also Pinot Gris D or
again the Ponzi winery is a family-owned winery started by Dick and Nancy Ponzi
in 1970 it's been credited for helping to put Oregon wines on the map and we
have a little bit of atmosphere today we're here in early August you don't get
much reading this time of year but it's very nice really from the hotter parts
of the country this time of either a cloudy day but just a very atmospheric
and beautiful
so we're at the bar and might you're trying the region's cooler climate helps
to produce some of the most internationally recognized Pinot Noirs
here at Ponzi they're getting ready for harvest season which normally happens
around mid-september why making up ponzi is a family tradition let's learn a
little bit more about the history
mechanical engineer for Disney the wine produced at Ponzi was even served at the
White House state dinners a part of the menu of the state dinner
at the White House production facility so we're in the production facility
right now these are all French oak barrels and each one costs about a
thousand dollars just for the barrel so it finally cleared up no Maureen and our
guide said that the harvest is starting September 15th his ears and see the
grapes have color on them we also pair the wine with local goat
cheese made in the region next we head to Murray Hill which specializes in
brunch and local fish we are at Cafe Marie ho
and we got a crowd and crab Benedict
Marie Hill is found in a park-like setting with a beautiful pond outside
next we head to our second winery Raptor Ridge Winery only four minutes away good
afternoon we're at the Raptor Ridge Winery really beautiful really
incredible dramatic valley views beautiful architecture work here just
true dedication to their craft you're at Raptor Ridge Winery we met with owners
Annie and Scott Shaw who specialize in hand-picked single vineyard pinot noirs
and a beautiful tranquil setting
to try the demo Pinot Noir Pinot Noir from the Raptor Ridge Winery
it's okay it has blue fruit aromas and they'll swell up a little bit enough to
kind of close up the space between the grapes Raptor Ridge has a beautiful
tasting room overlooking the mountains and the vineyards they also feature yoga
classes on site be sure to check out the link in the description below for the
event list next we get a glimpse at how the wine is made on the on-site
production facility so we just met the owner at this winery this is called
Raptor winery and he was a former Intel technologist and he started this winery
it was his hobby and then it grew into this acres and acres of beautiful wine
the hospitality of this vineyard intimate setting and beautiful tranquil
scenery make it one of our favorites we've ever visited next we check out the
nearby Hoffman farm store where you can pick your own blueberries strawberries
and blackberries here in August visit the link in the description below for
the details
I have a lot of picking farms here and one of them has fresh blueberries and if
you want to bring something home with you check out the store for the local
pies we hope that you enjoyed this look into the beautiful Oregon wine region
the nature the family atmosphere and the passion for wine making here is
exquisite we hope to be back very soon on your next trip to Portland be sure to
check out the Wilmette Valley and if you liked this video hit the thumbs up
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