Tuesday, Nov 11 was an extremely exciting day for J and I because... we had the day off! Holy cow! It was a much needed break, even if I felt a little bit bad not serving veterans on their own day. We decided to go wine tasting in the Willamette Valley instead.
[Side note: J and I are NOT drinkers, despite the fact that almost every post so far mentions alcohol. Prior to coming to Portland, it was very rare indeed for either of us to drink on a weeknight. Apparently, the water up here is making us more boozy.]
Despite the pouring rain, we headed to some wineries after lunch. Our first stop was Argyle Winery for a champagne tasting. They're famous for supplying the White House with bubbly. Inside their tasting room were a bunch of framed letters like this one:
Haha, I like the same stuff that the Bushes do! In all seriousness, the Argyll bruts were great. Too bad they were $30+ per bottle, or else I would've bought one. I'm also a little said they didn't have a bubbly dessert wine (you know how I like my moscato d'asti!)
The next stop was Erath Winery. So clever with their naming (it's an anagram of Heart and Earth)....except that the sound "wrath" is in it. Of the wineries we visited, this one was the coziest. The lady there was super sweet. They also had crackers to go with the wine tasting, which gives them an extra + in my book. M and J each ended up getting some wine.
Final stop was Torri Mor, a beautiful winery with super expensive pinot noirs ($60/bottle?!) Ehhh. I wasn't at all impressed. Goes to show how developed my palate is.
The drive to Willamette Valley is gorgeous. I can imagine how much more beautiful it would be on a sunny day, especially now with the grape vines a gorgeous golden color. It's definitely worth the drive from Portland.
2 comments:
I knew it wasn't "willa-met" :)
I liked Will-aaah-met - I want to go back!
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