Oregon Multisport Wine Adventure
August 23-27, 2009
| Price | $1,800 |
| Single Supplement | $600 (always optional) |
| Length | Five Days & Four Nights |
| Activities | Hiking, Biking, Canoeing |
| Guides (Tentative) | To be Assigned |
| Difficulty Level | For All Abilities |
| Navigation Required | Basic Map Reading |
| As seen in Wine Review Online, Wines and Vines, and the Chicago Sun-Times. |
Oregon is not unknown in the wine world. It is the
fourth-largest
wine producing state in the US, has the third most wineries of any
state, and has won many awards, especially for its renowned Pinot
Noirs.
However, Oregon is still in its infancy as far as wine tourism. And that makes our tour in Oregon special.
We spend five days in Oregon, visiting wine regions ranging from Eugene to the northern Willamette Valley to the Hood River appellation. This is a Multisport Tour and we visit the wine regions by walking, bicycling, and canoeing. Most of these activities are not currently organized or available in the Oregon wine country outside our tour. We have created unique vineyard walks, arranged a canoe trip on the Willamette River with a stop at a local winery, and planned a bike route through the Hood River region running down the lower slopes of Mount Hood.
And Oregon's wine country is unique. It is spread over thousands of acres and dominated by small, family-run wineries. Each owner/vintner we meet has a great story and we will hear many of them as we try the local Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, and Riesling wines. You will be in the vanguard of active wine tourism if you join us in Oregon.
Accommodations
We start our week by staying in a fantastic B&B in the center
of Eugene, the Excelsior
Inn.
Eugene is home to the University of Oregon and is the hub of the
southern Willamette Valley wine area. We then move to the heart of
Oregon's wine area in the central and northern areas of the Valley,
staying in the Phoenix
Grand Hotel in Salem for two nights. The Phoenix is the
newest and best hotel in Salem, the capital city of Oregon. Our final
night is at the Hood River Inn,
a comfortable hotel situated in the fun, outdoors-oriented town of Hood River,
also home to the up-and-coming Hood River appellation.
For More Information
See our Oregon Itinerary
or Frequently Asked Questions
pages, visit our Travels
With Wine blog, or read a review of the tour on MatadorTravel.com.