Get ready for the most fun and educational wine tour ever.
With over 850 5-star reviews on TripAdvisor and almost 100 on Google, it’s obvious A Great Oregon Wine Tour knows how to put a tour together. Every tour is custom, every winery hand-selected, and a great wine country picnic style lunch is provided.
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Our party of four spent the day with A Great Oregon Wine Tour, and it set a new standard. Wayne, the owner, built our itinerary around a specific request. I wanted at least one winery pouring Sauvignon Blanc in a valley dominated by Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. He found Balsall Creek, then rounded out the day with Ridgecrest and Compris. All three were off the beaten path. No crowded tasting rooms, no tour bus circuit. Just remarkable wines and winemakers with stories to tell. Our guide Robert is a master sommelier, and it showed all day. My wife and I have tasted extensively in the Russian River Valley and Bourgogne, and Robert drew sharp comparisons between all three regions. He walked us through the Willamette’s geologic history, from the Missoula Floods to the volcanic and marine sedimentary soils that define its AVAs, and connected it all to what was in our glasses. It was a full day of wine education disguised as a tasting tour. The picnic lunches, made by Wayne and his wife, were a highlight of their own. The turkey sandwich with apple and cucumber drew raves from the table. My vegan lettuce wrap was every bit as good. These were not afterthought box lunches. Our group of four had a roomy van to ourselves, which kept the whole day comfortable and unhurried. If you want a Willamette Valley experience beyond the usual stops, book with Wayne and ask for Robert.
We had a wonderful day with Camille and met another couple. We learned a lot about the Willamette wine country and visited 3 terrific vineyards. Beautiful views at all. Picnic lunch was delicious. The owners/ operators of each vineyard were hospitable, knowledgable and fun to talk with. Loved this experience!
Fantastic day with an excellent guide Kevin. He took us to 3 botique wineries where we had relaxing tastings with the actual owners. We were able to hear their individual stories of getting into the business, their journey into production and where they are now. All of the wines were unique and we left with several bottles of reasonably priced wines (the tasting fees can be waived under guidelines ie buying 4 bottles or something similar-not a problem!) Bonus points for the dogs too! We would definitely do this tour again.
Wayne Oppenheimer was an excellent guide. Took us to some very high quality wineries that most people do not know about. The lunch he provided was delicious. He was a delight to be around and taught us alot along the way. Highly recommend. Ask for Wayne.
We had a terrific day with Robert in a group of about 8 total people. The pick up was smooth and timely, Robert was an amazing guide (as he also an actual Sommelier with amazing credentials!), and the stops we made were lovely. The lunch provided was delicious and everything was easy and enjoyable. I do recommend encouraging movement if you want to hit a few more wineries - we went to (3) and I think we lingered a bit long at one or two and could maybe have hit a 4th.
