Sunday at Winter's Hill Winery

This coming Sunday, my friend Ann and I are taking over the tasting room at Winter's Hill Winery in the Dundee Hills.  How's that for a scary proposition?  Ann says she's coming in full costume.  As for me, I am not so sure.  (For those arriving in full costume, the tasting fee will be waived.) However, costume or not, it will be fun.

Tim from Little Cannoli Bakery will bring some of his cookies and share with us.  When we got married, Tim baked our cakes and cookies. He is phenomenal...ahhh, those little lemon cookies!  I am looking forward to his shortbread cookies with a glass of pinot noir!  After work, of course.

Emily, from Winter's Hill, took the bluebird picture below.  Unashamedly and with her permission, I am stealing it for this blog post.  Love the juxtaposition of my favorite bird with my favorite wine.

Winter's Hill Winery Bluebird

I know, I know, this is blatant unfettered promotion. I admit it. I have no excuses, but would be great to see friends.  I can't promise you a bluebird on Sunday, but I can promise great Oregon Pinot Noir. 

See you there!?

Will Work For Wine!

Thanks Oregon Winery Daily for featuring my blog on Sunday, June 26th. Russell Gladhart at Winter's Hill Winery had posted on their Facebook page how we are using the Pinot Noir barrels as raised beds for Peregion beans.  It's very weird to see my blog featured somewhere else online, but nicely gratifying.

I worked at Winter's Hill over the weekend, pouring wine for visitors from all over the country. 

Winter's Hill Winery with Emily's Native Plants

The wine is wonderful, but that's not the only reason to visit Winter's Hill.  There's a great view of the Willamette Valley and the Coastal Range.  There are bluebirds with new babies in the nesting box as you come in.  How cool is that? A pair of coyotes often wander in sight of the tasting room as they hunt for voles and mice.  Eagles and hawks light in the trees just beyond the field, and there is a birding trail in back of the tasting room.  Rumor has it that there are acorn woodpeckers back there.  The Gladharts have also been restoring an oak savannah in cooperation with Yamhill County Soil and Water Conservation District. 

So, yes they make great wine, but more importantly, they are thoughtful and deliberate stewards of the land and have not prostituted their values for the almighty dollar.