Attended the Sunriver Wine Festival over the weekend, and sampled a number of very good Oregon wines.
There were about 25 or so Oregon wineries and 7 out-of-state wineries. I can’t honestly say we made it to every table, because I’m sure I skipped some towards the end of the tasting festivities, but I did find a few favorites that I must share.
Great wines to try would be from Vitis Ridge in Silverton Oregon- they had a very good Marechal Foch and a wonderful Cabernet.
Pheasant Valley is a winery I visited last year and their Cabernet Sauvignon is still my favorite along with their Tempranillo.
Syrah is still one of my favorite red wines and I found a wonderful one at Nobel Estate in Eugene. They were serving their 2007 Syrah Reserve which won a silver this year in Canby Oregon. This Syrah was awesome!
But I would have to say, that the most fun part my day was spent at the Naked Winery table. They were doing entire flights…9 wines for $7.00 and included a Naked Winery wine glass ..this flight was a large flight with both reds and whites.
With racey names like Foreplay, Naughty, Naked and Missionary (only among a few names) and provacative descriptions on the back of the bottle, these wines are sure to get a lot of lip service and maybe more action.. if they’re lucky!
All in all, it was a great day even with the hot sun beating down on us. I had a great time seeing all the wineries in attendance. I dont think I realized how many wineries are in Oregon, but now I am thinking I need to plan a romantic weekend wine tasting getaway.
