We spent a lazy morning at the Carlton Farmhouse. What a great home base for exploring Oregon and the Willamette Valley for wine tasting.
The Weiss's have put so much thought and planning into their 3 bedroom vacation rental. High end appliances, a kitchen stocked with everything you can possibly need, a cozy reading nook, a loft office space with an extra sofa bed and the most incredible place to have a cup of java and breakfast on a cool morning.
Not to mention a place to rock on the front porch and have a glass of vino at the end of a day of wine tasting.
One of the neighbors left a beautiful basket of vegetables from their garden. I tried my first lemon cucumber. Super mild and tender.
We decided to change up the travel itinerary and stay local to enjoy some more wine. We focused our day in the Dundee Hills region. Mark was disappointed there were no crocodiles. 😉
We hit four wineries today. Alexana stands out as the star of the day. Luscious wines.
This day simply did not suck.
Seems like the every road is covered with wild blackberry vines. I had to stop and pick a few to taste. Wow! So sweet and no seeds.
We visited Durant - ok wines but the notable reason to stop is awesome artisan olive oil and their lavender honey. They have a beautiful nursery filled with fragrant plants. Plus a distant view of Mt.Hood. You could see the smoke haze from wild fires but is was a gorgeous stop.
Lange was a nice stop. We liked their wines but it was bottling day and the smell was amazing.
We finished up at Pike Road which has a very refreshing rose'..Very nice day. Shout out to Arie who described and poured wines. And also called ALL over town to find a wine shipper box for us.
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