Thanksgiving weekend wine tasting is a huge tradition in the Oregon Wine Country and Jim and I have participated since the mid 1980′s. If we are in town, we head out the Friday after Thanksgiving to check out old favorites and try a few new ones.

 

This year, many of the wineries did a Pre-Thanksgiving party for their wine club & list people. Jim and I, along with my sister Teresa & her hubby Al took advantage of a few wineries during that Saturday. Jim and I also went out to visit a few wineries on the Friday after Thanksgiving.

 

 

Pre-Thanksgiving:

Friday after Thanksgiving:

 

For us, that is a quiet weekend of tasting :) We spent the first weekend in Yamhill/Carlton and then the 2nd weekend in the Newberg/Dundee area. Very quiet, not a lot of crowds in any of the tasting rooms, in fact, no crowds at all. The roads were the same as usual, but for those that did make it out to enjoy the wines, it was much more quiet and personal than usual. That is a good thing for the taster, but not so good for the winery.

 

There is so much wine to be enjoyed, I keep working at it all the time ;) Let me know if you are going to be in the area, I can give you some helpful hints on where to go.