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Hood
River & Gorge Tours
2009
The
Columbia Gorge has over 20 of Oregon and Washington's best
wineries
and is a newly designated Appellation Region.
Enjoy fine wine tasting, professional tour guides, a gourmet
picnic lunch,
and spectacular views while we do the driving in
our Mini Van, 12
Person Passenger Van,
or 24, 36 or 50 person Motorcoaches.
914
Court Street, The Dalles, Oregon 97058
Member
Hood River Chamber of Commerce - Since 2005
Hood
River Wine Tours in the Columbia River Gorge, Oregon and
Washington.
Providing custom/private wine tasting tours in Hood River,
shuttle transportation, van tours and
winery routes and winery maps in Washington, private cellar tours,
corporate retreats, barrel tasting,
and vineyard tours in the Columbia Gorge
of wineries in the Gorge, Oregon and Washington.
Wineries
in the Gorge: Maryhill Winery, Pheasant Valley, Cathedral Ridge
Winery, Marshall's,
The Gorge White House,
Mt. Hood Winery, Hood River Vineyards, Cascade Cliffs, Domaine Pierre,
Cor Cellars,
Wind River Cellars, Naked Winery, Syncline Cellars, Bad Seed Cider
House, Full Sail Brewing Co., Naked Winery, Klickitat Canyon, White
Buffalo, North Shore Wines Tasting, Wy'East Vineyards, The Pines,
Erin Glenn in The Dalles, Shady Brook, Phelps Creek, and Dry Hollow
in The Dalles, Oregon
Harvest
2008 Update - by the Columbia Gorge Winegrowers association:
Harvest Update: The 2008 Harvest report from the Columbia Gorge
Winegrowers was an overall success despite the unusual weather this
past growing season. The warm and then cool and then late spring
led to an uneven bloom with light fruit set. The summer was spectacular.
Veraison (color change of the grape berry) occurred ten days later
then normal.
The Western Gorge experienced two October rains which did more to
revitalize the vines than damper fruit quality. Spotty mid-October
frosts damaged some less protected vineyards.
Harvest showed average to above average sugars and brilliant acids
overall. Pinot Noir showed excellent color, classic cherry, pie
cherry and rhubarb flavors and aromas. Gewurztraminer had average
sugars, crisp acids, great spice and length. Chardonnays showed
lime and apple flavors and great acids. Yields were below average
in the 1 - 1.5 tons per acre range. The harvest finished around
Halloween, for the most part in the Western Gorge, with harvest
of Sangiovese, Barbera and Nebbiolo continuing into mid-November
in the Eastern Gorge. The report from the member wineries and vineyards
is that it was a very short and condensed harvest.
The Columbia Gorge Winegrowers Association is a nonprofit group
of local wineries, grape growers, and wine-related businesses from
the Columbia Gorge and Columbia Valley Appellations. Together, the
60+ members of the association promote the award- winning wines
and grapes of the Columbia River Gorge region.
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Disclaimer:
Hood River Tours LLC and their respective employees, agents, representatives,
and assigns accept
no liability whatsoever for any injury, damage, loss, accident,
delay, or any other incident which may be caused by the
negligence, defect, default of any company or person in performing
these services. Responsibility is not accepted for
losses, injury, damages or expenses of any kind due to sickness,
weather, strikes, hostilities, wars, terrorist acts, acts of
nature, local laws or other such causes. All services and accommodations
are subject to the laws and regulations of the
country in which they are provided. Tour Operator is not responsible
for any baggage or personal effects of any individual
participating in the tours / trips arranged by Tour Operator. Individual
travelers are responsible for purchasing a
travel insurance policy, if desired, that will cover some of the
expenses associated with the any personal loss or of luggage
or personal effects.
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