Visitors taste wine at Abbey Road Farm in Carlton. | Abbey Road Farm [Official]
Back in the day, wine tasting in the Willamette Valley was a breeze: Any old Portlander could hop in a car, waltz into any of the hundreds of wineries in the Willamette Valley, taste through some world-class pinot noir, and be back in town in time for dinner. Now, with many wineries short-staffed and tasting room seating distanced, visiting wineries from the Chehalem Mountains to the Van Duzer Corridor takes some planning. The vast majority of tasting rooms require reservations, indoors or out, especially during the busy harvest season.
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