Memorial Day on Sip47

Memorial Weekend is a perfect time to Sip47!  Signs will be out and places will be open!  On the map page you can click on the names of the places to find out their hours, however, a few will be having different hours for this big weekend . . .

ADEA Wines
Saturday/Sunday May 23 & 24 open 11am–4pm

Cana’s Feast Winery
Saturday/Sunday/Monday 5/23–25  open 11am–4pm

Elk Cove
Saturday/Sunday/Monday 5/23–25 open 10am–5pm

Horse Radish Cheese and Wine Bar
Friday 5/22 open Noon–10 pm

LIVE MUSIC 7-10pm Rae Gordon – R&B, blues, funk, rock, soul
Saturday 5/23 open 11am–10pm
LIVE MUSIC 7-10pm Leah Hinchcliff – Blues, funky bass, soul
Sunday 5/24 open 11am–10pm
LIVE MUSIC 7-10pm Beth Willis – Acoustic guitar, singing originals, covers
Monday 5/25 open 11am–6pm

Kramer Vineyards
Saturday/Sunday/Monday 5/23–25 11am–6pm

Tasting fees are $5 for all whites, $10 for all reds.
Tasting with an Oregon Pinot Noir glass to keep is $20.
We will be featuring the 2006 Pinot Noirs and offering palate cleansers and appetizers.

L Bar T Bison Ranch
Saturday 5/23 open 10am–5pm; Sunday 5/24 open 1pm–5pm; Monday 5/25 open 8am–5pm

Wholesale pricing is no longer available.

Montinore Estate
11am–5pm every day

Fri, May 23 LIVE MUSIC 1–4pm Lew Jones
Sat, May 24 LIVE MUSIC 1–4pm Gentle Rain
Sun, May 25 LIVE MUSIC 1–4pm Ron Hughes
$10 ($5 for wine club members) 5 wine flight with free glass.
$20 ($15 for wine club members) 5 wine flight with free glass plus a cheese and fruit plate and fresh-baked pastry.

Plum Hill Vineyards
Regular hours except open from 11am–5pm on Sunday

SakéOne
Saturday/Sunday/Monday 5/2–25 11am–5pm

Join SakéOne for their infamous sake and unusual food pairings, including our new favorite Moonstone Coconut Lemongrass pairing with Organic Dagoba Xocolatl Chili Chocolate.
LoveJoy Food will be on hand to offer demonstrations on how to cook with sake from 2 pm-4 pm on Saturday and Sunday.  Tasting fee is $10.

Stag Hollow
Saturday/Sunday 5/23-24 open 11am–5pm; Monday 5/25 open 1pm–4pm

Urban Decanter
Friday/Saturday 11am–10pm; Sunday Noon–7pm; Monday 3–7pm

Friday –  Youngberg Hill Vineyard winemaker present 5–8pm
Saturday/Sunday/Monday – O’Shea Scarborough from Washington winemaker present 2–5pm, maybe longer for big crowds.

Willakenzie Estate
Saturday/Sunday/Monday 5/23-25 open Noon–5pm

$15 tasting fee includes new and current releases, a tour, and a 25-oz. Riedel glass.
For the first time, they will also be offering a reserve tasting of five 2006 Pinot Noirs: Aliette, Kiana, Emery, Terres Basses and Triple Black Slopes for an additional $10. Both tastings are free to Cellar Club members.  Their guests gain free admission to the new and current release tasting and can join the reserve tasting for $10.

Spring on 47 March 7 & 8 – Event Listings

ADEA – ADEA Case Goods Spring Cleaning – 11am to 4pm – call for appointment to visit other days in March

Remember When or Make New Memories

www.adeawine.com -  503-662-4509 -  info@adeawine.com

Anne Amie – Sip 47 Weekend

Offering a complimentary tasting to guests tasting along route 47. Special Event pricing will be offered on wines with huge savings on whites, rosé, and Pinot noir.

www.anneamie.com – 503-864-2991 – contactus@anneamie.com

Apolloni -  Drink Pink! – noon to 5pm

Release of the 2008 Rose

www.apolloni.com  -  503-330-5946 – info@apolloni.com

Cana’s Feast Winery – Cana’s Feast Winery Special Wine Sale and Enoteca Lunch

Spring on 47 wine sale and enjoy traditional Italian wine-bar cuisine paired with the ripe, rich wines of Cana’s Feast Winery.

www.canasfeastwinery.com  -  503-852-0002  – tastingroom@canasfeastwinery.com

David Hill Winery – Daylight Savings “Savings”

Save time and money at David Hill with our extensive list of value priced wines.  Enjoy music, light hors d’oeuvres and complimentary tastings of our fine estate wines.  Individual drawings for added discounts.

www.davidhillwinery.com -  503-992-8545 – davidhill.winery@verizon.net

Elk Cove Vineyards -  Library Wine Tasting at Elk Cove Vineyards – 10am t0 5pm

Tasting of several past vintages including 2002 Pinot Noir – Roosevelt

www.elkcove.com – 503-985-7760/877-ELK-COVE – info@elkcove.com

Grape Escape – Spring Escape (on 47) – 10:30 am to 5pm

Grape Escape will be offering a ‘joinable tour’ visiting three Sip 47 wineries. We’ll provide a great guide, comfortable transportation and food matched to wine along the way.  Pick up time in downtown Portland @ 10:30 am.  Please call to learn more or to secure your space on this small group escape.

www.GrapeEscapeTours.com – 503.283.3380 – Jenni@GrapeEscapeTours.com

Horse Radish – Oregon Cheese and Live Music! - Saturday 12 noon – 10 pm, Sunday 1 pm – 6 pm

One of our cheese plates will have a wonderful selection of Oregon artisan cheese!

3/7  – Melody Guy will be performing with her wonderful blues, country, originals and covers. – 7pm

3/8 – Beth Willis will be singing and playing her acoustic with her great selection of originals and covers. – 7pm

www.thehorseradish.com – 503-852-6656 – info@thehorseradish.com

Kramer Winery – Spring Opening & Earth Bag Roundup – Noon to 5 pm

Bring by your Kramer Vineyards Earth Bag and get 15% off six bottles of wine.  No bag?  Buy 6 bottles and get one!

www.kramerwine.com – 503-662-4545 – info@kramerwine.com

Montinore Estate – Oregon as Art by Artists from Oregon – 11am to 5pm

Celebrate “Spring on 47” at the winery by enjoying different scenes of Oregon through the eyes of 3 Oregon artists; Dean Crouser, Barton DeGraff and Douglas Remington.  The artists will make a special appearance at the winery Saturday and Sunday and will be available to discuss the inspiration for their work over a glass of wine. Ron Hughes, the talented guitarist and baritone, will serenade the tasting room with classics that span the decades.

www.montinore.com – 503-359-5012 x 3 – marc@montinore.com

Patton Valley - Meet the Winemaker – Seminar and Barrel Tasting – Saturday 12:30 and 3:00,  Sunday at 1:30 – tasting room open 11am to 5pm

Barrel Tasting and Education Seminar with Jerry Murray, Winemaker for Patton Valley Vineyard.

www.pattonvalley.com – 503-985-3445 – shannon@pattonvalley.com

Plum Hill -  Spring Fling – 11am to 5pm

New releases.  Live music. Spring and Easter gift items.  Demonstration on waxing the bottle top including an opportunity to dip one yourself.

www.plumhillwine.com – (503) 359-4706 – Juanita@plumhillwine.com

Raptor Ridge – Second Annual Spring Cellar Raid at Raptor Ridge Winery in Carlton

Taste and Select from limited quantity older vintages ’02 through ‘06

www.raptoridge.com – 503-367-4263 – andrea@raptoridge.com

Sakeone – Saké Shock Revisited – 11am to 5pm

SakéOne invites you to their tasting room to experience wild and wonderful saké and food pairings. The new Saké Shock flight explores craft-brewed saké paired with eccentric offerings such as chili lime cashews & chocolate truffles.  Learn why saké, a pure and simple beverage, offers unlimited possibilities.  Tasting Fee is $10 per person.  Brewery tours offered at 1, 2 & 3pm.

www.sakeone.com – 503.357.7056  x 233 – tastingroom@sakeone.com

Scott Paul – Old World, New World Pinot Noir Tasting – 1 to 5 pm

A special two-for-the-price-of-one tasting flight.  You’ll sample selections of our Burgundy imports (Old World Pinot Noir) alongside our Oregon Pinot.

http://blog.scottpaul.com/category/events/ – 503-852-7300 – kellykarr@scottpaul.com

The Filling Station Deli – Have a Highway 47 while you’re Sipping on 47! – 7am to 3:30pm

Here at the Filling Station Deli, the Highway 47 sandwich is one of our most popular options; with hickory-smoked turkey breast and cranberry, it’s a perfect pairing for the pinots you’ll be sipping.  Stop in for lunch and mention the Spring 47 Event to receive 10% off all your sandwiches.  And for your designated driver, don’t forget that we serve Portland’s favorite coffee: Stumptown Roasters.

www.fillingstationdeli.com – 503-852-6687 – bobbi@fillingstationdeli.com

The Grand Lodge – McMenamins Grand Lodge 87th Anniversary Party

Bring the whole family out to Forest Grove to celebrate the Grand Lodge’s birthday. We’ll have food and beer specials, balloon art by “Balloon Guy” Joe Mishkin and kids’ face painting, a performance by Gypsy Caravan Belly Dancers, all followed by live music from San Francisco’s legendary King Perkoff Band (led by the incomparable Ben “King” Perkoff).  And brand-new this year, check out Cracked Pots UnGarden Art Show, featuring more than 20 artists and their wares made from reused and recycled materials! Take home a unique and locally made souvenir of your visit to the Grand Lodge.

www.mcmenamins.com – 503-992-9533 – info.gl@mcmenamins.com

The Tasting Room – The Tasting Room features EIEIO and Company Wines

Swine Wine Stimulicious Sale – Declassifying the always sumptuous Cuvée E Pinot noir into Swine Wine is a sure bet to make the consumer happier, even in these weird economic times.  So you are getting wonderful wine for an even more wonderful price.  Beautifully blended from seven Willamette Valley vineyard sites, this is one delicious and balanced Pinot.

www.pinot-noir.com – 503-852-6733 – info@pinot-noir.com

Troon Vineyard Carlton – Grand Opening of Troon in Carlton – 11am to 5pm

Annoucing Troon Vineyard, an Applegate Valley Vineyard now in Carlton.  Come visit us in our new tasting room and try our Cabernet, Zinfandel, Unique Red Blends, and much more!  Enjoy the relaxed atmosphere as you browse through the artwork and experience the unique terrior of the Applegate Valley.

www.troonvineyard.com -503.852.3084 -  troonvineyardcarlton@gmail.com

Tualitin Estate – Reserve Wine and Cheese Pairing -noon to 5pm

Taste reserve wines with an assortment of cheeses

www.tualatinestate.com – tastingroom@tualatinestate.com

Tyrus Evans - Live the History – 11am to 6pm

Wine Tasting & Light Appetizers in the 1921 Historic Train Depot & see the museum quality Red Electric Train Replica, that ran from 1914-1929.

503-852-7010 – Carrie@tyrusevanwine.com

Urban Decantor – Wines of the World Tour visits Argentina – Starts Friday 3/6 at 5pm to 10pm, Saturday 3/7 11am to 10pm, and Sunday 3/8 3pm to 7pm

Taste 8 wines from Argentina while you learn about this up and coming wine region.  Tasting fee is $15, $5 refunded if you purchase any bottles.  Also we have a selection menu items that can be taken togo.  For example you can get a cheese plate or ante pasta plate to go for $8 each. You can enjoy these in the car or on the grounds of one of the wineries you will be visiting.  Mention the Spring on 47 Tour and you get a free gourmet truffle.

www.urbandecanter.com – 503-359-7678 – urbandecanter@verizon.net

Willakenzie Estate – Pinot Noir; Dirt Matters, Clones Matter – noon t0 5pm

Taste 100% Estate grown Pinot Noirs and two individual Pinot Noir Clone selections usually reserved exclusively for our Cellar Club. $5:00 Fee per person.

www.willakenzie.com – 503-662-3280 x34 – tastepinot@willakenzie.com

Spring on 47 – March 7 & 8, 2009

On March 7 and 8, 2009, thirty-five wineries and businesses along Rt. 47 in the Northern Willamette Valley will celebrate spring by offering a weekend full of tastings of brand-new wine releases, food pairings, sake tastings, live music, discounts and more!  The group, called Sip47 is new, but the idea is as old as the beautiful hills that are planted to vines:  slow down and enjoy the road less-traveled.

Spring on Sip47 is an annual event (and one of the first) of Oregon 150, the State of Oregon’s Sesquicentennial, honoring 150 years of statehood, which kicks off February 14, 2009.  Oregon’s Wine Country offers an unparalleled variety of landscape, crops, scenery and businesses, and nowhere is it more evident than along the stretch of Route 47, which ambles north-south from 99W to Banks, through the historic towns of Carlton, Yamhill, Gaston and Forest Grove.Sip47 is more than a scenic, less-traveled path of discovery and adventure through Oregon’s Wine Country – it’s a way of living.  The approximately 35 businesses, primary family-owned, along the route are committed to artisanal time-honored methods and to sharing the experience with visitors.

Sip47 values the rich agricultural history of their community.  The tasting room at David Hill Winery is housed in a restored 1883 farmhouse, Tyrus Evan Wines is situated in a charming former train depot and The Tasting Room set up its digs in their restored Main Street bank.   Zenas Wines pays homage to the Oregon Trail journey of an ancestor, Zenas Howard, five generations ago.

Sip47 values the land.  Some of our wineries, including Elk Cove and David Hill boast some of Oregon’s oldest planted vineyards.  Many of the wineries are certified sustainable or organic, or farm entirely biodynamically such as Montinore’s 240 acres.

Sip47 values its unique offerings.  SakéOne is the World’s Only American-Owned sake brewery.  Visitors can browse a 12,000 square-foot warehouse of American and English Antiques at RD Steeves, or play bocce at Cana’s Feast.  At Scott Paul Wines, guests can taste wines from small producers in Burgundy  France alongside the winery’s own Oregon Pinot Noir.  Some of our wineries afford commanding views of the Valley and others are housed in inviting spaces in town.

On Sip47 hungry travelers can refresh at Zippy’s Pizza, or at Filling Station Deli (a restored filling station of course!)  They can pause for small plates or picnics to go from the HorseRadish Wine & Cheese Bar.  Wine shops such as The Tasting Room and The Urban Decanter can introduce explorers to wines they might not otherwise have the chance to taste.  If they are headed home at the end of the day they can pick up their night dinner at Carlton Farms or L-Bar-T Bison Ranch.  Many choose to stay the night and are treated to lodging options run the full range from cozy b&bs like The Brookside Inn or The Carlton Inn with gourmet breakfasts to the McMenamins Grand Lodge with restaurants and spa.

All the Sip47 businesses look forward to seeing you the 1st weekend in March for our first annual celebration of Spring in the Willamette Valley.  For more information about individual business events visit their websites or check back for a listing of the weekend’s event in February.

Take a Trip on the Road Less Traveled – Hwy 47

Weave through hills and valleys of Washington and Yamhill counties (Oregon), on backroads perfect for top-down summer excursions or cozy winter drives. Explore quintessential Oregon, sampling world class Pinots and other eclectic varietals in friendly tasting tooms and restaurants offering artful cuisine.

You may choose to stretch your day into a weekend  and be embraced by the warmth of a roaring fire at a welcoming inn or B&B.

Each winegrower, restaurateur, shop-owner and innkeeper along Sip 47 is dedicated to making the most of your journey, with first-hand suggestions for points of interest along the way.

Check back often for notices of special events and news releases on businesses and vineyards in the area.

Your adventure is unfolding. Sip 47. Drink it in.