Willamette Valley Wine Tour from Portland with Lunch

Wayne was very a great host and I loved the homely welcoming from Roots winery (my favourite of the day). Views were stunning.

Our winery tour guide, Wayne Oppenheimer, is a fountain of wine-making and Willamette Valley vineyard history, giving us the opportunity of a lifetime in an attentive and fun style. We started our day with a quick stop at Red Berry Barn, enjoying fresh apple cider donuts and the flower baskets all around. The views from all three wineries were spectacular, though the 2022 unseasonably cool April-May weather prevented us from seeing grapes on the vine. So many gorgeous sights. Each winery offered 5 or more wines to sample. In our group of 9, we each found more than one favorite. Wayne surprised us by adding in a stop at Durant Olive Tasting Room as we finished early at one winery. This beautiful spot was a delicious delight! So grateful for the added tasting experience. We had fresh-from-the-oven bread to add to our olive oil tasting pleasure. Lunch included a variety of delicious finger foods. My suggestion would be to add some low-sodium items, and provide more protein. My daughter, our friends, all from out-of-state, and I thoroughly enjoyed this scenic tasting adventure, and highly recommend the Wayne's Willamette Valley Wine Tour.

Really great tour with some really great wine. Learned a lot and had a lot of fun with the other guests and guide. Lunch was delicious.

Wayne was a fun driver and provided three wineries that were all great in their own way. He provided our group with a nice lunch which we ate at the second winery. Also, he plays great rock and roll music on the bus. My husband and I had a great time.

We learned more about wine and the Portland wine country on this trip than anywhere else. Camille was phenomenal and made the wine tasting very personal. I would definitely recommend this to anyone to enjoy the areas outside downtown Portland as well as phenomenal wine.

Overall a great experience. Pick up and drop off were super convenient. The wineries we visited were amazing and had pretty private experiences. Highly recommend to get a taste of Willamette Valley

We had three wonderful tastings at very small wineries. The winemakers told us all about winemaking and then we tasted 5 wines at each winery. A healthy lunch was served by Kevin who drove us

Wayne took us on the tour and he was terrific! He knows all the people in the Willmatte Valley and a lot about wines. He is very entertaining and full of information.

Camille picked us up at our hotel and drove us out to wine country. She had a wealth of knowledge about all things wine and the incredible AVAs here in Oregon. She also had connections with many wine makers and other people in the wine industry. She shared a ton of interesting information throughout the day. She also balanced leaving us to ourselves with sitting with us at the venues. She provided a fabulous lunch with an amazing quantity of quality items. Camille arranged for us to visit three wineries. Hyland. Roots. Trisaetum. All were beautiful and produced excellent wines. We had lunch at Roots where we had the opportunity to visit with the owner who was lovely and had many interesting stories— some wine related and some not! We had a great time. This was our 5th wine tour in this area and Camille gave us our best trip yet! Thank you Camille!

Wayne, what an amazing day! I wanted to stay away from the busy touristy places. Wayne took us to 4 beautiful and private vineyards in the hills above the valley. We spent the day being greeted by vineyard managers and tasting wines with actual wine makers, and the lunch was amazing.