Hood River Wine Guide
Your Hood River trip isn’t complete without sipping through Oregon wine country. From famed farms and tastings, to wines on tap and curated adventures, here’s everything you need to know for the perfect wine journey through the gorge.
WINE GUIDE TO HOOD RIVER
Your Hood River trip isn’t complete without sipping through Oregon wine country. From famed farms and tastings, to wines on tap and curated adventures, here’s everything you need to know for the perfect wine journey through the gorge.
Mountain Views & Local Flavors
FRUIT LOOP
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This iconic 35-mile scenic drive through a valley situated at the foothills of Pacific Northwest mountains features 30+ on-the-farm fruit stands, wineries, breweries, cideries, and flower fields. In-season summer fruits include strawberries, cherries, blueberries, peaches, pears, lavender and other U-Pick flowers.
WINERY SPOTLIGHTS
STAVE & STONE
Follow the tree lined drive to Stave & Stone’s tasting room with views of Mt. Hood to the right, and their garden, gift shop and ice cream silo to the left. The “Stone” in the name is a nod to their onsite boulders and “Stave” holds a double definition referring to a rib of a wine barrel and the owner’s family name.
PHELPS CREEK
A boutique winery nestled between steep slopes, pine trees and a babbling creek focusing on Pinot Noir and Chardonnay varietals. Phelps Creek offers classic tastings, educational tastings, full tours and behind-the-scenes production tastings.
SYNCLINE WINERY
Two winemakers, Poppie and James fell in love and created their own vineyard. Since then, Syncline has built its reputation as a creative, limited production, autonomous estate winery sourcing varietals from their own estate, around the Gorge, Horse Heaven Hills, Red Mountain and Yakima Valley. Enjoy a bottle, in-room, with our Romance package.
COR CELLARS
Pouring with the mantra, “Good wine pleases the human heart.” The husband and wife team started with traditional Pinot Noir and Chardonnay and have since grown into fun and experimental wines like their Sauv Blanc, Tacai Friulano, and Carbonic Primitivo. Sip on your favorites in their hillside open air tasting room or lavender-filled garden.
CATHEDRAL WINERY
Lovers of big, bold reds, blends and crisp white wines, Cathedral is for you. Discover Columbia River Gorge’s only barrel viewing room and vineyard exhibit room. And while you’re there, ask about the Native American love story, legend of Mt Hood and nearby volcanoes.
HAWKINS CELLARS
Pouring with the mantra, “Good wine pleases the human heart.” The husband and wife team started with traditional Pinot Noir and Chardonnay and have since grown into fun and experimental wines like their Sauv Blanc, Tacai Friulano, and Carbonic Primitivo. Sip on your favorites in their hillside open air tasting room or lavender-filled garden.
Sip & Explore
VINO ADVENTURE
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Sometimes planning your trip can be the hardest part of a tailored experience. Our on-site Adventure Lounge offers expert guidance around the region, helping you map out the perfect itinerary. Whether you’re looking to hop on a private shuttle around vineyards of your choosing, hands-on culinary workshops and wine pairings, post-adventure wine tastings, or a mix of it all, the sky’s the limit on your wine country trip.
Even Better Than The Bottle
LIGHTWELL ON TAP
Wine on tap can deliver a more fresh and consistent wine as well as reduce waste and offer a modern, efficient pour. Our lobby bar is the only place you can drink Analemma wines on tap! Currently pouring:
Analemma Trousseau, Analemma Estate White, Loop de Loop Rosé, COR '24 Rosae
SUMMER EVENTS
EVERYTHING CHERRY
July 1-31
Draper Girls Cherry Bonanza offers cherry variety hard ciders, U-Pick buckets, and jams, cheese, gifts and more at their country store. Apply Valley shares their cherry & huckleberry milkshakes, fresh picked cherries, cookies, turnovers and other sweet treats.
PACKER ORCHARDS PEACH LOVERS REJOICE
August 1-31
Pick your own peaches and treat yourself to fresh-made peach inspired creations.
PARKER ORCHARDS SUNFLOWER FIELDS & BUTTERFLY EXPERIENCE
Mid-August
Summer turns golden with bright sunflowers and a kaleidoscope of butterflies.
DRAPER GIRLS U-PICK FLOWER FIELDS
Mid-August to Mid-September
Frolic through gardens of dahlias, sunflowers, and gladiolas. Pick U-Cut bouquets and sip on award-winning ciders through the orchard.
KIYOKAWA STONE FRUIT CELEBRATION
AUGUST 22-23
Pick your peaches, plums, pluots (plum-apricots) and pluerries (plum-cherries) from 11am – 4:00pm to celebrate the peak of stone fruit season.
PACKER ORCHARDS PICKLE FESTIVAL
SEPTEMBER 4-7
Labor Day Weekend is that much more dill-icious with 40+ pickles to sample and savor at Packer Orchards.