For the past three Memorial Days, Paul and I have went out to Willamette Valley Vineyards in Turner, Oregon for their annual wine tasting and tour of the vineyard. This year we brought my parents along for their first visit. The weather was super windy and overcast for most of the day, but we managed to enjoy ourselves.
We only paid for ten tastings, but somehow ended up on this underground tour of the wine cellar, where they keep all the barrels.
With that tour, we ended up having six more tastings. Unfortunately, we missed the blind taste test this year. The blind taste test is where you have six types of Pinot Noir from around the world and you have to match them to the five locations on the card in front of you. The guide gives you brief descriptions about the pinot from each place, but it is still incredibly tricky. Everyone who matches the Pinot to the right location gets put in a drawing for the grand prize. The winner gets a private tour and dinner with the owner of the vineyard and 20 of their choice guests to blend their own wine and take a case of it home.
Last year I matched them all correctly, but didn't end up getting picked for the grand prize. We were so bummed about missing it this year since my parents had never been and Paul was positive he was going to win over me this year. Luckily they have a grape stomping contest in September that the four of us will be attending, which also has a winner and grand prize.
*Here's the book I won last year for matching all the Pinots correctly. It's actually a good read and makes a great coffee table book.
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