After our trip to Cooper Mountain Vineyards we drove the 20 miles to David Hill Winery. What a delightful drive through the countryside it was to get there.
Wine: You have to start with their sparkling brut! It tastes of honey butter to me and has delicate little bubbles. They have a lot of varietals of wine, but they are all good. They have a 1/2 bottle called the Sweet Simplicity. It is a sweet dessert wine with high residual sugar content, but not an Ice Wine. I really like their ports and if you pay the extra $.50 you can taste the Black Jack, a very robust wine that should be laid down for a few years for sure!
Vineyards: Some of the oldest vines in the Willamette Valley here. Nicely groomed. As it is harvest time, some of the grapes are still on the vine and covered with netting, but you can still see the tasty fruit as you drive up to the adorable yellow farmhouse.
Tasting Room: Their tasting room is cute and is an old farmhouse. There's enough room you can have small weddings indoor and have great parties like baby and bridal showers. The glass was a standard wine glasses, but that's alright because they have so many wines, using the Oregon Pinot Glass would be ridiculous. They have lots of knick knacks that I didn't care for because I'm all about the wine, but if you need a decanter or are interested in local photography, its got it all. The bathrooms are quite fitting as this is a little old farmhouse, it has cute and simply bathrooms too.
Service: The service is great. Will is awesome, charismatic and has plenty to talk about. He really knows the area and can recommend great places to eat and other wineries too.
Something special: There really isn't anything too special about them, they are a well rounded winery. You can have a picnic and purchase their wine by the glass or even better, by the bottle. The view is great and the history is rich. They are a stellar place, they just don't have something that really pops...yet.
Overall Wine Experience Score: 94
Stats: David Hill Winery, Oregon
Address:46350 NW David Hill Road, Forest Grove, OR. 97116
Tasting room is open from noon to 5pm daily
Free tasting for all but 4 wines, $.50 each optional tasting of those.
Website: http://davidhillwinery.com/
Wines: Sparkling Brut, Gewürztraminer, Riesling, Merlot, Port, Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay, Malbec
Wine: You have to start with their sparkling brut! It tastes of honey butter to me and has delicate little bubbles. They have a lot of varietals of wine, but they are all good. They have a 1/2 bottle called the Sweet Simplicity. It is a sweet dessert wine with high residual sugar content, but not an Ice Wine. I really like their ports and if you pay the extra $.50 you can taste the Black Jack, a very robust wine that should be laid down for a few years for sure!
Vineyards: Some of the oldest vines in the Willamette Valley here. Nicely groomed. As it is harvest time, some of the grapes are still on the vine and covered with netting, but you can still see the tasty fruit as you drive up to the adorable yellow farmhouse.
Tasting Room: Their tasting room is cute and is an old farmhouse. There's enough room you can have small weddings indoor and have great parties like baby and bridal showers. The glass was a standard wine glasses, but that's alright because they have so many wines, using the Oregon Pinot Glass would be ridiculous. They have lots of knick knacks that I didn't care for because I'm all about the wine, but if you need a decanter or are interested in local photography, its got it all. The bathrooms are quite fitting as this is a little old farmhouse, it has cute and simply bathrooms too.
Service: The service is great. Will is awesome, charismatic and has plenty to talk about. He really knows the area and can recommend great places to eat and other wineries too.
Something special: There really isn't anything too special about them, they are a well rounded winery. You can have a picnic and purchase their wine by the glass or even better, by the bottle. The view is great and the history is rich. They are a stellar place, they just don't have something that really pops...yet.
Overall Wine Experience Score: 94
Stats: David Hill Winery, Oregon
Address:46350 NW David Hill Road, Forest Grove, OR. 97116
Tasting room is open from noon to 5pm daily
Free tasting for all but 4 wines, $.50 each optional tasting of those.
Website: http://davidhillwinery.com/
Wines: Sparkling Brut, Gewürztraminer, Riesling, Merlot, Port, Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay, Malbec
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