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A world of wine in forty miles...

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"We are all mortal until the first kiss

and the second glass of wine." - Eduardo Galeano

Columbia Gorge Wines are much more than drink. They are about people, places, geography and culture. So to truly experience the essence of Gorge wines, one has to sample them along the ice-carved, windswept bluffs of  their own magnificent terrior.

Compromises are for relationships, not wines.
~ Sir Robert Scot Caywood

Every effort has been made to keep the information on this page up-to date, but keep in mind that new wineries are opening every year, while established wineries may change their operations. So, if you are interested in visiting a specific winery, it's recommended that you call ahead to verify operation details and visiting times.

WINO FOREVER...

Actor Johnny Depp's tattoo used to read "Winona Forever" to show his love for his partner Winona Ryder. When they split up he had it altered.

Wine touring is a delightful way to enjoy the spectacular scenery and unique attractions in the Columbia River Gorge. And a designated driver is a valuable part of a truly enjoyable wine tasting experience. Reward this generous person with a delicious lunch and a bottle or two of Gorge wine to enjoy at home.

Well, dinner would have been splendid if the wine had been as cold as the soup, the beef as rare as the service, and the brandy as old as the fish, and the maid as willing as the Duchess.
~ Winston Churchill

In 2007, the Washington wine industry was valued at $3 billion annually with over 14,000 employees in various capacities around the state. You will meet many of them in person as you go from place to place tasting the many fine wines they produce.

Red wine with fish! Well, that should have told you something!
~James Bond in From Russia with Love after he is deceived by an undercover Russian agent

Southwest Washington and Columbia Gorge wine touring will take you from the foothills of an active volcano, Mt St Helens, in the west to the slopes of snow-capped Mt Adams in the east with many spectacular panoramas as enjoyable as the wine you will discover along the way.

I went on a diet, swore off drinking, and heavy eating and in 14 days, I lost two weeks.
~ Joe E. Lewis

Plan a Washington wine trip right away. Winding country roads and winning Washington wines await at every turn.

Wine is the intellectual part of a meal, meats are merely the material part.
~ Alexander Dumas Sr.

Columbia Gorge  Wine Shops & Wine Bars

The Gorge White House
(Columbia Gorge wines and beers tasting;
Open Daily 10 am - 7 pm)

2265 Highway 35
(4 miles south of Hood River)

Hood River, OR  97031

541-386-2828

Columbia River Cellars
(Wine Bar & Bistro)
(Daily for lunch, Dinner Fri and Sat evenings)
135 E. Historic Columbia River Hwy.
Troutdale, OR
541-296-1188

The Gift House
(Northwest gifts and wines)
204 Oak St
Hood River, OR 97031
1-800-460-2946

Healthy Habits
107 East 2nd Street
The Dalles, OR 97058
541-298-1906

Hood River Wine and Internet Bar...
and Wine Shop
106 3rd Street
Hood River, OR  97031
541-386-3239

The Wine Sellers
(and a lot more!)
514 State Street
Hood River, OR
541-386-4647

Rice is born in water and must die in wine.
~ Italian proverb about risotto

Nothing would be more tiresome than eating or drinking if God had not made them a pleasure as well as a necessity.
~ Voltaire

Wine is light held together by water.
~ Galileo

If a life of wine, women, and song becomes to much...give up the singing!
~ Anonymous

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