{"id":15553,"date":"2018-04-27T12:36:20","date_gmt":"2018-04-27T17:36:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/?p=15553"},"modified":"2018-04-27T12:36:20","modified_gmt":"2018-04-27T17:36:20","slug":"may-is-oregons-wine-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/2018\/04\/27\/may-is-oregons-wine-month\/","title":{"rendered":"May is Oregon\u2019s Wine Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_15555\" style=\"width: 298px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15555\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15555\" src=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/willamettevalley1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"288\" height=\"180\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-15555\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Willamette Valley Vineyards<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Celebrate Oregon\u2019s Wine Month beginning May 1. It&#8217;s not too early to start planning your visit!<\/p>\n<p>To celebrate, a special sweepstakes has been planned, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregonwine.org\/oregon-wine-month\/soar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2018 Oregon Wine Month Sweepstakes<\/a>. \u201cOne lucky winner and guest will spend 4 days and 3 nights in the vineyards, the kitchens and the company of some of Oregon\u2019s most acclaimed winemakers, chefs and craftspeople for an immersive celebration of Oregon\u2019s wine and food bounty. Three runners up will win a two-month, two-bottle membership to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cellar503.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cellar 503<\/a>, the premier wine club for anyone wheo wants to explore Oregon\u2019s small-batch wineries.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_15556\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15556\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-15556\" src=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/abacela3-300x130.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"130\" srcset=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/abacela3-300x130.jpg 300w, http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/abacela3.jpg 498w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-15556\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vineyards at Abacela<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Many of the Oregon wineries are events offering special events during May. Visit the Oregon Wine <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregonwine.org\/event\/\">website<\/a> or the websites of the individual wineries for details.<\/p>\n<p><i>Quick Facts about Oregon\u2019s Wine Industry<\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Oregon is the third largest grape producer<\/li>\n<li>Oregon is home to 18 AVAs.<\/li>\n<li>Oregon has 720 wineries<\/li>\n<li>Number of grape varieties: 72<\/li>\n<li>Top 12 grape varieties: Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay, Riesling, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Merlot, Viognier, Gew\u00fcrztraminer, Tempranillo, Pinot Blanc and Cabernet Franc.<\/li>\n<li>Oldest continually operating winery is Honeywood Winery in Salem.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_15554\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15554\" class=\"wp-image-15554 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/youngberghill1-300x147.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"147\" srcset=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/youngberghill1-300x147.jpg 300w, http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/youngberghill1.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-15554\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Youngberg Hill Vineyards and Inn<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Oregon has several wine growing regions including: Central Oregon, Columbia Gorge, Portland\u2019s Urban Wineries, Southern Oregon, Walla Walla Valley and Willamette Valley. Some of these regions include smaller wine regions. For example, Willamette Valley includes Chehalem Mountains and Ribbon Ridge, Dundee Hills, Cascade Foothills, Eola-Amity Hills, Heart of Willamette, McMinnville, North Willamette, South Willamette and Yahmill-Carlton. Another one of our favorite wine regions in Oregon is Southern Oregon where wine enthusiasts will find wineries in Applegate Valley and Umpqua Valley.<\/p>\n<p>If you are planning to visit Oregon during your summer vacation, order the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregonwine.org\/visit-wine-country\/official-touring-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2018 Oregon Wine Tour Guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Wine Trail Traveler has visited many of Oregon\u2019s wineries over several years. Read the <a href=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/oregon\/oregon.php\">articles<\/a> about each winery we have visited, the information and photos may spark your interest in visiting a particular winery or wine region.<\/p>\n<p>Cheers!<br \/>\nKathy<\/p>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" class=\"owbutton\" src=\"http:\/\/www.onlywire.com\/button\" title=\"May is Oregon\u2019s Wine Month\" url=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/?p=15553\"><\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Celebrate Oregon Wine Month in May by visiting several of Oregon&#8217;s wineries throughout the month!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[174],"tags":[58,3968,1400,88,98,3759],"class_list":["post-15553","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-wine-newscommentary","tag-oregon","tag-oregon-wine-month","tag-tourism","tag-travel","tag-wine","tag-wineries"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15553","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15553"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15553\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15559,"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15553\/revisions\/15559"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15553"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15553"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15553"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}