My parents came up and spend Thanksgiving with us and it was a beautiful day. We decided not to have a traditional Thanksgiving day meal. We had a standing rib roast, garlic mashed potatoes with gravy, fresh green beans with lots of garlic, bread, and a family favorite (well Maddux and myself) pink salad…which is cool whip, cottage cheese, pink jello mix, and fruit. We all enjoyed the meal and had a great day watching a lot of football, looking at the BLACK FRIDAY store adds, and relaxing with the family.
Friday I ended up going to Wal Mart at 4:30AM. I was able to pick up a couple gifts for each of the kids. I hope they like them!!!! I know Maddux will because he is such an easy one to buy for, but Paityn on the other hand is getting a little more picky with her older age…. Then I had to take Paityn to her hitting practice at 9:00 AM; we were there approximately 1 hour and then came home to an extremely full house. The Hanson’s were over for Bloody Marys and breakfast. Brett, Hunter, Brooke, and Skylar ended up staying and watching football with us all day.
Saturday is when the real fun began….WINE TASTING!!!!!!
The northwest portion of Oregon wine country is celebrated for its cool-climate grape varieties, including Pinot Gris, Riesling, Chardonnay, and especially Pinot noir.
This year we had a much larger group with us. There were a couple neighbors that wanted to go around with us. The Starling’s (Chris and Christy) and The Rerick’s Joe and Shelly). Normally the group is just us, my mom and dad, and my brother Michael.
We only had tome for 3 wineries, so we had to pick good ones…
1. Ken Wright Cellars -Located in rural Carlton, Oregon, Ken Wright Cellars is devoted to showcasing the inherent quality of selected vineyard sites. With a clarity and breadth that is unequaled by other varieties, we believe Pinot noir best expresses the character of these sites. Rather than stamping wine with a varietal trademark, we see Pinot noir as a vehicle for conveying the aroma, flavor and texture of the location in which it is grown.
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2. Shea Vineyards - Founded by Dick and Deirdre Shea in 1996, Shea Wine Cellars is a producer of world-class Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, all made from fruit grown on-site at Shea Vineyard. Shea Wine Cellars was a natural outgrowth of Shea Vineyard which was first planted to wine grapes in 1989.
The 200-acre vineyard property lies at the heart of Oregon's Yamhill-Carlton District and supplies fruit to some of Oregon's and California's finest wineries.
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3. Bergstrom Wines - Bergstrom Winery believes that winemaking begins and ends in the vineyard. The winegrowing process must be a natural one, respecting progress of the growing season, harvesting the fruit by hand only when it has reached physiological maturity and allowing a fermentation to take place that is driven by the vineyard's indigenous yeast strains. We believe that Oregon Pinot Noir must have purity of fruit that can only be achieved through non-industrial, artisan winemaking
All three wineries were spectacular this year, but the company was better. I wasn’t sure about going wine tasting with that many people in our group, but we honestly had a good time and would like to plan another outing soon with them.
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