Oregon Multisport Wine Adventure
With The Boulder Wine Merchant
August 10-14, 2008 New Date!!!

Oregon is not unknown in the wine world. It is the fourth-largest wine producing state in the US, has the third most wineries of any state, and has won many awards, especially for its renowned Pinot Noirs.

However, Oregon is still in its infancy as far as wine tourism. And that makes our tour in Oregon special.

We spend five days in Oregon, visiting wine regions ranging from Eugene to the northern Willamette Valley to the Hood River appellation. This is a Multisport Tour and we visit the wine regions by walking, bicycling, and canoeing. Most of these activities are not currently organized or available in the Oregon wine country outside our tour. We have created unique vineyard walks, arranged a canoe trip on the Willamette River with a stop at a local winery, and planned a bike route through the Hood River region running down the lower slopes of Mount Hood.

And Oregon's wine country is unique. It is spread over thousands of acres and dominated by small, family-run wineries. Each owner/vintner we meet has a great story and we will hear many of them as we try the local Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, and Riesling wines. You will be in the vanguard of active wine tourism if you join us in Oregon.

Special Notes
Please note this tour is now scheduled for August 10-14, 2008. This tour is being organized in cooperation between Zephyr Wine Adventures and The Boulder Wine Merchant. Participants will be primarily from the Boulder area and customers of this specialty wine shop. In addition to Zephyr tour guides, we will be joined on this tour by one staff member of the Boulder Wine Merchant, serving as a Wine Host. The advantage to you? You get a great Zephyr Wine Adventure vacation, have the additional services of a professional Wine Host, and will make friends with other wine travelers from the Boulder area.

Accommodations
We start our week by staying in a fantastic B&B in the heart of Eugune, the Excelsior Inn. Eugene is home to the University of Oregon and is the center of the southern Willamette Valley wine area. We then move to the heart of Oregon's wine area in the central and northern areas of the Valley, staying in the Phoenix Grand Hotel in Salem for two nights. The Phoenix is the newest and best hotel in Salem, the capital city of Oregon. Our final night is at the Columbia Gorge Hotel, a grand historic hotel located on the banks of the Columbia River. The hotel is situated in the fun, outdoors-oriented town of Hood River, also home to the up-and-coming Hood River appellation.