The fall months in Oregon’s Mt. Hood Territory create an ideal backdrop for wine tasting with friends and family. The season’s beautiful hues, coupled with the robust aromas of award-winning wines, make for a truly blissful experience at any tasting room.

Many of Mt. Hood Territory’s wineries and vineyards are located in the north Willamette Valley, Oregon’s best-known wine region, and provide an escape from the crowds of other wine areas for a more intimate experience. These tasting rooms are often staffed by one of the owners or the winemaker — and in most cases, they are one and the same.

This is your invitation to relax and enjoy the changing fall colors over a glass of wine.

MT. HOOD TERRITORY WINE TRAIL

The perfect way to experience this wine region is with the new Mt. Hood Territory Wine Trail. This free mobile passport guides you through The Territory’s boutique, family-owned wineries. An in-pass map makes it easy to find a winery near your location. Use the pass to “check in” at each participating location to earn points towards locally-made prizes. Some wineries even offer special tasting room deals available only to Wine Trail users that you can redeem for even more points. And as if that weren’t enough, each check-in and offer redemption counts as an entry toward our Wine Trail grand prize – a 2 night stay on Mt. Hood. The Wine Trail is your way to earn fantastic prizes while supporting local winemakers. Sign up for free today!

THANKSGIVING WINE WEEKEND

Thanksgiving is when families embrace traditions they look forward to every year, and the Mt. Hood Territory wineries have their own custom of extending their tasting room hours the weekend after Thanksgiving. Many offer limited releases, special reserve tastings, discounts on pours or flights and cellar tours to celebrate the extended weekend. So come enjoy amazing views, firepits and heat lamps to keep you warm and cozy and discover a new favorite wine.

WHEN YOU VISIT

Fall isn’t just about the wine though, the valley farms are filled with harvest festivals, corn mazes, and pumpkins. The charming towns and main streets offer near limitless options for farm-to-table dining, lodging, and local boutique shopping. With cooler temperatures and so much to explore, there is no better time to visit Mt. Hood Territory than in the fall.