The Wine Lover's Guide to Summer in Oregon

UPDATED JULY 14, 2026
With 16 different winegrowing regions, 700 wineries, 72 grape varieties, and abundant good summer weather, Oregon is a playground for wine lovers. This is our local's guide!

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And wherever you go, our Oregon-made handcrafted leather Wine Case will make the trip picnic-perfect!

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Oregon summer wine adventure trips Explore ALL the Pacific Northwest wine regions (road trip!) Bicycle wine country Laidback winery day trip and picnic Oregon winegrowing regions (AVAs) Special events Oregon-wide winery information You Might Also Be Interested In...

Oregon summer wine adventure trips

Explore ALL the Pacific Northwest wine regions (road trip!)

Many people have heard about Willamette Valley Pinot Noirs, but have you tasted a Rogue Valley Albariño, or a Walla Walla Merlot? These are some of our favorites, and it's a thrill to find great wine in all corners of Oregon (and duck over the border to Washington). Dovetailed with a camping trip or historic hotel, that's all you need for a memorable summer road trip.

Bicycle wine country

There's more than one bicycle tour of Oregon wine country, but one of the best-known is the Eola Hills Wine Country Bike Ride.

Individualized bike tours are organized by tour groups like LifeCycle Adventures, or you can plan your own using Oregon scenic bikeways as a starting point, like on the Willamette Valley Scenic Bikeway.

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Oregon Coast Bicycle Adventures

Laidback winery day trip and picnic

Do what we do as locals: one of the most enjoyable ways to explore Oregon wines is with a simple day trip: pick a target winery, explore the micro-area around it, and bring a picnic lunch.

Some wineries have picnic tables and gorgeous grounds that they welcome you to enjoy and linger - while others require reservations and only on-site food purchases.

Explore local parks and small towns, or farmstands. You can buy a glass or cork a bottle on the grounds and relax a few hours in the bucolic scenery rather than rushing around for quick tastings.

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Leather Wine Case on the beach by @adventurewine

Oregon winegrowing regions (AVAs)

Summer road trippers are likely to pass by at least one of the sixteen different wine growing regions of Oregon - and they're all worth exploring!

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The winegrowing regions of Oregon

Learn more about each of the regions and their participating wineries on each regional wine organization:

Learn more about all the regions from the Oregon Wine Board.

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Handcrafted in Oregon: leather and wines. Our hand-dyed veg-tan leather stacked in front of ripening red wine grapes at Árdiri Vineyards in the Willamette Valley.

Special events

Wine summer begins in Oregon with Memorial Day Wine Weekend, the first of two big annual winetasting events. On that weekend, celebrating the beginning of the growing year, wineries pull out all the stops, with special tastings, snacks, and music. Even some wineries that aren't normally open to the public prop open their doors.

Wine summer ends with Wine Country Thanksgiving Weekend, the last of the big annual winetasting events.

The majority of events and wineries are in the Willamette Valley, but check with individual regions and wineries for summer events around Oregon: there are winemakers dinners, outdoor concerts, barrel tasting events, seminars, game nights, and more.