Festival · McMinnville
International Pinot Noir Celebration
McMinnville's legendary last weekend of July — 3 days on Linfield College campus with alder-wood roasted salmon, world Pinot Noir tastings, and cellar dinners by top Northwest chefs.
What to do there
- FestivalInternational Pinot Noir CelebrationThree-day global mecca for Pinot Noir lovers in McMinnville, Oregon - world-renowned winemakers, northwest chefs, and esteemed media.
- FestivalIPNC: The Global Pinot Noir GatheringEvery last weekend of July, McMinnville hosts 700+ Pinot Noir obsessives from around the world for the International Pinot Noir Celebration. Started in 1987, it's now the world's premier gathering for the grape - three days of tastings, seminars, and dinners with 70+ wineries from Oregon, Burgundy, and beyond.
Wineries nearby
- Winery The Eyrie Vineyards David Lett planted the Willamette Valley's first Pinot Noir — first vines in 1965, the Dundee Hills estate in 1966 — and the 1975 South Block Reserve placed in the top 10 at the 1979 Gault-Millau Wine Olympiad in Paris.
- Winery · Willamette Valley Youngberg Hill Women-owned organic winery on 50-acre hilltop with inn accommodations, sustainable farming, and views over 100+ Willamette Valley wineries.
- Winery · Oregon Ken Wright Cellars Since 1994 in Carlton, Ken Wright hand-sorts 12 single-vineyard Pinot Noirs from Willamette microclimates—each fermented separately in 1-ton open vats, aged 1 year in 100% French oak.