Do you love to hike, and do you love wine? Then, it might be time to do some wine hiking in Oregon. And I’ve got a great book to get us started.
A Perfect Housewarming Gift
When I moved to the Pacific Northwest 15 months ago, my Portland friend Valerie gifted me with the perfect housewarming gift: Wine Hiking Oregon by Jack Costa. We both like to hike, and we both like wine. It doesn’t get much better than this book.
But, believe it or not, it took us 15 months before we did our first wine hike. Where did we go? To Angel’s Rest. What winery was coupled with that? Edgefield, a winery that’s about 10 miles away. That was kind of funny. When I saw the book, I thought that we would hike to a winery. I guess it doesn’t quite work that way. But hey, a winery that’s a short distance away is great.
About the Author
In his book, Jack Costa describes himself as “a writer, podcaster, content creator and Oregon outdoors enthusiast.”
He grew up around wine and has been studying wine and working in the industry for as long as he’s been able to. He studied wine at WSU and graduated in 2022. I believe he’s now in graduate school in Austria.
According to WSU’s site, he is leaning towards a career international wine trade or marketing and communication within the wine industry.
About the Book
The subtitle of the book is “Explore the Landscapes of Oregon Wines.”
Here’s what Helvetic says about the book: “Wine lovers and hiking enthusiasts, these 30 hikes are for you! Each carefully selected hike leads you through a stunning natural landscape and ends near a winery or tasting room where an excellent Oregon wine awaits you!”
For each hike, they provide the name, the region, the level of difficulty and a map.
For each winery, he focused on the winery’s flagship variety or blend. While there are a lot of Pinots, there are many other wines as well.
The book is broken up into these regions:
- Southern Oregon
- Willamette Valley and the coast
- The Columbia Gorge and Eastern Oregon
- Central Oregon
Our first hike was in the Columbia Gorge. The next hike we’re going to take is Trappist Abbey, which is in Willamette Valley. The winery paired with this hike is Argyle. We can’t wait to check this winery out, because they focus on sparkling wine. YUM!
Have you done any wine hiking? Where did you do it?
