Wine tasting with the fam

Newberg is basically wine country so we have many many wineries very close to us. For the past three years (I think, I've only been around since last year), Brandon, Mark, Teri, Erin and Auntie Susan have gone on wine tasting "tours". Last year it was Susan's son Travis who was our designated driver and this year it was her daugher Kalynn. And also this year her other son Brian and his wife Amber and then Susan's partner Dell (spelling?) joined us.

We have so many wineries around us you just kinda pick which ones you want and go, we hit four of them this year up in the Dundee Hills. Four doesn't seem like a lot, but you get pretty toasted after a few, especially this year where they were giving us some pretty generous pours.

Mark thought we should ride in style so he rented us this awesome ride!



Ok, not really. I don't think any of us would be seen in that hideous thing, it was just at one of the wineries we went to. Instead we all piled in a big truck that Susan rented. Brandon and Erin had to squeeze into the way back.


Our first stop was at Winter's Hill, we had them take a group shot.




Then we went to Vista Hills where I took this rad picture of Erin.

After Susan was cheating and getting more pours of wine than she should of we took off to White Rose. Susan took a picture of us in one of the vineyards by the tasting room.

Then we all hit up the tasting room where we met Dago (no Teri, that's not the spanish version of Doug) and he told us all about their yummy wines. The girls were schmoozing it up, as you can see.



Then we found the perfect spot for lunch, what a view!!!


Of course we have to add in a cutesy picture of us. If you look closely you can see Brian in between us.

Oh, and we did have one highlight of the day at Domaine Serene, a older lady either passed out or had a seizure. Erin went over and talked to them and advised her to go see her doctor. I have some pictures from that place, but Mark and Teri would be mad if I showed them to anyone. :)

It was a great day! I can't wait to go again! Oh, Hunter got to hang out with Ruby and Ted all day, it'll be awhile before she can join us on this kind of adventure.