PACIFIC NORTHWEST
Planning your trip to Willamette Valley, Oregon
THE BEST WAY
From LAX,
WHERE TO STAY
Black Walnut Inn & Vineyard, 9600 N.E. Worden Hill Road;
Wine Country Farm Bed & Breakfast & Cellars, 6855 Breyman Orchards Road, Dayton; (800) 261-3446, www.winecountryfarm.com. Nine rooms. Doubles from $130.
McMenamins Hotel
Abbey Road Farm B&B, 10501 N.E. Abbey Road, Carlton; (503)852-6278, www.abbeyroadfarm.com. Five rooms built into three old silos. Doubles from $195.
WHERE TO EAT
Nick's Italian Cafe, 521 N.E. 3rd St., McMinnville; (503) 434-4471, www.nicksitaliancafe.com. Dinner only, Tuesdays through Sundays. Focus is on the five-course meal, $49, but you can order a la carte.
Crescent Cafe, 526 N.E. 3rd St., McMinnville; (503) 435-2655. Breakfast and lunch, Wednesdays through Sundays. Prices up to $12.
Cuvée, 214 W. Main St., Carlton; (503) 852-6555, www.cuveedining.com. Dinner, weekend lunches in summer. Dinner entrees $19.75 to $22.
Dundee Bistro, 100-A S.W. 7th St., Dundee; (503) 554-1650, www.dundeebistro.com. Lunch and dinner daily. Dinner entrees $13 to $22.
Tina's, 760 S.W. Highway 99W, Dundee; (503) 538-8880, www.tinasdundee.com. Dinner nightly, lunch Tuesdays to Fridays. Dinner entrees $22 to $36.
TO LEARN MORE
Wineries and tasting rooms: The Willamette Valley Wineries Assn., (503) 297-2962, www.willamettewines.com; the Dundee Hills Winegrowers Assn., www.dundeehills.org.
Horseback riding through vineyards: Equestrian Wine Tours, (866) 864-5253, www.equestrianwinetours.com.
The area: Yamhill Valley Visitors Assn., (503) 883-7770, www.yamhillvalley.org.
McMinnville Downtown Assn., (503) 472-3605, www.downtownmcminnville.com.
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