I was in Portland recently and I ventured down to wine country. The main cities are Newberg, Dundee, and Lafayette. There’s also Yamhill a little farther out which is supposedly the up and coming area. While in Newberg I checked out a couple of tasting rooms. My first stop was Hip Chicks do Wine. It’s a 100% women owned and run company. For $10 I was able to sample 8 different wines. I must say, I was pleasantly surprised! They were quite amazing. You can checkout all of their wines on their site www.hipchicksdowine.com. They also have a wine club worth checking out. This winery was founded by Laurie and Renee, who both didn’t know much about wine until they dove in and just starting experimenting. They describe themselves both as ‘cooler’ girls who first discovered wine in the old days when coolers were actually made with wine. They took wine making courses in Oregon and started developing wines. Though they have many higher end wines the founders favorite is still ‘pink and fizzy’. So for something tasty and a little less pretentious I’d suggest checking out Hip Chicks do Wine.

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