This Waterfront Winery Is The Best Place To Go In Oregon
By Catherine Armstrong|Published November 05, 2018
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Writer, editor and researcher with a passion for exploring new places. Catherine loves local bookstores, independent films, and spending time with her family, including Gus the golden retriever, who is a very good boy.
Oregon’s Willamette Valley produces some of the best wine grapes in the country, and you’ll find tons of local wineries in the region, but did you know that there’s a unique winery on the coast? If you love wine, and appreciate ocean views, you’ll want to pay a visit to Flying Dutchman Winery in Otter Rock.
Flying Dutchman Winery is a small boutique winery right on the Oregon coast. It's located on a peninsula overlooking the ocean, and you'll find it at 915 1st St., Otter Rock, OR 97369.
During the fall grape crush, the crushed grapes are kept in open containers where they're exposed to the salt air and cool temperatures of the coast for 7-10 days. This unique fermentation environment lends a unique taste to the wine.
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It's too chilly on the coast for grapes to grow properly, so Flying Dutchman Winery gets all its grapes from local Oregon vineyards.
If you appreciate wine, you know that the vineyards in the Wilamette Valley produce some of the best grapes in the country, and Flying Dutchman Winery takes full advantage of these delicious grapes to make its award-winning wines.
The red wines here are aged in oak barrel from two to five years, depending on the variety. The winery produces pinot noir, syrah, cabernet sauvignon, merlot, and cabernet franc.
White wines are fermented in stainless steel tanks, and include white riesling, pinot blanc, and pinot gris. The winery also produces two dessert wines: raspberry mist and coastal blackberry.
Stop by the winery for a tasting! It's open every day from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m..
