Sampling Wines and Wine Bars on the Oregon Coast

(Oregon Coast) - It's a sure sign the Oregon coast is no longer a rugged place: sipping your way down the Oregon coast has become so huge it's now hard to imagine the region without a glass of vino being close at hand. Wine bars and wine tasting spots have opened up all over the Oregon coast these days - all proof that wine tourism is encroaching on not just Oregon farm country, but the Oregon coast as well.

From the exploding industry of wine bars on the coast, to its plethora of wine shops, here is a sampler of Oregon coast wine possibilities.

Nehalem Bay Winery – Nehalem. Perhaps the flagship of local nuttiness for the Nehalem Bay area is at the Nehalem Bay Winery, just a mile up Highway 53 from the 101 junction. Here, it resembles parts of France or Germany’s Black Forest, sitting in the middle of lush pastures, small mountains and thick forests. The winery even looks a bit like an old, rustic European home from some angles. But inside the tasting room, it’s tie-dye t-shirts over dress attire for employees. The décor boasts everything from local history and comic pictures to images of Ken Kesey scrawled on the walls.

After all, it’s here where Kesey sometimes showed up to read his works, hang out or just show off the Further bus. And it’s here where big pig roasts and music festivals break the mold of most any winery you’ll find in Oregon. There is also the Depoe Bay Winery, in Depoe Bay. www.nehalembaywinery.com. 34965 Highway 53. 888-368-9463.

Depoe Bay Winery Inside the “cave de vin” as they termed it, there’s more quirky fun from the folks who bring you the Nehalem Bay Winery. Like their north coast sister winery, enjoy a large variety of reds and whites, as well as dessert wines. Write your name on the cave walls as well. Highway 101, downtown Depoe Bay, Oregon. (541) 765-3311. www.depoebaywinery.com

Inside the Depoe Bay Winery

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More wine bars, wine tasting shops and Oregon coast wineries are available in places like Newport, Yachats, Lincoln City, Gleneden Beach, Manzanita, Rockaway Beach, Cannon Beach, Seaside and Astoria.

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