Oregon’s wine country is a beautiful place to spend a day exploring, and the town of Newberg is particularly picturesque. It’s located in Yamhill County (which is known as the Napa Valley of Oregon), just 25 miles from Portland. There’s a vineyard here that not only offers up award-winning wine, but it also has llamas on site that visitors can meet! Check out Rain Dance Vineyards.
*Currently, due to COVID-19 restrictions, Rain Dance Vineyard is doing wine tastings by appointment. Make sure to visit its website to book yours!
Rain Dance Vineyard got its start in 2009, when Ken and Celia Austin purchased a 15-acre Christmas tree farm, and decided to convert it into a vineyard. Today, it grows grapes for the vineyard’s Estate Pinot Noir and Member Exclusive Reserve Pino Noir.
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Rain Dance added a little three-acre plot in 2013. Lee’s Vineyard was named after the land’s previous owner, Lee Anderson, a farmer and friend of Ken and Celia. This little vineyard produces exclusive single-barrel wines.
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The Grand Oak Vineyard encompasses 40 acres and produces grapes for Rain Dance Chardonnay, Riesling, Rosé and Pinot Noir. The Austins plan to plant native oaks there as part of their land conservation efforts.
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Today, Rain Dance operates a total of seven vineyards that cover 120 acres. The vineyards are Salmon Safe & LIVE Certified, and the Austins use dry farming techniques that are sustainable.
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Visitors can partake of the stunning rural beauty of this vineyard when they stop in at the Rain Dance Tasting Room. It’s located at 26355 NE Bell Road, Newberg.
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The tasting room is nestled in the midst of three of the vineyards, and it’s a lovely, rural paradise.
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Another perk visitors get when they stop in? The chance to meet and pet some llamas! Rain Dance was a llama ranch decades before it became a vineyard, and these llamas are award-winning.
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They’re also inquisitive, friendly, and quirky. You’ll definitely want to get to know them.
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The tasting room is open Thursday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Have you visited Rain Dance Vineyards? We’d love to hear about your visit and see your photos in the comments! Learn more about Rain Dance Vineyards on its website, and stay up-to-date on the local happenings on the vineyard’s Facebook page.
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Address: 26355 NE Bell Rd, Newberg, OR 97132, USA
