September 3-6, 2026
A shareable itinerary for Nate and his wife, centered on Dundee and Carlton tastings with flight details, driving estimates, maps, and a quick read on each stop.
CMH to PDX via SFO, then Hotel deLuxe in Goose Hollow.
Six tastings total, with M&H driving and The Carlton Inn as base.
PDX to CMH via DEN, arriving 10:57 PM.
Thursday, September 3
After landing at PDX, head into downtown Portland and settle in at Hotel deLuxe before the wine-country days begin.
Night of Sep 3
Vintage Hollywood-inspired boutique hotel in Goose Hollow
A downtown Portland boutique hotel with old Hollywood style, Art Deco details, Gracie's for brunch, and the Driftwood Room for a nightcap after arrival day.
M&H Transportation is covering the wine-country driving and Sunday airport transfer. Text the day before for driver details.
Contact Mike: 503-883-3205; email thread: support@99779aed-44dc-48bd-a03f-fc5b748d8c63.mail.conversations.godaddy.com
Sep 4-6
Private car service for the full Oregon itinerary
M&H will handle the Portland-to-Dundee transfer, Friday winery route, Saturday Carlton/Gaston tastings, and Sunday transfer from The Carlton Inn to PDX.
Three stops clustered in Dundee. After Holloran, M&H will drive west to Carlton for check-in at The Carlton Inn.
About 50 to 65 minutes from Hotel deLuxe in Portland
11:00 AM
Private tasting with Mo Ayoub
Small, appointment-only Dundee Hills producer focused on Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. This is the intimate, personal stop of the day.
About 8 to 12 minutes from Ayoub Wines
1:00 PM
Outdoor estate tasting
Micro-boutique, estate-grown vineyard in the Dundee Hills, known for organic and biodynamic farming, volcanic soils, and a soil-to-glass tasting experience.
About 3 to 5 minutes from Cramoisi Vineyard
3:00 PM
Dundee tasting room
Long-running Willamette Valley producer with a Dundee tasting room on Worden Hill Road. A convenient final Friday stop, just down the road from Cramoisi.
The Carlton Inn is the home base for Friday and Saturday nights, making Saturday's Carlton tastings very easy.
About 25 to 35 minutes from the Dundee tasting area
Sep 4-6
Yamhill-Carlton Suite in Oregon wine country
A 1915 bed and breakfast in the heart of Carlton, known as the Wine Capital of Oregon. The inn is walkable to downtown tasting rooms and restaurants, with breakfast and fresh-baked cookies on check-in.
M&H picks up at The Carlton Inn, starts with two Oak Springs Farm Road stops, then heads north toward Gaston for the tentative Kelley Fox appointment.
About 15 to 20 minutes from MonksGate Vineyard
3:30 PM
Tentative appointment tasting at ADEA Wine Company
Small-production Willamette Valley wines from Kelley Fox, with tastings by appointment at ADEA Wine Company. The visit page describes quiet, guided tastings with current releases and occasional sold-out bottlings or magnums.
Exact times depend on traffic. These are planning estimates using PDX, Hotel deLuxe, Dundee, The Carlton Inn, and the Carlton wine area as anchors.
Sunday, September 6