Wineries

#1 | AniChe Cellars is a small, family-owned winery led by a mother-daughter team of women winemakers. Guests are invited to enjoy the awe-inspiring vistas of the Estate vineyard and the Columbia River from the intimate tasting room atop Underwood Mountain. The winery is welcoming to families and pets, making it an inclusive destination. With a focus on vintage and terroir, AniChe Cellars is dedicated to exploring uniqueness in every bottle. The wines are vineyard-driven, produced in small batches with minimal manipulation, resulting in European-style red blends, bright Estate single varietals, and dry sparkling wines. The winery specializes in free-run wines with very low oak profiles and regularly experiments with clay vessels, concrete, and alternative fermentation methods.

AniChe Cellars upholds high sustainability standards across all aspects of production, ensuring fair and equitable treatment for everyone in the wine industry. The winery is committed to reaching diverse audiences beyond traditional demographics and aims to lead the way in making wine accessible to all. By challenging industry norms and celebrating diversity as a core value, AniChe Cellars supports social justice movements that empower the community. They contribute to these causes through regular donations of wine bottles and tasting room sales. Visitors are welcome Wednesday through Sunday, from 12-6pm, with both reservations and walk-ins encouraged.

#2 | South Hill Vineyards & Winery: Nestled on Underwood Mountain, just 15 minutes from Hood River, Oregon, South Hill Vineyards & Winery offers a remarkable experience. With three decades of winemaking expertise, this family-owned winery provides breathtaking views and exceptional wines. Visitors can savor award-winning wines while admiring the stunning Hood River Valley, Mt. Hood, and the Columbia River, or relax in their inviting tasting room within the working winery.

At their vineyards, they grow a variety of cool-climate grapes, including Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Riesling, Pinot Noir, and Gamay Noir. They also source grapes from warmer regions of eastern Washington to offer a diverse selection.

The South Hill Tasting Room is open Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, April to October from 12 pm to 5 pm, for guests 21 and over. Picnics are welcome, and dogs are allowed outside on a leash.

#3 | Cascade Cliffs Winery: Cascade Cliffs Winery offers waterfront views, towering basalt cliffs with vistas at this casual yet sophisticated tasting room with an up close and personal feel. Since 1986, they have grown varietals such as Barbera, Nebbiolo, Petite Syrah, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon and Symphony.

#4 | Maryhill Winery: Next stop, one of the most scenic wineries in the U.S. Sit back on Maryhill’s covered arbor and listen to music every summer weekend while picnicking and taking in the majestic views of Mt. Hood and the Columbia River Gorge.

#5 | Klickitat Canyon Winery Tasting Room:  They are a small, family run, organic winery making natural wines, unfiltered and pure in the old world traditions.  By this, they mean nothing is added to their wines and they are manually stomped, then allowed to ferment in oak barrels, all the way to dryness.  Their fermentation differs from most other wine making processes in that they do not use any sulfites, clarifying agents, filters or even added yeasts.  They have been making organic wines in the Northwest and the Columbia River Gorge since 1993.  Please come in for a flight, glass or bottle.  The tasting room is located at 6 Lyle Snowden Rd, Lyle, WA 98635   541-400-8147

Just east of Maryhill Winery is the Biggs Junction Bridge taking you into Oregon for your return trip via I-84. There is quite a choice of wineries on the south side of the Columbia River so use that Columbia Gorge Wine Map to make your selection. For more details, visit GorgeWine.com.