{"id":8454,"date":"2015-12-02T10:13:40","date_gmt":"2015-12-02T18:13:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogadmin.plantlust.com\/blog\/?p=8454"},"modified":"2024-01-24T07:27:32","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T15:27:32","slug":"visiting-oregon-wine-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/blog\/plants\/visiting-oregon-wine-country\/","title":{"rendered":"Visiting Oregon Wine Country"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My move to Oregon, back in 2004, coincided with my (now) husband and I becoming engaged. To celebrate the news his Aunt and Uncle took us on a wine tasting adventure through Oregon wine country and as a wedding gift assembled a mixed case made from our favorites. That was eleven years ago, a\u00a0return visit was overdue!<!--more--><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/01145344\/OWCa.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8457\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/01145344\/OWCa.jpg\" alt=\"OWCa\" width=\"911\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/01145344\/OWCa.jpg 911w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/01145344\/OWCa-266x300.jpg 266w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 911px) 100vw, 911px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our first stop was at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/canasfeast.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cana&#8217;s Feast Winery<\/a>. Since I&#8217;m tree\u00a0ignorant I&#8217;m not positive on the ID, but for the sake of atmosphere I&#8217;m calling those tall, thin, exclamation points Italian Cypress (<a href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/plants\/18786\/cupressus-sempervirens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cupressus sempervirens<\/a>). They certainly set the mood for a winery that describes itself as &#8220;Tuscan-inspired.&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/01145344\/OWCb.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8458\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/01145344\/OWCb.jpg\" alt=\"OWCb\" width=\"1024\" height=\"599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/01145344\/OWCb.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/01145344\/OWCb-300x175.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A\u00a0Bocce Ball court I presume?<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/01145343\/OWCc.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8459\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/01145343\/OWCc.jpg\" alt=\"OWCc\" width=\"1024\" height=\"672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/01145343\/OWCc.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/01145343\/OWCc-300x196.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Of course there were olives,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/plants\/26909\/olea-europaea-frantoio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Olea europaea &#8216;Frantoio&#8217;<\/a> perhaps?<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/01145343\/OWCd.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8460\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/01145343\/OWCd.jpg\" alt=\"OWCd\" width=\"732\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/01145343\/OWCd.jpg 732w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/01145343\/OWCd-214x300.jpg 214w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 732px) 100vw, 732px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For reasons I can&#8217;t quite explain I found this sad little thing\u00a0to be quite beautiful.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/01145341\/OWCe.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8461\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/01145341\/OWCe.jpg\" alt=\"OWCe\" width=\"1024\" height=\"678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/01145341\/OWCe.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/01145341\/OWCe-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The tasting room\u00a0for <a href=\"https:\/\/kenwrightcellars.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ken Wright Cellars<\/a>\u00a0is located in the old Carlton train station.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/01145340\/OWCf.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8462\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/01145340\/OWCf.jpg\" alt=\"OWCf\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/01145340\/OWCf.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/01145340\/OWCf-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The raised bed edging makes use of old rails.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/01145339\/OWCg.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8463\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/01145339\/OWCg.jpg\" alt=\"OWCg\" width=\"828\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/01145339\/OWCg.jpg 828w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/01145339\/OWCg-242x300.jpg 242w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/01145338\/OWCh.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8464\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/01145338\/OWCh.jpg\" alt=\"OWCh\" width=\"1024\" height=\"876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/01145338\/OWCh.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/01145338\/OWCh-300x256.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That tree! And the purple berries&#8230;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/01145337\/OWCi.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8465\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/01145337\/OWCi.jpg\" alt=\"OWCi\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1021\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/01145337\/OWCi.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/01145337\/OWCi-225x225.jpg 225w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/01145337\/OWCi-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One of our group saw the berries and exclaimed &#8220;those are beautiful&#8221; &#8211; the plant nerd in me loved telling him they were indeed Beautyberry (<a href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/search\/#\/raw=Callicarpa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Callicarpa<\/a>).<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/01145337\/OWCj.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8466\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/01145337\/OWCj.jpg\" alt=\"OWCj\" width=\"917\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/01145337\/OWCj.jpg 917w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/01145337\/OWCj-268x300.jpg 268w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 917px) 100vw, 917px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But my focus was on the tree&#8230;the leader\u00a0went straight up, almost pencil straight, while the others all seemed to swirl around it.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/01145336\/OWCk.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8467\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/01145336\/OWCk.jpg\" alt=\"OWCk\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/01145336\/OWCk.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/01145336\/OWCk-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And the tiny cones were perfectly arranged decorations.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/01145335\/OWCl.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8468\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/01145335\/OWCl.jpg\" alt=\"OWCl\" width=\"1024\" height=\"716\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/01145335\/OWCl.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/01145335\/OWCl-300x209.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/01145332\/OWCp.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8472\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/01145332\/OWCp.jpg\" alt=\"OWCp\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/01145332\/OWCp.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/01145332\/OWCp-300x214.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Since, as I mentioned, I&#8217;m tree ignorant I started in wonder, but had no idea what it was. The congested trunk&#8230;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/01145334\/OWCm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8469\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/01145334\/OWCm.jpg\" alt=\"OWCm\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/01145334\/OWCm.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/01145334\/OWCm-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And swirling branches&#8230;.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/01145333\/OWCn.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8470\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/01145333\/OWCn.jpg\" alt=\"OWCn\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/01145333\/OWCn.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/01145333\/OWCn-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Only added to the mystery&#8230;then\u00a0my husband spotted a couple of remaining leaves.<a href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/search\/#\/names=Sequoia%20sempervirens\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0Sequoia<\/a>? <a href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/search\/#\/raw=Metasequoia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Metasequoia<\/a>? <em>Or as Tim Vojt suggests (below, in the comments) do we have a bald cypress (<span style=\"color: #3f4549;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/search\/#\/raw=Taxodium%20distichum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Taxodium distichum<\/a>)? The ID saga continues as Evan Bean\u00a0points out the cones are a match for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/search\/#\/names=Metasequoia%20glyptostroboides\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Metasequoia glyptostroboides<\/a>, I have to agree,\u00a0\u00a0it looks like this most likely is\u00a0our tree&#8230;<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/01145332\/OWCo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8471\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/01145332\/OWCo.jpg\" alt=\"OWCo\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/01145332\/OWCo.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/01145332\/OWCo-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I couldn&#8217;t help but pick up a handful of the fallen cones to\u00a0bring home. The other day I noticed they&#8217;d cracked open. The swirling pattern continues&#8230;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/01145329\/OWCs.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8475\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/01145329\/OWCs.jpg\" alt=\"OWCs\" width=\"1024\" height=\"827\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/01145329\/OWCs.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/01145329\/OWCs-300x242.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Isn&#8217;t nature grand?<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/01145328\/OWCt.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8476\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/01145328\/OWCt.jpg\" alt=\"OWCt\" width=\"1024\" height=\"851\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/01145328\/OWCt.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/01145328\/OWCt-300x249.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My move to Oregon, back in 2004, coincided with my (now) husband and I becoming engaged. 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