Memorial Weekend In Wine Country
Willamette Valley In Bloom
Springtime in wine country is cause for celebration! With our long-running Memorial Weekend in Wine Country event (virtual for the first time in 2020), our wineries open their doors to welcome the return of vibrant colors to our landscape and the first chapter in the story of the next vintage. We also kick off the summer tourism season, basking in dry, warm, sunny weather that brings everyone outside. This is the time for exciting new white wine and rosé releases, soft buds emerging on the vines, the scent of flowers everywhere and the joy that comes with a fresh start.
MEMORIAL WEEKEND IN WINE COUNTRY
The next Memorial Weekend in Wine Country will take place on May 29–31, 2021. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, our 2020 Memorial Weekend celebration was primarily virtual, with four "theme weeks" featuring exciting spring wine offers. Stay tuned for more information about the 2021 event!
ABOUT THE ARTIST
For more than a decade, the Willamette Valley Wineries Association has been honored to work with Portland-based artist John Fisher for original Memorial Weekend in Wine Country art.
John pairs his artistic vision with years of graphic design experience to create inspiring, sophisticated landscapes and figurative work. His landscapes have a definitive sense of place, allowing you to feel the emotion and mood of the day with his intuitive use of color and brushwork. The shifting force of weather has a profound impact on his work and ability to capture the soul of the Pacific Northwest landscape. John is an art director and designer in Portland, Oregon, originally hailing from Omaha, Nebraska. A graduate of the University of Kansas Fine Art program, he developed a passion for landscape painting while exploring the back roads and open plains of the Midwest. When not in the studio designing, he is likely to be roaming the countryside, capturing Northwest landscapes on canvas.
MAY IS OREGON WINE MONTH
We celebrate Willamette Valley wine all year round, but especially during Oregon Wine Month, when the entire state joins in commemoration of our beloved industry for the month of May, offering special activities and promotions for the enjoyment of Oregon wine. Visit oregonwine.org for more information about Oregon Wine Month.
