Tasting at J.K. Carriere
JKC STANDARD TASTING
Our Standard Tasting is a great way to get to know J.K. Carriere, with a sampling of current offerings as well as at least one “library wine,” reflecting our focus on making wines to age. Reservations for tastings are appreciated, but we’ll do our best to accommodate walk-ins or last-minute appointments. We are available Friday, Saturday and Sunday with start times between 11am and 3pm for groups of six or fewer. Our seated tasting is $25/person, refundable with a $100 purchase or wine club sign up (club members complimentary). Please use the Tock “book now” button to reserve your tasting. You will also have the chance to book your tasting with accompanying cheese board. Call us! 503-554-0721.
EASY LIKE SUNDAY TASTING
Starting Sunday, June 1st, we will offer a more casual tasting experience for drop-in visitors, as a nod to “old-school Oregon” tasting room days. The Easy Like Sunday Tasting needs no advance appointment, features three wines, and will be poured at the counter in the tasting room (complimentary for club members, and just $10 for others). We’ll also have some by-the-glass options for those who’d just like to enjoy a little time on our hill. This walk-in tasting allows a more casual experience but we will still accommodate reservations for the Standard Tasting (sit down) experience on Sundays as well.
JKC HISTORICAL TASTING
Join us to span the arc of time, and wine, with J.K. Carriere. We’ll start with a glass in hand and talk origin while kicking soil in the vineyard. Next we’ll take it into the cellar as a means of better understanding wine in process, with barrel tasting as verification. Properly bolstered, we’ll retire to the caves, sit, taste and chat intimately about our current wines, then elevate to library wines that are beginning to hit their stride. Finally, we’ll reach back in time and taste older bottles to understand this celebration of fully mature. Our knowledgeable staff will try and bury you (in the best way!) with all aspects of J.K. Carriere’s approach to viticulture and winemaking. Finally, lest you worry, we’ll release you to the light to make decisions armed with new knowledge.
Historical Tastings are limited to six guests and available by mutually agreeable appointment Monday through Friday, with at least two days of advance notice required. The $75 per person tasting fees must be prepaid ($50/person for club members, no prepayment; please book directly with JKC).
CURBSIDE PICK UP AT J.K. CARRIERE
We are available for pick up of pre-ordered and club-member wines all days of the week, 11am to 4pm. It’s never a bad idea to let us know when you’re headed our way: 503-554-0721 (ext 2). Please do call ahead if you need extended hours.
Please order wine ahead by visiting our WEBSTORE.
May 17: Club Pick-Up Party
Club members, make your way up to J.K. Carriere on Sat, May 17, for the spring club pick-up party, noon to 4pm. We’ll be tasting the new releases, accompanied by the excellent one-bites of Althea Potter of Nouveau Food. Gratis for club members and two guests, $35 add’l visitors. RSVPs appreciated.
Summer Sunday Club Pizza Nights
We’re firing up the pizza oven once again this summer and hope you will join us for our ever-popular wine club Sunday pizza nights! (Not a club member? JOIN today!) The gig: We provide the dough and sauce, you bring toppings and make your own pie, we fire it off in our pizza oven. You enjoy wines by the glass or bottle with your creations and enjoy a beautiful summer evening dining al fresco on Parrett Mountain. Mark your mental calendar for Sundays June 29, July 27, and August 17.
We’ll take RSVPs the week prior ONLY (there will be a reminder email Monday of that week), with a cap of guests due to our small facilities.
Detailed Directions
9995 NE Parrett Mtn. Rd., Newberg, OR 97132
CLICK HERE FOR A PRINTABLE VERSION OF THE DIRECTIONS AND MAP.
You can google a map, but some of the mapping programs take you on winding, gravel roads. The best routes are:
FROM HWY 99W, FOLLOW THE BLUE HIGHWAY DIRECTIONAL SIGNS:
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See the directional signs approx 4.5 miles south of Sherwood and approx 1 mile north of Newberg
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Turn east on Haugen Road, wind uphill approx 2 miles until the stop at Parrett Mountain Rd.
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Turn right onto Parrett Mtn. Rd., and continue winding uphill, then downhill approx 2 miles.
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The winery is on the next corner after the tidy, yellow Century Parrett Mtn Farm. When you see the vineyard with boulders at the road, you’re here.
FROM I-5, TAKE EXIT 283 AT WILSONVILLE.
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Go west at the exit onto Wilsonville Rd, travel about 4.5 miles.
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Go right at Ladd Hill Rd. Travel about half a mile, and at the top of the first crest in the hill, go left on Kramien (the Kramien sign is hard to see).
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Go right on Parrett Mtn. Road.
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Veer left on Corral Creek Rd, and take an immediate hard right back onto Parrett Mtn. Rd (you’re almost there!).
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Go up the hill and when you see a line of boulders and vineyard on the left, you’re here.
