Not only does this Ribbon Ridge winery make a number of bottles with 90+ scores from Wine Enthusiast and James Suckling; not only does it cover a wide swath of Willamette Valley wine regions and varietals, including Dundee Hills pinot and Coast Range riesling; it also serves as an art gallery for winemaker and owner James Frey. Frey’s paintings are like his wines, distinctive and nuanced. Visitors can taste indoors or out, on a covered deck overlooking the vineyard or within the gallery. It’s open daily from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

This Chehalem Mountains estate has been making 100-percent estate wines since the ‘90s, with a nice selection of not only pinot noir and chardonnay, but also tempranillo and syrah. Vidon is almost exclusively by appointment, but will take day-of visitors when possible; the vineyard asks drop-in visitors to call (503) 538-4092 to confirm availability.

In this woodsy vineyard and tasting room, visitors sip pinot noir and chardonnay from across the Willamette Valley with views of the rolling hills surrounding the property. Here, a tasting will often show off the variance within pinot noir, with some pours presenting subtle, ruby Dundee fruit and others getting into the dark, savory, tobacco-y notes of the Northern Willamette Valley pinots. Resonance is open daily for tasting, indoors or out.

Cana’s Feast is a welcome respite for those with pinot fatigue: This Carlton winery specializes in Italian varietals, pouring things like nebbiolo and sangiovese grosso made with Red Mountain grapes. Then again, those who can’t imagine leaving the pinot noir world will find some pretty expressions of the varietal, sourcing grapes from high-profile vineyards like Freedom Hill. The estate is surrounded by Italian cypress, with bocce ball courts and a piazza straight out of Italy. The tasting room is open daily.

Housed in a converted grain elevator, Flâneur Wines’s Carlton tasting room pours a slate of wines from the Ribbon Ridge and Chehalem Mountains AVAs, including some welcome bubbles and whole cluster pinot. Flâneur Wines has a good handle on savory character in its pinot, with good structure for cellaring. Flâneur is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, taking its last walk-in at 4:15 p.m.

Dobbes’s downtown Dundee tasting room is the ideal spot to get a good reflection of Oregon’s larger wine diversity. Beyond the fact a tasting flight may involve a Dundee pinot with serious strawberry notes and a mushroom-y Eola-Amity pinot, Dobbes sells wines from both the Willamette Valley and Southern Oregon — visitors can take home a bottle of McMinnville pinot noir, or a Rogue Valley viognier. The tasting room is open daily from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

At this Oregon-stylish Dundee estate, visitors taste pinot noir and chardonnay grown in the Yamhill-Carlton and Dundee Hills AVAs, organically grown and made with a deft understanding of how to build structure. That’s good news for those looking to take home bottles for the wine fridge: Domaine Roy consistently makes highly acclaimed wines with real cellaring potential. Domaine Roy is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays through Fridays for indoor and outdoor tasting.

Owner and winemaker Brianne Day is a legend in the somewhat-amorphous natural wine world, appearing on the Wine Enthusiast 40 under 40 and earning a semi-finalist nod from the James Beard Awards. The wines here are daring, creative, and wide-ranging: Tastings involve everything from Applegate Valley pet-nat and vermentino to syrah-viognier blends to Van Duzer pinot meunier. Visitors taste on the cool, breezy tasting room patio in “urban” Dundee, with guidance from the winery’s casual, even nerdy staff. It’s open daily from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

This pastoral estate’s tasting room opens early — 10 a.m. — which makes it many hardcore wine tasters’ first stop. Susan Sokol and Bill Blosser planted this vineyard’s first vines in 1971, and the winery remains a family business: Alex Sokol Blosser, Susan and Bill’s son, makes the wine, while his sister, Alison Sokol Blosser, runs the company. Sokol Blosser’s wide-ranging selection of pinots is impressive, as are its fun blends and sparkling wines — not to mention the extensive food program. Sokol Blosser is another hot ticket, so it’s best to call ahead for availability. Sokol Blosser is open Thursday through Monday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

This McMinnville-area winery is a lovely spot to taste regardless of weather: The outdoor, covered deck is lined with Adirondack chairs with views of the vineyard, and indoors, the tasting room is warmed by a fireplace for rainy days. The brunt of the wines poured at Coeur de Terre involve pinot noir or syrah grapes, with whites like pinot gris and chardonnay thrown in for good measure. Keep an eye on the events calendar, which often includes live music.

Stangeland is an old-school wine geek’s winery — off the beaten path, making really gorgeous Eola-Amity Hills cool-weather pinots. Stangeland started planting pinot in the late ‘70s, which makes its vines some of the more mature in the Willamette Valley. Visit the mid-century tasting room filled with oak barrels, surrounded by a ring of trees and mountains. Walk-ins are welcome 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday.

Willamette Valley Vineyards is likely your best bet at grabbing a walk-in spot any day of the week. It’s massive, with a warm-but-spacious indoor tasting area, a large courtyard, a sprawling patio with vineyard views, pinot decks, a mezzanine, and vineyard lawns. Those who walk in, however, may have a harder time nabbing a straight-up flight; the mezzanine, patio, courtyard, decks, and lawns are bottle-and-glass service only (which shouldn’t be a problem for those of you just looking to relax with a glass of wine). Expect lots of pinot noir, from rosé to whole cluster, with some fun rare offerings like méthode champenoise sparkling and semi-sparkling muscat. Willamette Valley Vineyards also offers a full food menu with suggested pairings, like coconut-green curry clams meant to be eaten alongside a glass of pinot blanc. It’s open daily from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., and until 8 p.m. on Fridays.