The fertile Willamette Valley wine growing region is the result of several cataclysmic geologic events beginning some 14 to17 million years ago……
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McMinnville’s Third Street won the distinguished “Best USA Small Town Main Street” honor a few years back, however, do not just stop there!… Go on…
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It’s a tough job, but someone’s got to do it!.... As wine tour concierge for the Franziska Haus Bed & Breakfast, I make it a point to visit as many area wine venues as possible so that our guests can be properly informed about our amazing Dundee Hills and neighboring AVAs…
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After meandering down the long driveway, through gently rolling fields of vines, and a group of curious horned cattle, we pulled up to the massive Maysara facility...
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One could say that this whole venture began as a young child listening to my grandmother Franziska explain how she had thrown her diary off the deck of an ocean freighter.
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We are so excited to share with you our first Franziska Haus B+B video.
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The grape harvest has started! Four Graces Vineyard, just a few steps down the street from us, began “running their grapes” last week.
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From 216 to 300,000 cases!…that is the success story of Dick Erath and Erath Winery.
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See our latest room addition to Franziska Haus, The Orchard Room.
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