Romantic Getaway to Oregon Wine Country

A relaxing, romantic escape at one a top ranked B&B in the heart of Oregon Wine Country.

Lafayette, Day 1, Hotel

Kelty Estate Bed and Breakfast

Category: HotelPhone: 1503-560-1512675 3rd StreetLafayette, Oregon 97127USABuilt in 1872 in historic Lafayette, the Kelty Estate B&B is located in theMcMinnville area and is listed on the National Register of HistoricPlaces. The proud, white house with green trim is surrounded by lawns,gardens and two hundred year old native trees. Painstaking restorationhas left the interior with a new feeling, while graceful architectural detailsand selected antiques recall another era.

Notes:

If you have checked in around 4:00, you will enjoy our complimentarywine and cheese service. Relax, unwind until time to go to dinner. TheJoel Palmer House is only 15 minutes from the Kelty.

Dates:

Day 1 4:00pm - Day 4 10:00am

Dayton, Day 1, Restaurant

Joel Palmer House

Category: RestaurantPhone: 503.864.2995600 Ferry StDayton, OR 97114USAA mushroom-lover's & foody's paradise. We've had so many differentvarieties of mushrooms & prepared in the most delicious dishes. Familyowned & operated, the chef/owner, Jack, sat down to conversate with usseveral times during the meal. We had Jack's mushroom madnesswhich is a 5-course tasting menu. It was a fabulous experience. Everhave mushrom cheesecake or ice cream? It's delicious!

Dates:

Day 1 6:45pm - Day 1 10:00pm

McMinnville, Day 2, Things to do

Evergreen Aviation Museum

Category: Things To DoPhone: +1 503 434 4180500 Northeast Captain M K Smith WayMcMinnville, OR 97128United StatesHome to the massive Howard Hughes HK-1 "Spruce Goose" flying boat,this museum provides a fascinating learning experience for anyoneinterested in the history of American aviation. At the entrance stands anF-15 fighter jet memorial honoring Captain Michael King Smith, thefounder of the …

Notes:

You must cannot miss seeing Howard Hughes' "Spuce Goose," thelargest airplane ever built. It wound up in McMinnville of all placesbecause...just go see it and learn the story. You will have enjoyed a latebreakfast so about 1:00 or so, drive 5 minutes to historic downtownMcMinnville for a great lunch and leisurely shopping.

Dates:

Day 2 10:00am - Day 2 1:00pm

McMinnville, Day 2, Restaurant

Crescent Cafe

Category: RestaurantPhone: 503-435-2655526 NE Third StreetMcMinnville, Oregon 97128United StatesOur family loves this cafe. But don't believe us. Here's a review from

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"Food and Garden Dailes:"The owners (at least at this point in time) will greet you, tell you allabout the food, and treat you like no other small-town restaurant hasever treated you. First class service, and first class fresh, organic, &local foods. It really is an impressive place, though not stuffy."

Notes:

After your lunch, take an hour or so and walk around historic downtownMcMinnville. There you will find quaint shops, a bookstore, craft shopsand antique stores. Then mosey on back to the Kelty for your afternoonwine and cheese service.

Dates:

Day 2 1:00pm - Day 2 2:30pm

Nick's Italian

Category: RestaurantPhone: (503) 434-4471521 NE 3rd StMcMinnville, Oregon 97128United StatesFrom Frommer'sDespite its unpretentious exterior, this restaurant in downtownMcMinnville serves some of the best meals in the region. Each evening,there's a fixed-price five-course dinner that might start with prosciutto-wrapped figs and melon, followed by minestrone soup and a salad ofgreens with a huckleberry vinaigrette and toasted walnuts and filberts.From there you'll move on to a pasta dish and then the entree, whichmight be salt-crusted salmon with chanterelle-mushroom cream sauce;rib-eye steak with Gorgonzola butter; or prosciutto-stuffed chicken withfontina sauce and shaved black truffles. If you still have room after allthat, be sure to try the chocolate-hazelnut brandy torte.

Dates:

Day 2 7:00pm - Day 2 9:00pm

Lafayette, Day 3, Entertainment

Wine Country Limo Tour

Category: EntertainmentPhone: 503-883-1263675 3rd StreetLafayette, Oregon 97127USAThis is what you came for, a chance to sample some of the great winefrom Oregon's very best wineries. The Kelty is the only B&B in the areawith its own limo. We know you want to sample lots of different vintages.So our motto is: You drink. We drive. We depart the Kelty about 10:00AM and get back in time for a nap before you final dinner at one of ourgreat restaurants.

Notes:

Before your trip, you will certainly want to spend some time on the blogat the Kelty website. Go to www.keltyestatebb.com/blog. There you cansee the maps showing the wineries that won in the San FranciscoInternational Wine competition or that were written up by internationallyfamous wine writer, Jamie Goode. You can even get a glossary to wineterms.

Dates:

Day 3 10:00am - Day 3 4:00pm

Dundee, Day 3, Restaurant

Tina's

Category: RestaurantPhone: (503) 538-8880760 SW Highway 99WDundee, Oregon 97115United StatesYou are exactly 6.2 miles from Tina's. If you leave by 6:45, you will beseated for your 7:00 reservation.Review from Frommer'sDespite its rather small and nondescript building right on the highway inDundee, Tina's has long been one of the Yamhill County wine country'spremier restaurants, and with its contemporary menu and decor, it's myfavorite place to eat in the area. The menu changes regularly and

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