CANCELLED – Terroir of Oregon Wines – Dr. Scott Burns

This lecture has been cancelled for now.

Terroir of Oregon Wines – the relationship of geology and climate to wine tastes – presentation by Dr. Scott Burns – Lower Columbia Chapter: In-Person Meeting

The Willamette Valley is famous for having different flavors of Pinot Noir wines based on their soils. Dr. Burns will discuss what terroir of wine is and how geology and climate affects the flavors of the wines. He will also compare the terroirs of Oregon and Washington wine growing areas. We will sip some different wines at the end to show how the flavors differ.

Join us for this joint Lower Columbia Chapter/Baker Cabin Historical Society Meeting at Pioneer Church, Oregon City, on Wednesday, November 8, 2023 at 7:00 PM PST. The meeting will begin with Dr. Burn’s presentation at 7:00PM. At the end, Dr. Burns will present some different wines to sip showing how the flavors differ. Limited seating. Must be 21+ to sip.

Directions: I-205 Exit 10 Hwy 213S, Rt on Washington St, to round-about: take 2nd exit onto Clackamas River Rd, 5.7 mi to rt on S Hattan Rd. Go up hill 1 long block to top. See Pioneer Ch from corner. Rt. on S Gronlund Rd to 1st driveway: Church parking lot. ADA accessible. For add’l parking, take main entrance road at str. corner to the Baker Cabin parking lot.

Dr. Scott Burns is Professor Emeritus of Engineering Geology at Portland State University, Past President of IAEG (International Association of Engineering Geologist and the Environment), and Co-author of revised second edition: “Cataclysms on the Columbia.”