Willamette Valley Vineyards News

Gail Schofield picks up informational packets during an emergency preparedness event at Peace Lutheran Church in West Salem Saturday, Feb.

Chocolate companies will have booths set up this weekend at Willamette Valley Vineyards for the Pinot & Chocolate Celebration.

From the largest mass-producing winery in Oregon to some of the smallest boutique, single-batch vineyards, the southern Willamette Valley around Eugene features a pouring of amazing, award-winning wines seeped in variety.

From the time Rollin Soles first laid eyes on Willamette Valley in 1979, he "fell totally in love with the place." By 1987, "feeling like one lucky cowboy," the Texan-bred Soles started Argyle Winery .

Willamette Valley Vineyards now is offering a selection of tapas in its tasting room from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

's Nahe, and Domaine G. Roumier and Domaine Comtes Lafon in Burgundy, followed by six years at Willamette Valley Vineyards before branching out on his own.

Willamette Valley Vineyards now is offering a selection of tapas in its tasting room from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

A benefit is set for Friday to help Danielle Adams, owner of Sweet Country Salon in flood-damaged Turner, rebuild her business.

TURNER, Ore. - People in Oregon's flood-ravaged Willamette Valley are keeping an eye on the skies: more rain is on the way this week.

Take a little break from all the rain and swing by Willamette Valley Vineyards for the 15th Annual Mo's Crab & Chowder Festival.

With more rain on the way next week, the Army Corps of Engineers are releasing water from their thirteen reservoirs along the Willamette River Basin.

Esa Korkeakoski, removes wet rugs from a home damaged by flood waters from Mill Creek on Friday in Turner.

TURNER, Ore. -- With flood waters receding, residents began taking stock of damage in soaked cities across the Willamette Valley as officials warned that more rain was coming, along with powerful winds that could rip trees from saturated soil.

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Now that your body is getting used to training, it is time to take a moment and focus on an... Salem Fire Department members inflate a raft to rescue people from flooded Wallace Marine Park in West Salem.

Now that your body is getting used to training, it is time to take a moment and focus on an... Statesman Journal asked readers to recognize friends and neighbors for coming to the rescue during the flood.

Flood waters receded in hard-hit areas around the Willamette Valley Friday morning, but a rising Willamette River and a new round of rain has residents and local officials keeping a close eye on water levels.

Salem police have called Thursday's flooding a "100-year event" and Gov. John Kitzhaber declared a state of emergency for Marion, Coos, Benton and Lincoln counties.

Facing currents so fast that their boat's electric motor couldn't navigate rising floodwaters, two state troopers rowed toward an elderly couple trapped near their home north of Brookings to pick them up and steer them to safety.

American Red Cross volunteers are helping a family of seven displaced after an early-morning fire in Turner last week.