Bop Along the Best of Oregon Bubbles Trail in Wine Country

Move over Oregon pinot—February is sparkling wine’s time to shine.

A cheers with Soter Brut Rose. (Cheryl Juetten)
By Rachel Saslow

Find a designated driver or pack up a party bus, February is time to hit the BOB Trail in wine country.

Thirteen wineries have banded together to create the Best of Oregon Bubbles Trail, a sparkling wine-only month of flights and pours. This is the fifth year of the event, and it continues to grow, having started with just three sparkling producers back in 2020.

Wineries participating in the 2025 BOB Trail:

· Adelsheim

· Argyle

· Domaine Divio

· Domaine Willamette

· Elk Cove

· Gran Moraine

· Lundeen Wines

· Lytle-Barnett

· ROCO Winery

· Soter Vineyards

· Sokol Blosser Winery

· Stoller Family Estate

· Trisaetum

Most of the wineries are offering flights of four to five wines, plus fun little extras like a stopper to take home (Argyle), chips and crisps pairings (Domaine Willamette), a spiced nuts pairing (Lundeen) and a mini wine-and-gin cocktail (Trisaetum).

The wineries will also have food and snacks available for purchase. Soter, for example, will have a menu of small, seasonal bites from chef Clayton Allen and the Mineral Springs Ranch Kitchen Farm. (It’s the only time Soter features a bubbles-only tasting all year—jump on it, folks.)

ROCO Winery in Newberg, which produces the event, is famous for being the state’s first and largest sparkling wine house. For the BOB Trail event, winemaker Rollin Soles will generously pop an aged 2014 RMS Brut in addition to a flight of newer sparklers.

While the Willamette Valley is world renowned for its pinot noir, the region just to our south is building a reputation for bubbles as well. A 2022 Travel + Leisure article called “The Next Big Sparkling Wine Destination Isn’t Where You’d Expect,” touted Oregon’s sparkling wine scene:

“Now, after decades of quiet development, local winemakers are creating traditional méthode champenoise wines and creative pét-nats with an ‘only-in-Oregon’ feel, priming the state to become a world leader in sparkling production,” Travel + Leisure wrote. “Since many of these bottles are small-batch or limited releases, the ideal (and sometimes, the only) way to try them is to visit.”

As always in the Willamette Valley, it’s best to book your tastings ahead of time. Find discounts on car services and hotel stays for BOB Trail participants here: bobtrailoregon.com.

2025 Best of Oregon Bubbles Trail (BOB Trail)

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