Lingua Franca

“Lingua Franca was a wonderful experience! Great selection of wines to taste, and to do so in the bright glass tasting room with such a great views of the vines was perfect. Thank you John for looking after us as an exceptional host, and for giving us so much information - as well as recommendations, ideas and suggestions. We will be back soon!”

“Great wine with an outstanding view. The tasting room is a little off from the parking lot, but it is completely glass so it gives an outstanding view of the property. They offer charcuterie but because the tasting g room is not attached to the main buying, they prefer you order them in advance.”

“This was an unplanned last-minute stop on our way back to California and wow, am I so glad we pulled over. It had been on our list the whole trip and we just hadn't made it there — so when it literally appeared on our route home, we took it as a sign. And we were not disappointed. The space is open, modern, welcoming, with stunning views. The wine was absolutely fabulous and is now among my favorites from the entire trip. We had zero intention of buying more wine at that point and came home with more wine. Classic. Oh, and they welcomed us with bubbles at 10:30am. I mean. You had me. Have already shared with friends and they love it too. Great service, great wine, great views, great everything. Stop here.”

“Had a lovely tasting here on a recent trip to the Valley. This one was unique in that they had some non Oregon bottles to sample alongside the Pinot. The Plow was our favorite of the wines.”

“Everything felt overpriced. The tastings at $50/$75/$100 are high to start with, particularly for the Eola Amity Hills, and then there was a 6 bottle minimum to waive your fees ($360 minimum if you like their cheapest wine, $750 for the top). The wine itself also all felt overpriced, the quality to price ratio just isn't there in my opinion. A $155 chardonnay is insane for the Willamette Valley, and a $150 pinot is uncommon outside of the Dundee Hills, which this is potentially trying to replicate. The host was knowledgeable, but the allocated tasting, advertised as showcasing past vintages, essentially had 21's and 22's, when '23 is their current release. While helpful to see their wines with more age, several still needed a little time in my opinion. To be fair, they apparently sold out of their older vintages when they chose to skip 2020 due to the smoke taint. The tasting room is small and fancy, with great views of their vineyard from the bottom, and no views of the valley. A nice way to spend some time and money, but the wine wasn't worth a repeat for me at their pricing.”