Nehalem Bay Winery

Nehalem, Tillamook County, Oregon. A small, family owned winery on the Coast.

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Where: 34965 Highway 53, Nehalem, OR 34965. Directions
When: Open daily, 10am – 5pm; Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Getting there: Head west on Highway 26. Make a left off Highway 26 onto Oregon 53 toward Nehalem after approximately 65 miles. After approximately 18 miles, the Winery will be on the left one mile before Oregon 53 ends at Highway 101 (Coast Highway).
Fees: $10 for a flight of five pours; complimentary with the purchase of a bottle of wine.
Phone: (503) 368-9463
Managed by: third generation, family owned and operated business.
Established: 1974.

A small, family owned winery on the Coast with 3 generations of Oregonians making Oregon wine since 1974.

1909The Creamery produced cheese, milk and butter from 1909 to 1959 as part of the Tillamook County Creamery Association, which later became the Oregon Coast's most popular attraction, The Tillamook Creamery. nehalembaywinery.com
1974Production began with fruit wines, Oregon Blackberry the first wine bottled and released on April 1, 1974; within a few years the winery made traditional wines in handmade oak foeders, becoming one of Oregon's ten oldest wineries and the first winery on the Oregon Coast. nehalembaywinery.com
1991Former broadcaster Patrick McCoy, who had turned the abandoned creamery into a winery in 1974, took on decorated war hero and philanthropist Ray Shackleford as a partner. hereisoregon.com
1998When Pat passed away in the 1990s, Ray took over ownership and then brought on Melissa Stetzel as manager. tillamookcountypioneer.net
1999The winery's second location on the central Oregon Coast opened in Depoe Bay, one of the only tasting rooms in the world where whale sightings occur regularly due to its resident Gray Whale pod. nehalembaywinery.com
2001Before his passing in 2001, Ken Kesey headlined the winery's annual Day of the Muse with book and poetry readings and book signings. nehalembaywinery.com

Patrick McCoy, former broadcaster who founded the winery in an abandoned creamery (1974-1993).
Ken Kesey, legendary author of One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest and renowned Merry Prankster who headlined the annual Day of the Muse (before his passing in 2001).
Raymond Shackelford, two-time Purple Heart recipient and philanthropist who established the Winery as a community-inclusive place to enjoy music, food and fun.
Melissa Stetzel, manager (since 1998).
Travis Stetzel, oversees the winery's second location in Depoe Bay; Ray's grandson, Melissa's son.