I am surprised you did not get credited toward purchase. Did you ask ? I
have been charged a tasting fee a few times and when I go to buy they
might not offer it but if I ask if they credit towards purchase they
always seem to agree and credit my tastings.

Other places, don't make me pay till after the tasting to see if I am
going to buy and when I do get that bottle or two, I notice I only pay
for the wine I bought, not for what I tasted.

Then again I live in Oregon and visit a wineries often so maybe I have a
"I have seen him before" thing working for me.

J~

Ben wrote:
> Just got back from a trip to the Oregon coast. Along the way my wife and I
> stopped at a number of wineries (McMinnville) to sample and purchase the
> local products. The tasting fees ranged from $5.00 to $15.00!! I was
> appalled at the high dollar tasting fees charged and the arrogance of not
> applying the fee to a purchase!
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> I am planning to visit Oregon again, however I'd like to know if the
> Washington wineries in the Yakima Valley follow the same practice?
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