About

Jonas

I started Hidden Vineyards Wine Tours with a vision to create high-end Oregon wine country experiences that took people to the best the Willamette has to offer.

I've gone from bar-backing to tending vines to coordinating multi-day excursions of award-winning wine and cuisine. Aside from my wine enthusiasm, I am a voracious foodie and as a native Oregonian I am always enjoying the natural beauty of our great outdoors. There is an unmistakably amazing thing that happens when people come together to slow down around great views, company, food and wine.

I got my start in the local wine industry at Benza Vineyards, where I still bring guests to this day. There I gained a great appreciation for our boutique winery scene — guests would come in after stopping at the largest wineries on the first page of Google, but the small wineries were the ones that left an impression.

Before running my first tour I started by tasting everywhere I could, meeting owners, finding the tasting rooms with the best views, creating the best itineraries. Then I gutted and renovated a Mercedes Sprinter Van into a luxury tour vehicle. I ran my first tour with a pair of random strangers I met at a wedding the week before — we are still close friends to this day.