The Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals has remanded back Yamhill County’s decision to allow Portland developer David Kahn to build a luxurious 50-room hotel in the rolling wine country north of Dayton.
That means the county commissioners will have to revisit a case that sparked passions on both sides as the controversial hotel proposal wound [...]

One way or another, Oregon’s wine country will likely have a luxury destination resort in the next few years.
This morning, the Austin family unveiled plans for a combination inn and residential development in the north end of the city of Newberg.
It’s the second such plan presented in Yamhill County this year. The first received [...]

A group of area winemakers and grape growers has appealed Yamhill County’s decision to approve a planned Napa Valley-style hotel, restaurant and spa in the hills above Dundee.
The filing with the state Land Use Board of Appeals lists three plaintiffs: The Vintners Coalition for Economic Progress, which includes some of the biggest names in the [...]

Yamhill County is a sweet sip of Oregon’s natural beauty.
Green vines stripe its hillsides, and farmlands blanket its valley. Wineries that produce legendary pinot noir sprinkle the hills. And the sweeping landscape is largely uninterrupted because of long-standing state laws that protect agricultural land.
It’s a sigh-inducing sight that businessman David Kahn wants to share.
Kahn plans [...]