Taste of the Valley

Clearly this is not the elite taste of the valley ($6.50 wine isn't going to be amazing), but here you have it. I believe that all (or at least most) of these bottles were made right here in the Walla Walla Valley. With nearly 150 wineries in Walla Walla and the surrounding area, there is plenty of wine to be had. I, unfortunately for any of you interested, am not a wine drinker, so I can't fill you in on anything about these fine-looking decanters (which, for all I know, could be mostly cooking sherry and the like). I love how elegant they look, and how beautiful the labels can be.

Cayuse

This is the front of Cayuse Tasting Room, affiliated with Cayuse Winery, one of the valley's nearly 200 wineries. This particular winery is located across the border in Milton-Freewater, and the soil where the grapes are planted is quite rocky. The winery owner has a theory that the rocks soak up heat and heat the soil, making for a tasty grape, which in turn makes for a delicious glass of wine. It must be true because although this tasting room was set up and painted bright yellow nearly two years ago, it has never once been open. The winery sells wine as quickly as it can produce bottles, and is therefore always sold out, with nothing to offer tasters. The storefront does the winery's advertising well, though, don't you think?

Fall Colours 2

I just love these trees with the light coloured bark. They are lovely in the spring and summer and gorgeous in the fall. I'm not sure what kind of tree this is...is it a birch tree? Anyone know? This particular tree is located on 2nd Avenue in Walla Walla in the La Quinta hotel parking lot. The brick building in the background is one of many downtown wine tasting rooms. This is a much bigger one in its own building; most are in small spaces amidst other shops and restaurants on the main streets downtown.

Another Winery

Since I don't drink wine, I'm terrible at noticing and remembering the names of the 250+ wineries around the Walla Walla Valley. This one is located near Stateline Road (the dividing line between Washington and Oregon) on the southern (Oregon) side of the road. I liked the colour of their main building, and the fact that it doesn't look overly fancy such as most other wineries do.

Welcome

This is the entrance to one of the valley's 250+ wineries. I forgot to write down the name of this one, but it is located to the east of Milton-Freewater. As you can see, the grapevines go on and on and on... Maybe one of these days I'll take a drive down this little road and see what the winery itself looks like.

The Wine Valley

The Walla Walla Valley is well-known for its grapes. There are over 200 wineries in this tiny valley alone, with more cropping up every day. Walla Walla Community College has its own viticulture program, with a gorgeous building to go along with it. I've been doing this blog for over a year now, and have yet to post a photo of a winery. So here is the first one. I believe this is a house turned into a winery, with grapes planted all over the several acres surrounding the buildings. This one is located to the east of Milton-Freewater. I didn't catch the name of it, unfortunately.