During our Red Wine and Chocolate
event weekend — February 16 & 17 —
visit more than 40 Yakima Valley wineries
as they pair sumptuous chocolate desserts with
their very own remarkable red wines!
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Learn about the Yakima Valley's journey from the early pioneer growers to today's modern wine industry.
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The Yakima Valley was designated as an AVA in early 1983; but the story began much earlier…fifteen million years earlier.
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Many associate Washington State with rain, but the snowcapped volcanoes of the Cascade Mountains dramatically influence the weather in our corner of the country.
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Dick Boushey is one of Washington’s premier Syrah growers. He has 39 acres designated to Syrah and has planted the vines on hillsides with rocky, impoverished soils. The slope and the shallow soil curtails syrah’s natural vigor. It is this planting
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Take a guided, air conditioned tour to numerous vineyard sites owned by Upland Vineyards within the Snipes Mountain AVA. At each stop (4 or 5), you will hear from a different Yakima Valley winemaker about what makes Upland Vineyard’s terroir and fruit
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Guests will enjoy an intimate tour of this highly acclaimed vineyard and a taste through some of Cote Bonneville’s exclusive wines. Vineyard owners Hugh and Kathy Shiels have strived to produce grapes that express the unique terroir that is Dubrul.
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Touring Red Willow Vineyard with growers Mike and Jonathan Sauer is a rare treat. Learn first hand about one of the state’s oldest vineyards, the birthplace of Washington’s first Syrah, and a pioneer of Cabernet franc and Sangiovese. This tour offers
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