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!
Learn More
Learn about the Yakima Valley's journey from the early pioneer growers to today's modern wine industry.
Read More ▸
The Yakima Valley was designated as an AVA in early 1983; but the story began much earlier…fifteen million years earlier.
Read More ▸
Many associate Washington State with rain, but the snowcapped volcanoes of the Cascade Mountains dramatically influence the weather in our corner of the country.
Read More ▸
An old adage says there is strength in numbers. When it comes to the Yakima Valley’s agricultural bounty, this statement is truer than ever. Regardless of the final product, producers find the growing aspects of the region’s raw agriculture products makes
Read More ▸
Yakima Valley wineries are beginning to bring in the final haul for the 2018 harvest. The fruit is spectacular with exceptional color and flavors. Winemakers are anticipating the 2018 vintage to be intense, complex wines. As a growing region, I
Read More ▸
Wine festivals are an integral part of the winemaking tradition. They mark the celebration of the culmination of months of hard work in the vineyard, with the anticipation of a healthy and plentiful harvest. For winemakers, the hard work is just beginning. For visitors, it is a
Read More ▸
Consumers are concerned with health and wellness more today than ever before, which is creating a heightened interest in lower-alcohol wines. As a result, winemakers are recognizing the demand for high-quality wine without high levels of alcohol. Woodinville-based Savage Grace
Read More ▸
Words give the world meaning. Every time we learn a new word we add a new color to our palette. There are a lot of words that add color to the palette when tasting wine. It’s important to recognize what
Read More ▸
Pairing food and wine can seem like a daunting task.Summer-time grilling serves up such a wide range of flavors that pairing them with wine can sometimes be a challenge. Because the food may be driven by different flavor accents from
Read More ▸
A French viticulture term; veraison means “the onset of grape ripening.” It involves a number of changes in the grape. First, the grapes start to change color. Once veraison starts, the vineyards begin to explode with different shades of yellow,
Read More ▸
Take the back roads to four unique and appealing Yakima Valley wineries Travelers know that sometimes the best roads are the back roads, where the pace is slower, the path less crowded and the experience more genuine. This idea holds
Read More ▸
Written by Viki Eierdam published July 11, 2018 Finding good people in the wine industry is not a difficult task. Finding exceptional people that top vintners are “honored to work with” and describe as “inquisitive, hardworking, dedicated and humble” is a
Read More ▸
The longest day of the year is now behind us, but Yakima Valley wine grapes are still receiving more sunshine than the famous California wine-growing regions. It may surprise many that the Yakima Valley’s long summer days generate more sunlight,
Read More ▸