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Washington Wineries & Wine Regions Yakima Valley,
Rattlesnake Hills, Snipes Mountain
& Red
Mountain wine regions
...the wineries, the wine country, the wines
Wine Shops & Wine Bars Real Estate
Keep your eye on the appellations of
Yakima Valley and Red Mountain.
Currently, more than 70 Washington
wineries are located in the Yakima Valley,
Rattlesnake Hills and Red Mountain wine regions,
with several more planned. Not all are open for public
tasting. Be sure to allow time to wander the many back roads of the area
where most vineyards are located. And during harvest season in the
fall, roll down the window and breathe deep.
Yakima Valley, Red Mountain, Snipes Mountain
and the Rattlesnake Hills wine regions are among Washington's most important
appellations. More than 99% of Washington's wine grapes are grown in
vineyards east of the State's Cascade mountain range, and a large
percentage of those grapes are grown within the boundaries of the Yakima
Valley appellation. The Yakima Valley appellation encompasses the
Red
Mountain AVA, the Rattlesnake Hills AVA
and the Snipes Mountain AVA, and
the Yakima Valley AVA's own boundaries lie completely within the
much larger
Columbia Valley appellation, as do the
Wahluke Slope and Horse Heaven Hills.
In 1983 , the Yakima Valley appellation was determined distinct from the
larger Columbia Valley appellation that surrounds it, and it was
authorized as an official American Viticultural Area (AVA/appellation).
The three east-to-west geologic folds in the earth's crust, running east
from the City of Yakima -- the Ahtanum Ridge, the
Rattlesnake Hills and the Horse Heaven Hills
-- were the primary land masses associated with distinguishing the
boundaries of this river valley carved by the Yakima River. A system of
canals and wells, along with the
Columbia, Yakima and Snake Rivers, supplies growers in this dry valley with ample water to
carefully control irrigation of their vineyards. The availability of water has transformed
the Yakima and Columbia Valleys into the largest and most productive
wine
regions in the Northwest. Come visit and discover a country full of
vineyards, orchards, hop yards and row
crops.
Navigating
the Yakima Valley
and its three sub-appellations
Wine Shops & Wine Bars Real Estate
 Wines Northwest organizes wine
touring information related to the Yakima Valley and Red Mountain wines region
in two
major sections -- the Upper Yakima Valley and
the Lower Yakima
Valley. Within the Upper Valley lies
the Rattlesnake Hills sub-appellation;
click on the thumbnail map to see more
detail. The Red
Mountain sub-appellation is located in the lower, or eastern, portion of
the Yakima Valley, as is the burgeoning
Prosser
area. The newest sub-appellation,
Snipes Mountain, lies more or less in the
central portion of the Valley between Granger and Sunnyside. Use
our mapping system to locate and explore the many wineries throughout
these wine regions. Watch
for links to lists of nearby lodging, dining and
touring
suggestions for the corresponding areas.
Upper
Yakima Valley, Rattlesnake Hills & Snipes Mountain
Wineries
& Touring Map
For contact winery information, see our
alphabetical list of
Washington wineries.
See Lower Valley Wineries & Map
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Agate Field Vineyard
(April thru 2nd week in December
Friday-Sunday, 11 - 5)
Bonair Winery
(Daily
10am to 5pm. except...
Dec thru Feb open weekends or by chance)
Claar Cellars Tasting Room
(Daily
10am to 6pm)
Covey Run
(Not open to public)
Donitelia Winery
(Friday, 4 - 7 pm; Saturday, noon - 5 pm;
Event weekends & by appointment)
Eaton Hill Winery
(Summer: 10 to 5 daily,
except Thurs.
Winter, Dec and Jan, daily 12 - 4, except Thurs)
Gilbert Cellars
Tasting Room & Wine Bar
(Mon - Thurs 12:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Fri - Sat 12:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Sun 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM)
Hoover and Roofus
(Call for appointment - 509-829-3360)
Horizon's Edge Winery
(Thurs
thru Monday 11 to 5;
Tues & Wed by chance. Closed Dec thru Feb;
Open Presidents Day Weekend 10 am -
5 pm)
Hyatt Vineyards Winery
(Daily 11am to 5pm; Winter,
until 4:30)
Kana Winery
(Noon -l 6:30 PM Mon - Sat
Noon - 5 PM Sun)
Knight Hill Winery
(April thru Nov: Wed - Sun, 11 - 5)
Maison De Padgett Winery
(Thurs thru Mon 11am to 5pm;
Tues & Wed by chance;
Dec thru Feb by appointment
509-829-6412)
Masset Winery
(Feb
thru Nov: Thurs - Mon
11 - 5 weekends; Noon - 4:30 weekdays)
Naches Heights Vineyard
& Winery
(NHV)
(11a.m. to 7 p.m. Wed - Sun)
Paradisos Del Sol
(Daily from 11am - 5pm)
Piety Flats Winery
(Mar 1 -
Oct 31, Daily, 10 - 6;
Nov 1 - Dec 31, daily 10 - 5;
Jan & Feb, weekends only, noon - 5)
Plaza Socievole Winery & Bistro
Tasting Room, Bistro & Outdoor
Dining
(11am - 11pm Daily / Sunday
until 6pm)
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Click on map icon to see
a larger map of the
Upper
Yakima
Valley
For winery contact information,
check
our alphabetical listings.
Portteus Vineyards
& Winery
(Daily: 10am to 5pm, all year
round,
excluding Christmas & Easter) Running Springs Winery
(Apr -
May, weekends, 10 - 5;
Jun - Oct, daily, 10 - 5)
Sagelands Winery
(Daily 10am to 5pm; Winter
10am - 4pm)
Selah Heights
(Saturdays 10 am - 5pm, Sundays 1 - 5pm
or by appointment)
Sheridan Vineyards
(Apr 1 - Nov 31: Fri - Sun
Fri, noon - 5 pm pm; Sat, 11 am - 5 pm;
Sun, noon - 4 pm;
Event weekends
& by appointment -
509-829-3205)
Silver Lake Winery at Roza Hills
(Daily: Dec - Mar, 11 - 4; Apr
- Nov, 10 - 5)
Taste of Washington
Downtown Yakima Tasting Room
for four wineries
(11 am - 10 pm Sun to Thurs,
11 am to midnight Fri & Sat)
312 E Yakima Avenue
Yakima, WA
98901
509-307-9875
Two Mountain
(Presiden's Day weekend thru Nov.
Daily 10 - 6 and by appointment)
Windy Point Vineyards
(Feb - Nov: Thurs - Mon, 10 to 5 pm
Dec - Jan: Weekends, 10 - 5)
Wineglass Cellars
(Fri - Sun, & Holiday Mondays, 10:30am -
5pm
Closed Dec - President's Weekend)
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Lower Yakima Valley
(East) & Red Mountain
Wineries
& Touring Map
(Only wineries open to the public
are listed here.
For others, and winery contact information, see our
alphabetical list of
Washington wineries.)
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Airfield Estates
Winery
(Daily: 11 am to 5 pm)
Alexandria Nicole
Cellars
(Tasting Room Open Daily: 11 - 5
Tapas
Café serves:
Thurs - Sun,
11 - 3)
Apex Cellars
(Daily 10 - 6)
Vintners Village
at the Winemaker's Loft
Bunnell Family Cellar
& RiverAerie
(Enjoy our wines at
Wine O'Clock)
Vintners Village
Chinook Wines
(May - Oct, Sat & Sun 12 - 5)
Columbia Crest
Horse Heaven Hills
(Daily 10 - 4:30; closed major holidays)
Cowan Vineyards
(Thur - Mon, 10 - 5)
Coyote Canyon Winery
In the Winemaker's Loft
Vintner's Village
(Thurs - Sun: 11 to 5
& by Appointment -
509-786-7686)
Desert Wind Winery
(Open Daily:
Oct - Apr, 11 - 5
pm
May - Sept, 10 - 5 pm)
Gamache Vintners
(Mon - Thurs 11 - 5; Fri - Sun 10 - 6)
Prosser's Vintners Village
Hinzerling Winery
(March - Christmas, most holiday
weekends:
Mon. - Sat. 11am - 5pm, Sun. 11am - 4pm;
Winter: Mon. - Sat. 11am - 5pm Closed Sun)
Hogue Cellars
(Presidents’
Weekend through Dec 31st,
- except major holidays, Daily 10 to
5.
Call for Winter hours.)
Kestrel Vintners
(10am - 5pm daily)
Maison Bleue Winery
at The Winemaker's Loft
(Fri - Sun, 11 am to 6 pm)
Manchego Real
(Daily 10 - 4, or by appointment)
Masquerade Wine Company
(Wed
- Sun: 11 AM to 5 PM)
at The Winemaker''s Loft
Mercer Estates
(Wednesday - Sunday, 10
am - 5 pm)
Michael Florentino
(Vintners Village
at the Winemaker's Loft.
11am-6pm weekends in Jan-March,
11am-6pm seven days a week rest of year)
Pontin del Roza
(Daily 10am to 5pm)
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larger map of
Yakima Valley East
and Red Mountain area
For winery contact
information, check
our alphabetical listings.
Snoqualmie Vineyards
(Daily 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.)
Tasawik Vineyards
at The Winemaker's Loft
(Daily, 11-5 pm)
Tefft Cellars
(Daily 10am to 5pm,,
except major holidays;
January, by appointment)
Thurston Wolfe Winery
(Thurs - Sun
April 1st - 2nd weekend in Dec,
Also Holiday Mondays -
11:00 am to 5:00 pm
By appointment in Winter)
Prosser's Vintners Village
Tucker Cellars
(Summer: daily 10am - 5pm;
Winter: daily 10am - 4pm)
VineHeart
(Thursday - Monday, 9 to 5)
Waddle Family Cellars
(Sat - Sun, 10 - 5)
Willow Crest Winery
(April's
last weekend - Nov 30
Daily:
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.)
Vintners Village
The Winemaker's Loft
Vintners Village
(Apex, Bridgman, Maison Bleue, Masquerade,
Michael Florentine, Tasawik, Wyndstone)
Wyndstone Winery
at The Winemaker's Loft
(Fri - Sun, 11 am to 6 pm)
Located in Vintner’s Village
Yakima River Winery
(Daily, 10am – 5pm
Closed
Thanksgiving, Christmas & New Years)
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Red Mountain Area
Wineries
& Touring Map
(Only wineries open to the public
are listed here.
For others, and winery contact information, see our
alphabetical list of
Washington wineries.)
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Buckmaster Cellars
(Event weekends, 10 - 5 or by
appointment)
Cańon de Sol Winery
(By appointment
& during events)
Chandler Reach
Vineyards
(Thurs - Sun: 11 - 5;
Call for winter hours)
Col Solare
(Visits By Appointment Only - 509-588-6806) Fidelitas
(Daily: 11 - 5 or by appointment)
Goose Ridge Estate Winery
(Year Round: 10 - 6 Thurs - Monday)
Hedges Family Estate
(CMS
Tasting Room, Mar thru Dec:
Friday to Sunday - 11-5)
Hightower Cellars
(Event weekends
or by appointment)
Kiona Vineyards
(Daily 12 - 5)
Oakwood Cellars Winery
(Fri - Sun 12 noon to 5 PM;
Closed: 2nd weekend
in Dec thru
President's Day in Feb)
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to see
larger map of
Red Mountain
area Wineries
Sandhill Winery
(Sat
and Sun, 11 - 5)
Seth Ryan Winery
(Saturday and Sunday 11am - 6pm;
Winter: Sat & Sun noon - 5pm
or by appointment)
Sleeping Dog Wines
(Event weekends or
by arrangement - 509-460-2886)
Tapteil Vineyard Winery
(Apr - Dec, Sat 11am - 5pm; Event weekends
or by appointment)
Terra Blanca Vintners
(Daily 11am - 6pm) |
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Snipes Mountain AVA
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Upland Estates
Winery
Winery Tasting Room
(By Appointment)
6141 Gap Road
Outlook, WA 98938
509-839-2606
Taste of Washington Tasting Room
Opening Feb 2009
312 E Yakima Avenue
Downtown Yakima, WA
Click on map icon
to see larger version
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To Tri Cities Area
Wineries
& Touring Map
Wine-Country
Real Estate
Carol-Lynn denHoed
Real Estate Specialist
Windermere Real Estate/Tri-Cities
(Also serving Lower Yakima Valley - Prosser, Sunnyside, Grandview)
Cell/Direct: (509) 551-0804
Office: (509) 946-1188
Fax: (509) 946-0284
Email:
cdenhoed@windermere.com
Visit website:.
www.Tri-CitiesRealEstate.com
Eunice H
Hickerson
Associate Broker
Desert Hills Realty
(Serving Tri Cities
area, Lower Yakima Valley, Red Mountain & Horse Heaven Hills)
Cell/Direct: 509-521-1109
Office: 509-545-1495
Email:
eunice@washingtonwinehomes.com
Visit website:
www.WashingtonWinehomes.com
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Wine Shops and Wine Bars
The Barrel
House
22 N First Street
Yakima, WA 98901
509-453-3769
Bonnie's Vine & Gift
329 Wine Country Road
Prosser, WA 99350-9797
509-786-7000
Columbia Steppe
Northwest
Coffeehouse & Wine Shop
(NW wines, gifts, deli, coffee, tea
in the Valley Mall by Macy's)
2529 Main Street
Union Gap, WA
509-249-0005
Cascade Wine Company
(Mon - Sat, 11 - 8)
26 N First Street
Yakima, WA 98901
509-972-2811
Gilbert Cellars
Tasting Room & Wine Bar
(Mon - Thurs 12:00 PM -
9:00 PM
Fri - Sat 12:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Sun 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM)
5 North Front Street
Yakima, WA 98901
509-249-9049
Stems
(Mon -Sat, 10am-6pm.
Summer hours on Sundays)
411 E Yakima Avenue
Yakima, WA 98901
509-452-8800
Taste of Washington
(A co-op of Four Wineries)
(Sun to Thurs, 11 am - 10 pm
Fri & Sat, 11 am to midnight)
Downtown Yakima
312 E. Yakima Avenue
Yakima, WA
509-248-5251
Wine O'Clock
2nd Home of Bunnell Family Cellar & RiverAerie
(Now open Fri & Sat, 12 - 5; Beginning May:
Fri & Sat, 12 - 7; Sun & Mon, 12 - 5)
548 Cabernet Court
Vintner's Village
Prosser, WA 99350
509-786-2197
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Last revised:
01/13/2010
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