{"id":13523,"date":"2018-10-17T17:02:31","date_gmt":"2018-10-17T17:02:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/?p=13523"},"modified":"2020-04-14T15:15:54","modified_gmt":"2020-04-14T15:15:54","slug":"walla-walla-wineries-and-tasting-rooms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/walla-walla-wineries-and-tasting-rooms\/","title":{"rendered":"Walla Walla Wineries and Tasting Rooms"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_13531\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13531\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-13531 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/almavi-walla-walla-wineries.jpg\" alt=\"Amavi Cellars in Walla Walla Valley AVA\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/almavi-walla-walla-wineries.jpg 640w, https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/almavi-walla-walla-wineries-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13531\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amavi Cellars in Walla Walla Valley AVA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Walla Walla Wineries and Tasting Rooms &#8211; Wine Country Bonanza<\/h2>\n<p>The town of Walla Walla is one of the great wine towns in the Western US. It rivals that of Calistoga, St. Helena, Healdsburg, Sonoma, Paso Robles, and Los Olivos.\u00a0 A stay in Walla Walla puts you within easy reach of a plethora of tasting rooms and boutique wineries. The pace is slow and easy in the land of Walla Walla.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a novel idea. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mainstreetdrivers.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Main Street Drivers<\/a> is a company that will drive you in your rental car or your own car for $35 an hour.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13530\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13530\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-13530 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/revelry-walla-walla-wineries.jpg\" alt=\"Revelry Cellars tasting room and winery\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/revelry-walla-walla-wineries.jpg 640w, https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/revelry-walla-walla-wineries-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13530\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Revelry Cellars tasting room and wine cellars &#8211; lovely setting<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Walla Walla Valley AVA<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wallawallawine.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Walla Walla Valley AVA<\/a> is in eastern Washington and extends to the top eastern corner of Oregon. Over 70 wineries and 2800 acres of vineyards are located in the Walla Walla Valley AVA. The wineries are mostly small and family owned. Many are recent and are taking a bold and innovative approach in producing spectacular wines. From the town of Walla Walla, many of the wineries are only a few minutes away by car. If you don&#8217;t have a car, walk the tasting rooms in town.<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/about-us\/\">We<\/a> visited several wineries in the Walla Walla Valley and our top five were:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.revelryvintners.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Revelry Vintners<\/a> &#8211; young winemaker Jared Burns crafts fine wines. Aerials label is a collection of site-specific wines. They are spectacular, as is the tasting room.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solemncellars.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Solemn Cellars<\/a> &#8211; another young winemaker, Justin Basil. The Syrah is one of the best in Washington.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amavicellars.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amavi Cellars<\/a> &#8211; beautiful setting and reasonably-priced wines that are excellent.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.woodwardcanyon.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Woodward Canyon Winery<\/a> &#8211; starting date of 1981, delicious Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay and red wines.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lecole.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">L&#8217;Ecole<\/a> &#8211; tasting room is in a historic 1915 schoolhouse. One of Washington&#8217;s most award-winning wineries. Third generation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13536\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13536\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13536\" src=\"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/lecole.jpg\" alt=\"L'ecole's historic schoolhouse tasting room\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/lecole.jpg 640w, https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/lecole-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13536\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">L&#8217;Ecole beautiful historic schoolhouse tasting room<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Walla Walla Tasting Rooms<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13526\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13526\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13526\" src=\"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/seven-hills-tastingroom-walla.jpg\" alt=\"walla walla tasting rooms\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/seven-hills-tastingroom-walla.jpg 640w, https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/seven-hills-tastingroom-walla-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13526\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Seven Hills Tasting Room &#8211; Historic Whitehouse-Crawford Building<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Step out of your hotel room in downtown Walla Walla, Washington, into a world of fabulous wine tasting. Within just a few city blocks, one can find 32 wine-tasting rooms. The Main Street area of downtown Walla Walla is a paradise for wine discoveries and delights. We say 32 plus because when any business storefront closes, a wine-tasting room moves in.<\/p>\n<p>We spent a few days in the town of Walla Walla. We walked out of the Marcus Whitman Hotel to roam the streets, amazed at tasting rooms one after another.\u00a0All the tasting rooms visited had a reasonable tasting room fee of between $5 and $10. They also offer wines by the glass. The setting is comfortable and laid back.<\/p>\n<h4>Don&#8217;t miss these three tasting rooms in the town of Walla Walla<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.otiskenyonwine.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Otis Kenyon<\/a> &#8211; the legend of Otis Kenyon, wines by the glass, comfortable and relaxing<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.armstrongwinery.com\/visit\/walla-walla\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Armstrong Winery<\/a> &#8211; another new breed winemaker, Tim Armstrong &#8211; fantastic wines and cozy tasting room. Try this wine: David&#8217;s Folly<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sevenhillswinery.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Seven Hills Tasting Room<\/a> &#8211;\u00a0 in the historic and beautiful Whitehouse-Crawford Building. A classic winery in Walla Walla<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Lodging in Walla Walla<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marcuswhitmanhotel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marcus Whitman<\/a> is a historic hotel and the most popular for business and conference meetings<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriott.com\/hotels\/travel\/alwcy-courtyard-walla-walla\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Courtyard by Marriott<\/a><\/li>\n<li>AirBnB\u2019s are available and that might be the way to go for some<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Dining in Walla Walla<\/h3>\n<p>There are a couple of decent places with pub food but for a classy meal try the Whitehouse-Crawford restaurant. We had an excellent dinner there. <a href=\"https:\/\/whitehousecrawford.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Whitehouse-Crawford<\/a> has an extensive wine list which includes many Washington wines.<\/p>\n<p>The Marcus Whitman also has an excellent restaurant: <a href=\"https:\/\/marcuswhitmanhotel.com\/wine-dine\/the-marc-restaurant\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Marc Restaurant<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>How to get to Walla Walla.<\/h3>\n<p>Walla Walla has a small airport with daily flights from Seattle and Portland. Fifty minutes west is the <a href=\"http:\/\/pasco-airport.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tri-Cities Airport<\/a>, a much larger airport with more choices. Alaska Airlines has the biggest presence.<\/p>\n<p>There are drivers for hire, Uber, and renting a car. Many take the four-hour drive from Seattle and spend a few days in Walla Walla as well as the Tri-Cities area. We hired an Uber driver to get us back to the Tri-Cities Airport.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/yakima-valley-wine-country-instead-of-the-napa-valley-we-say-yes\/\">Did you miss our article on the Yakima Valley<\/a>?<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13528\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13528\" style=\"width: 390px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-13528 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/solemn-cellars.jpg\" alt=\"walla walla ava and wineries\" width=\"400\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/solemn-cellars.jpg 400w, https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/solemn-cellars-188x300.jpg 188w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13528\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Winemaker Justin Basil with a barrel sample of Syrah from &#8220;The Rocks&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Walla Walla Wineries and Tasting Rooms &#8211; Wine Country Bonanza The town of Walla Walla is one of the great wine towns in the Western US. It rivals that of Calistoga, St. Helena, Healdsburg, Sonoma, Paso Robles, and Los Olivos.\u00a0 A stay in Walla Walla puts you within easy reach of a plethora of tasting &#8230; <a title=\"Walla Walla Wineries and Tasting Rooms\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/walla-walla-wineries-and-tasting-rooms\/\" aria-label=\"More on Walla Walla Wineries and Tasting Rooms\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":13531,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[536],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[1885],"authors":[{"term_id":1885,"user_id":3,"is_guest":0,"slug":"joe","display_name":"Joe Becerra","avatar_url":{"url":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Joe-Becerra.jpg","url2x":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Joe-Becerra.jpg"},"first_name":"Joe","last_name":"Becerra","user_url":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com","description":"Joe Becerra has been traveling to wine country and enjoying wine since 1965. 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