Local Takes on the Regions Greats
Locals dish on: where to go, what to do, where to stay, where and what to eat, the weather and what not to miss.
- Washington Wine Country Wine & Culinary Guide - Springs Eternal
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Washington Wine Country Springs Eternal Four Days of Flora and Vinifera - from Yakima to Walla Walla Spring is here! Leave work early on Friday, grab a picnic cloth, hop in your car and follow the scent of apple blossoms just two hours over the mountains Read More...
- Sweet Suprise
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Each February, on Presidents’ Day weekend, wineries of the Yakima Valley invite you to “Red Wine and Chocolates”, a delectable pairing of tastes. The hills of the Valley are drizzled with snow, like icing on cakes. Daylight hours are Read More...
- Wine Country's Holiday Top Ten
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Wondering what to do for the holidays this year or where to find those special gifts? I say avoid the easy road of department stores and malls and find unique and hidden wine country treasures that will make your holidays sparkle. This year in wine country, Read More...
- “Sounds of Music” in the Yakima Valley - Winter '07 - '08
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Autumn has waned, and the ‘crush’ in the vineyards is over. Now is the perfect time to savor the pleasures of ‘off-season’ travel in the Yakima Valley. Summer crowds have dissipated, but many wineries remain open all year, allowing Read More...
- Autumn 2007 - "The List"
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As it turns out, New England doesn't necessarily have 'the corner' on Fall Foliage. A recent travel segment on the "Today" show highlighted several other geographic areas in the U.S. worthy of an autumnal trips. And there it was Read More...
- "Abbondanza"
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Abundance! Profusion! Luxuriant! Copious! Overflowing! Plentiful! This is the Yakima Valley, with its agricultural richness, rolling hills, and broad vistas. With so much to enjoy, be certain to stop at the Yakima Valley Visitor Information Center, located Read More...
- Yakima's A Touch of Europe Bed and Breakfast Offers European Style to Wine Country
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More than just a historical bed and breakfast, A Touch of Europe is a culinary treasure in the Yakima Valley wine country. Erika and James (Jim) Cenci have operated their B&B for the past 12 years in Yakima and have worked hard to create a true Victorian Read More...
- "Take An Alternate Route"
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Want to get out of the fast lane, slow down, and let nature nourish your soul? Take the alternate route between Ellensburg and Yakima, in either direction, the Yakima River Canyon Road. While the I- 82 freeway climbs high over Manastash Ridge, (elevation Read More...
- "Heavenly" and "Divine" on Highway 97
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Highway 97, about 80 miles long between Yakima and the Columbia River, traverses mostly sagebrush-covered desert land as you drive south from Toppenish, “City of Murals”. The light of day, from dawn to dusk, changes the hillside hues from Read More...
- My New Love - Washington Wine Country
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My name is Linda Moran and I am having a love affair. Yes, it is true. I was not prepared for this. However, I slowly began to feel that tingle, that excitement in the very center of my being. You know the one I'm talking about. The feeling of anticipation Read More...
- The Quiet Season
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As gentle snow falls in the Yakima Valley, brown hills disappear under blankets of white. Vineyards slumber, preparing themselves for next year’s harvest. Leafless orchard trees, outlined with snow, create silhouettes against the white sky, as dark-capped Read More...
- Return to Walla Walla & a Winemaker's Fete
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After spending 3 days in Walla Walla just prior to the Holiday Barrel Tasting Weekend, I am reminded of why this town is so inviting. The wines? Oh yes, they are good and they are plentiful. But it's more than just the wines themselves, it is a sense Read More...
- A Weekend of Crush & Ballooning
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Rather than alerting you to something up and coming, I decided to report on what was an absolutely amazing weekend in Washington Wine Country for the crush holiday. Several wonderful events were happening the last weekend in September including the Catch Read More...
- A Day in the Yakima Valley
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I recently took a jaunt over the cascades to the Yakima area intent on visiting a few wine ries. I left Seattle at 9 am and found myself in Yakima by 11, not bad. First stop w as the Visitor Information Center right off the highway in Yakima where they Read More...
- Beautiful B&B's of Wine Country
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Let's start our journey in the midst of a cherry orchard in Yakima where you awake to the smell of coffee and freshly prepared breakfast. Hosts Henner and Karen Krueger await your arrival in their very own German/Italian style. Yes, she's Italian Read More...