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Discover World-Class Wines & Warm Welcomes
For more than 40 years, the Yakima Valley has been Washington’s wine source, home to more than 1/3 of the state’s vineyards. Winemakers throughout Washington and beyond prize the exceptional grapes grown in Valley vineyards – and you’ll taste that excellence in every glass on your tour of Yakima Valley wineries.
Discovering world-class wines is just one way a trip to Yakima Valley Wine Country becomes something special. It’s also the laid-back pace, the unpretentious personality of the place and an atmosphere that’s approachable, that encourages curiosity and urges you to explore, no matter what your wine knowledge is at the start. It’s the fact that you can taste with the winemaker one moment and wander among the vines the next. It’s, quite simply, the way you feel welcome.
Plan a Perfect Wine Tasting Tour
With more than 90 wineries across 70 short miles, where should you begin your wine tasting tour? We’ve made it easy to pick the perfect stops. Explore more than 60 tasting rooms open for visits, all divided into five unique wine areas around the Valley. Whether you visit for a day, a weekend or wish to stay awhile, choose winery stops in just one area at a time or taste your way across the Valley.
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Yakima Wine Area
Begin your wine tasting tour on the northwest end of the Valley, with 10 winery stops right in and around town. Enjoy a flight at wineries perched atop a volcanic plateau or overlooking Valley orchards, then head through Union Gap for premier sparkling wines and sweeping mountain and Valley views.
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Zillah and the Rattlesnake Hills Wine Area
This unique wine region, that includes the Rattlesnake Hills, boasts ridgetop vineyards more than 3,000 feet in elevation. All that altitude and unique geology help growers produce world-class grapes. With 1,800 vine acres and more than 20 wineries, this region specializes in cabernet sauvignon, merlot, syrah, chardonnay and riesling.
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Prosser Wine Area
Credited as the birthplace of Washington’s wine industry, this quaint town is home to about 20 wineries, nine of which are within walking distance of each other. Within just few square miles, you can taste every varietal produced in Washington, from Albariño to Zinfandel. Nearby grassy areas just steps away make it a perfect place for an afternoon of sipping and a picnic.
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Red Mountain Wine Area
At 4,540 acres, Red Mountain is one of the smallest and warmest wine grape growing regions in Washington. A combination of diverse geology, a gentle southern slope, consistent winds and a complex mix of rare, highly valued soils allow this intimate growing region to produce red wine grapes that are highly prized for creating wines of superb concentration and depth.
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Columbia Gorge Wine Area
With gorgeous views of the Columbia River Gorge, this area has beautiful river vistas that can't be seen in any other Yakima Valley wine tasting region.
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Yakima Valley Wine Tours
Make the most of your visit to wine country with a guided tasting tour by bike, bus or a luxe ride.
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