Every year, we publish our “must-see” wineries and let you know what new releases and events you can’t miss. Here, in the countdown to this year’s Spring Release Weekend, is wallawallawinenews.com’s short list. (more…)

Any key wine destination, such as Walla Walla, is bound to have its home-state critics. Earlier this month, a developer in Yakima, called WW ‘cute’, saying “however, there was a lot of cute towns in E. Washington.”

Well, here in Walla Walla, we have never aspired to ‘cute’, preferring to reflect the genuine lifestyle that is our community. However, WWWN did like the comment made by the new majority owner (see our story below) of Three Rivers Winery, in the formal announcement of his purchase. William Foley (former Fidelity CEO and California winery owner) remarked, “(Walla Walla is) …the center of the wine world in terms of the state of Washington.”

Of course, the Three Rivers ownership change signals a huge wave of recognition from outside the state as to our importance as a wine growing region.

Add to that, the news that Precept Brands intend to build a 250,000 case winery and tasting room near Lowden (more in the article below.)

This super-charged attention to our valley, is (more…)