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Salis
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salishlodge.com
Rosedel
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(509) 961-2964, rosedellbb.com
KanaWinery
: (509) 453-6611,
kanawinery.com
GilbertCellars
: (509) 249-9049,
gilbertcellars.com
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(509) 248-5251
Ummelin
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(509) 225-4772, ummelina.com
Greystone
: (509) 248-9801,
greystonedining.com
PlazaSocievoleWinery
: (509) 454-
9463, plazasocievolewinery.com
Kion
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(509) 588-6716, kionawine.com
Terr
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: (509) 588-
6082, terrablanca.com
Vintner’sVillage
: gotastewine.com/
prosser-vintners-village.php
Win
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: (509) 786-2197,
wineoclockwinebar.com
Air eldEstates
: (509) 786-7401,
air eldwines.com
Milbrandt Vineyards
: (509) 788-0030,
milbrandtvineyards.com
Thursto
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(509) 786-3313, thurstonwolfe.com
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(509) 452-1960, birch eldmanor.com
Gasperetti’s
: (509) 248-0628,
gasperettisrestaurant.com
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: (509) 829-3500,
cherrywoodbbandb.com
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: (509) 469-1486,
secondstreetgrill.com
rooms, allwithinwalkingdistanceof
oneanother.Once there, stopatWine
O’Clock fora light lunch.Affiliated
withnearbyBunnellFamilyCellar, it
focusesonsharabledishes thatgoper-
fectlywith theRhonevarietals that
areaBunnell specialty.
Vintner’sVillagehas13wineries.
Youwon’tbeable tovisitall of them,
butAirfieldEstatesshouldnotbe
missed.The tasting room isdesigned
to resembleanairplanehangarand
theReserveCabernetSauvignon is
onewine thatdeservesyouratten-
tion.Afterfinishing there,walk
across theparking lot toMilbrandt
Vineyards,where tastingclassesare
devoted to thevariousvarietalspro-
duced there. Finishupwithastopat
ThurstonWolfeWinery.Co-owner
WadeWolfealsoservesaswinemaker,
andhasproducedanaward-winning
petitesirah.
Head from there to thenight’sho-
tel. It’sacasual,warmbedandbreak-
fast calledBirchfieldManorCountry
Inn.Checkout thenatural beautyof
the formersheep ranchonwhich it is
located, andbesure tosamplesomeof
Birchfield’shomemadechocolates.
EnjoydinneratGasperetti’s, an
Italian restaurant that’sbeen in the
same family formore than 44years.
OrderAuntRose’santipastoasan
appetizer for the tableandkeep in
mind that the
ossobuco
is tenderand
flavorful. But leave room fordessert,
asGasperetti’s fruit crumblesare lo-
cally renowned.
SUNDAY
Followingbreakfastat
Birchfield—hope that crepesareon
offer—put the
country
inwinecoun-
tryby takingahorsebackwine tour
that startsatCherryWoodBed
BreakfastandBarn. Fine forbegin-
nersandadvanced ridersalike, the
jauntwill haveyousaddlingupon
horses that clip-clop through or-
chardsandvineyards.Along theway,
of course, youstop tosamplewine,
andall purchasesgetpackedupand
driven toCherryWood ina truck.
On thewayback toSeattle-Tacoma
InternationalAirport, stop for lunch in
YakimaatSecondStreetGrill,where
an
ahi
burger is the thing toget.And
just incaseyou’d like tosamplesome-
thing
other
thanwineat thispoint, the
Grillhas24microbrewson tap.
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