Walla Walla, Washington 99362, United States
Welcome to Winery Tours Walla Walla to experience a customized winery tour.
It is our goal to make your ideal winery tour a reality!
About Us
History
Winery Tours Walla Walla has been in business since 2008 providing customized wine tours to hundreds of guests from near and far. The first winery established in Walla Walla was Leonetti Cellars in 1977 and now the region hosts approximately 120 wineries! That is a lot of wine touring and tasting to do!
The Walla Walla Valley American Viticultural Area (AVA) was established in 1984 and is well known for Syrah, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon grapes.Each year Celebrate Walla Walla celebrates one of thees big reds with a weekend full of events. In addition these three varietals there are number of other varietals are grown in the area, including Grenache, and Mourvèdre Wineries also source grapes from other parts of the state, as our summers are too hot for certain varietals such as Chardonnay.
Take a wine tour with a well established business with knowledgeable drivers that caters to sophisicated wine drinkers.
Spring 2024
Spring is in the air, but there is a still a bit of a chill in the early morning hours. April is Wine Month in Walla Walla . The vines are beginning to wake up and are getting pruned and ready for a new growing season. Mother Nature took her vengeance upon the Walla Walla Valley with temperatures starting to drop below 20 degrees about the 10th of January and a record low of -14 degrees on January 13th and rising about 20 degrees about January 19, 2024. This cold spelled damaged a number of vineyards. It is questionable who will have a decent harvest this Fall.
Tasting Wine
Please do not wear any perfume or aftershave on the day of your tasting. It sill interfere with the tasting of wine.
As you are tasting wine follow these stepsL
- SEE: Look at the colors of the wine. If it is a white wine is is pale or golden in color. Rose wine can be many shades of pink depending how long the skin contact is. All wine gets its color from skin contact because all juice is white. Grenache and Pinot Noir tend to be a lighter red than Cabernet, Merlot and Syrah.
- SWIRL: You will have about 2 ounces of wine. Swirl it around in the glass to release the aromas.
- SNIFF: What do you smell? In whites you may smell apple, honey or citrus fruits.. A Cabernet may have some rich blackberries and a Syrah hints of pepper.
- SIP: Now take a sip and what do you taste at the beginning, middle and end?
- SAVOR: Does the taste linger in your mouth?
In a tasting room, it is polite to tip the person pouring the wine. You do not need to tip a winemaker if he or she is pouring. Your driver can tell you if a pourer is the wine maker or not.
Winery Tours Walla Walla, only provides private tours, meaning we will not pair you with another group in one vehicle. Our vehicles are cleaned inside and outside prior to each tour and we have coolers in each to store wine that has been purchased. We only have large SUV's, so if you have a group of 7 or more it will be necessary to use two vehicles.
We customize your tour to make your ideal winery tour a reality!
The Goal
At Winery Tours Walla Walla, customer satisfaction is our purpose! We strive to give our guests an amazing one of a kind experience. With a customized itinerary, every tour is tailor made and unique for each individual group. We want nothing more than to succeed in giving our guests whatever it is that they are trying to achieve in their touring experience.
Tour and taste at small, boutique, family-owned wineries, as well as enjoy the grand, picturesque settings of larger, well-established wineries, or explore even greater diversity with tasting craft beers, tasting at a distillery, or visiting a weedery. Whatever experience you desire, it is our goal to make it happen. We hope that you give us the opportunity to make your Walla Walla Valley tour dream a reality!