Walla Walla Valley
The Walla Walla Valley AVA established 1984, is a subset of the Columbia Valley , and spills across the border into Oregon. It is roughly diamond-shaped, with the Blue Mountains forming a cup-like eastern border around the valley, which broadens and flattens as it opens to the west. Distinctive and very different micro-climates have begun to emerge and it seems very likely that the appellation will be meaningfully subdivided in the not-too-distant future.
It has over fifty wineries and more than 1,200 acres of vineyards. Cabernet Sauvignon is the leading varietal followed by Merlot, Chardonnay and Syrah. Also represent are Gewürztraminer,Cabernet Franc and Sangiovese. On a lesser extent
as Counoise, Carmenère , Mourvèdre , Nebbiolo and Barbera .
In 1876, Frank Orselli, an Italian from Lucca, Italy stationed at Fort Walla Walla, opened what may have been the area's first commercial winery producing 1000 cases of wine.
The wineries of Walla Walla Valley
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