We headed north from Bend with our destination Walla Walla, WA
to stay at the Blue Valley RV Park. We wanted to stop in this area because of the big bold red wines and it was our intentions to try a lot of wineries (apparently Walla Walla is also known for sweet onions).
We got some nice pictures along the way:
We also stopped in a little town called Athena, OR to purchase two bottles of Eagle Rare bourbon. Thanks to Steve Chubb we learned that in Oregon the liquor stores are state run and you can log onto their website to see what is available. Katrina reserved two bottles (the most you could) so we went a little out of our way to pick them up.
When we arrived the liquor store had other bottles that they were able to sell us. Check out this haul:
Scored! And only $38.50/bottle!
We got to the Blue Valley RV Park and got set up:
Loved their artwork inside:
Afterwards we went to TMacs for dinner which was recommended to us from the Johnson’s who we purchased our lot in the Myakka River Motorcoach Resort from. Mike and Carol just finished building a house in nearby Kennewick.
This was the best meal we have had since traveling with the Hausauer’s. Highly recommend! We got to walk around the downtown are a bit:
Very cute town with a lot of wine tasting rooms!
Katrina scheduled a wine tasting at Long Shadows Winery the next day.
We liked their glass artwork:
Here are the reds that we tried:
The wines were good and the charcuterie board was great! We didn’t think that the service was up to par and we felt that the winery should be surrounded by vineyards and not wheat fields. We did purchase a few bottles of red.
From there we stopped at Three Rivers Winery because it was on our way and looked like a winery because it was surrounded by vineyards.
We didn’t have reservations but they weren’t very busy and happy to host us. We ended up getting a bottle!
And then we finished the day at Saviah:
Wonderful setting! Good wines (guess what? – we bought some). Interesting story regarding where the grapes are grown. There is a subsection within the Walla Walla AVA called the Rocks where the vines are planted in the lava stones which makes them struggle and put all of their energy to the grapes to ensure the survival of the species. Makes excellent wine!
Back at the coaches we had a lovely dinner in and some card playing.
The following day we tried a few more wineries, starting out at Revelry.
What a beautiful place with great reds, fantastic charcuterie board and an excellent server – Darrin! We really enjoyed our time there.
From there we stopped at Amavi Cellars where we purchased a bottle of Cab and had lunch that Rhody bought along in their small pavilion. Excellent ceviche!
So nice having the place to ourselves!
We stopped at Andy’s Market and got some Walla Walla Sweet Onions and some freshly grilled hatch peppers. Great stop!
Then onto our final winery: Echolands Winery! With some fantastic views!
I got a little bored and started doodling:
We didn’t purchase any wines but thought that the place would be gorgeous in a few years once the vegetation and vines matured!
We got to rest back at the coaches and let the dogs out to play together:
One of us rested more than the others:
After waking Barry up, we heading out to dinner at the Walla Walla Steakhouse.
There was a brewery adjacent to the steakhouse. Rhody had to order the Walla Walla Sweet Onion French Onion soup – she said it was delish! It was our final meal together as we planned on going separate ways the next morning.
We were both worried about traveling the following day as the forecast was expected to top 100 degrees and there were wildfires all around us.
Wish us luck! The Hausauer’s were heading east to Idaho to stay at Stone Ridge Motorcoach Resort and we were heading south towards Lake Tahoe.
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