Tag: Walla Walla
Wrapping Up Another Great Walla Walla Weekend
Our trips to Walla Walla, Washington, for winetasting weekends always involve visiting old favorites alongside trying up-and-comers and places new to us. In my last blog I wrote about a new restaurant and new winery we visited, but our second day in the valley had us visiting some old haunts.
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Fall in Wine Country
After a very busy and stressful early fall, my husband and I had even more reason to look forward to our annual trek to Walla Walla, Washington, for its Fall Release weekend the first weekend of November. We left a very soggy Portland behind on a Thursday morning to drive up the Columbia Gorge, the skies brightening and the clouds dissipating the further east we went. Some four hours later as we neared our final destination, the temperature hovered around 60 and the lowering sun and few remaining clouds made for a beautiful afternoon.
Walla Walla Dining
We enjoyed our most recent visit to Walla Walla wine country with two other couples, all of us part of a group of friends who have enjoyed food, wine and each others' friendship for over 40 years. Each evening of our visit we dined at a different Walla Walla restaurant, and each night affirmed my belief that good food and wine are always that much better when shared with friends. At each meal we opened three bottles of wine brought from our home cellars, allowing us to drink down some of our ample home supply and share some special wines with each other.
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Now, That’s Italian!
A few weeks ago I wrote about some of the great meals we enjoyed while wine tasting in Walla Walla, Washington, this spring. I waited until this week to share our favorite meal of the weekend. It was a small, family-run place a bit off the beaten path that we had only recently heard about, but it delivered in spades in taste, service and atmosphere. I'm pretty sure we'll be making a stop at Cugini Italian Imports & Deli on every future trip we make to Walla Walla.