Guide to Yakima Valley Wine Country, its wineries and its sub regions - Rattlesnake Hills, Red Mountain, and Snipes Mountain

Yakima Valley and Red Mountain Wine Regions page

Washington Wineries & Wine Regions

Yakima Valley, Rattlesnake Hills, Snipes Mountain
& Red Mountain wine regions
...the wineries, the wine country, the wines

Navigating the Yakima Valley & its sub appellations

Wine Shops & Wine Bars

Keep your eye on the Yakima Valley AVA and its sub appellations of Red Mountain, Rattlesnake Hills and Snipes Mountain. Currently, more than 150 Washington wineries are located in these wine regions within Benton and Yakima counties. If you plan a visit, be sure to allow time to wander the many back roads of the area which is where most vineyards are located. And during harvest season in the fall, roll down the window and breathe deep.

More than 17,000 vineyard acres are grown within the boundaries of the Yakima Valley appellation (as of 2018) with more than 40 different white and red grape varieties represented. While the Yakima Valley is Washington's oldest AVA - authorized in 1983, the Red Mountain AVA, the Rattlesnake Hills AVA and the Snipes Mountain AVA all lie within within it. The Yakima Valley AVA, in turn, is the largest sub-appellation of the Columbia Valley AVA (established in 1984), both in total size and wine-grape acreage. Other sub-appellations within Washington's large Columbia Valley AVA include the Wahluke Slope, Horse Heaven Hills and the Naches Heights AVAs.

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When the Yakima Valley was authorized as Washington State's first official American Viticultural Area (AVA/appellation), three east-to-west geologic folds in the earth's crust were included within its boundaries, running east from the City of Yakima ̶ the Ahtanum Ridge, the Rattlesnake Hills and the Horse Heaven Hills. These were the primary land masses associated with distinguishing the boundaries of this river valley carved by the Yakima River. Since then, two of these three areas have been established as their own AVAs.

A system of canals and wells, along with the Columbia, Yakima and Snake Rivers, supplies growers in this dry river valley with ample water to carefully control irrigation of their vineyards. The availability of water has transformed the Yakima and Columbia Valleys into the largest and most productive wine regions in the Northwest. Come visit and discover a country full of vineyards, orchards, hop yards and row crops.

Navigating the Yakima Valley
and its sub-appellations

Wine Shops & Wine Bars

Wines Northwest organizes wine touring information related to the Yakima Valley AVA into two major sections -- the Upper Yakima Valley and the Lower Yakima Valley. Within the Upper Valley lies the Rattlesnake Hills sub-appellation (click on the thumbnail map to see more detail). The Red Mountain sub-appellation is located in the lower portion of the Yakima Valley, as is the burgeoning Prosser area. The most recently designated AVA within the Yakima Valley appellation is Snipes Mountain AVA which lies more or less in the central portion of the Valley between Granger and Sunnyside.

Use our mapping system to locate and explore the many wineries throughout these wine regions. Watch for links to lists of nearby lodging, dining and touring suggestions for the corresponding areas.

Featured Winery

Alexandria Nicole
Prosser Tasting Room

(Open Daily: Mon - Sat: 11 am - 5 pm; Sun: 12 - 5 pm)
$10 general tasting fee
$20 Reserve Tasting available upon appointment
Wine & Food Park
2880 Lee Road, Suite D
Prosser, WA 99350
509-786-3497
Email Prosser Tasting Room

Upper Yakima Valley, Rattlesnake Hills, Snipes Mountain,
and Naches Heights Wineries & Touring Map
For full winery contact information, see our alphabetical list of Washington wineries.

See Downtown Yakima Tasting Rooms

See Lower Valley Wineries & Map

Adytum Cellars
Mead Wines
(Call First: 425-482-9030)

Agate Field Vineyard
(April - May & Oct - Nov: Fri - Sun, 11 - 5
Jun - Sep: Thur 12 - 4 & Fri - Sun, 11 - 5)

AntoLin Cellars
Downtown Yakima Tasting Room
(Wed & Thurs, 3 - 8 pm; Fri, 1 - 9 pm;
Sat, 1 - 7pm; Sun: 12 - 4 pm)

Bonair Winery
(Daily 10am to 5pm. except...
Nov thru Feb daily 10 - 4)

Covey Run
(Not open to public)

Cultura Wine
(Feb - Nov: Thurs - Sat, 11 am - 5 pm,
Sun, 11 am - 4 pm)

Dineen Vineyards
(Fri, Sat & Sun Noon-5 pm Apr 1st - Oct 31;
For private tastings call for an appointment)

Donitelia Winery
(Friday, 4 - 7 pm; Saturday, noon - 5 pm;
Event weekends & by appointment)

Eaton Hill Winery
(Apr - Oct: 10 to 5 daily,
Nov - Mar: 11 - 4 pm daily)

Gilbert Cellars Winery
at The Hackett Ranch
(Tastings & Tours by appointment only
509-249-9049 x7)

Hoover and Roofus
(Call for appointment - 509-829-3360)

Horizon's Edge Winery
(Thurs thru Monday 11 to 5;
Tues & Wed by chance. Closed Dec thru Feb;
Open Presidents Day Weekend 10 am - 5 pm)

Hyatt Vineyards Winery
(Daily 11am to 5pm; Winter, until 4:30)

J. Bell Cellars
Winery & Tasting Room
(Fri, Sat & Sun: 11 - 5 pm;
Mon - Thurs by appt: 509-865-1935)

Kana Winery
(Noon -l 6:30 PM Mon - Sat
Noon - 5 PM Sun)

Knight Hill Winery
(April thru Nov: Wed - Sun, 11 - 5
& event weekends or by appointment)

Lookout Point Winery
Yakima Tasting Room
(Fri, 1 - 9pm; Sat 12 - 7pm; Sun: 11 - 4 pm)

Maison De Padgett Winery
(Thurs thru Mon 11am to 5pm;
Tues & Wed by chance;
Dec thru Feb by appointment
509-829-6412)

Mas Chappell Winery
(call for hours and appointments)

Masset Winery
(Feb thru Nov: Thurs - Mon
11 - 5 weekends; Noon - 4:30 weekdays)

Naches Heights Vineyard
at Wilridge Vineyard
(Naches Heights AVA)
(11 am - 6 pm Wed - Sun)

Owen Roe Winery
(Fri - Mon: 11 am - 4 pm;
Otherwise by appointment)
309 Gangl Road
Wapato, WA 98951
509-877-0454

Paradisos Del Sol
(Daily from 11 am - 6 pm)
3230 Highland Drive
Zillah, WA 98953
509-829-9000

Piety Flats Winery
(Mar 1 - Oct 31, Daily, 10 - 6;
Nov 1 - Dec 31, daily 10 - 5;
Jan & Feb, weekends only, noon - 5)

Portteus Vineyards & Winery
(Daily: 10am to 5pm, all year round,
excluding Christmas & Easter)

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For winery contact information,
check our alphabetical listings.

Reflection Vineyards
(Apr - Oct: Sat & Sun, Noon - 5 pm)

Running Springs Winery
(Naches Heights AVA)
(Apr - May, weekends, 10 - 5;
Jun - Oct, daily, 10 - 5)

Selah Heights
(Saturdays 10 am - 5pm, Sundays 1 - 5pm
or by appointment)

Severino Cellars
(Presidents Day Weekend thru Nov,
Daily 10 am to 6 pm
Dec - Feb, Sat & Sun 11-5,
or by appointment)

Sheridan Vineyards
(Saturdays, 11 am - 4 pm;
& by appointment - 509-829-3205)

Silver Lake Winery
at Roza Hills
(Apr - Nov: Daily 10 - 5
Dec - Mar: Daily 11 - 4)

Southard Winery
(Naches Heights area)
(Sat & Sun, 12 - 5 pm)

Steppe Cellars
(April - Oct: Fri - Sun, 11 - 5,
or by appointment)

Tanjuli Winery
(May - Oct: Thrs - Mon, 10:30 - 5 pm;
Apr & Nov: Fri - Sun, 10:30 - 5 pm;
Presidents' Day Weekend: 10:30 - 5 pm)

Taste of Washington
Downtown Yakima Tasting Room
for four wineries
(11 am - 10 pm Sun to Thurs,
11 am to midnight Fri & Sat)

Treveri Cellars
City of Yakima Tasting Room
(Mon -Sat, 12 - 6 pm; Closed Sun)

Treveri Cellars
Winery & Wapato Tasting Room
(Tue - Thurs, 12 - 5 pm; Fri & Sat, 12 - 6 pm;
Sun, 12 - 4 pm; Closed Mon)

Two Mountain
(Presidents Day weekend thru Nov.
Daily 10 - 6 and by appointment)

VanArnam Vineyards
(Mar - Thanksgiving weekend:
Fri, Sat & Sun: 11 am - 5 pm)

Wilridge Vineyard
& The Tasting Room, Yakima
(Naches Heights AVA)
(Thurs - Mon, 11 - 6)

Windy Point Vineyards
(Feb - Nov: Thurs - Mon, 10 to 5 pm
Dec - Jan: Weekends, 10 - 5)

Wineglass Cellars
(Closed)

Lower Yakima Valley (East) & Red Mountain
Wineries & Touring Map
(Only wineries open to the public are listed here.
For others, and winery contact information, see our
alphabetical list of Washington wineries.)

14 Hands Winery
(Daily: 10 am - 5 pm)
509-786-5514
Toll Free: 855-894-2088

2dor Wines
at County Line Tasting Room
Vintners Village
(Daily: 11 am – 5 pm)

Airfield Estates Winery
(Daily: 11 am to 5 pm)

Alexandria Nicole Cellars
(Prosser Tasting Room. Open Daily:
Mon - Sat: 11 am - 5 pm; Sun: 12 - 5 pm)

Apex Cellars
at Willow Crest Winery
Located in Prosser's Vintner's Village
(Thurs - Mon: 11:00 am to 5:00 pm;
Closed Tue & Wed)

Barrel Springs Winery
(Thurs - Mon: 10am - 5pm)

Bridgman Cellars
at Willow Crest Winery
Located in Prosser's Vintner's Village
(Thurs - Mon: 11:00 am to 5:00 pm;
Closed Tue & Wed)

Bunnell Family Cellar
& RiverAerie
Prosser's Vintners Village
(Enjoy our wines at Wine O'Clock
Wed - Sun: 12 - 5 pm)

Chinook Wines
(Weekends May - Oct - 12 noon - 5pm
Otherwise by appointment - 509-786-2725)

Co Dinn
(Call for appointments 509-840-2314)

Columbia Crest
Horse Heaven Hills
(Daily 10 - 4:30; closed major holidays)

County Line Tasting Room
Pouring Smasne Cellars & 2dor Wines
at Vintner Village
(Daily: 11 am – 5 pm)

Cowan Vineyards
(Thurs - Mon, 10 - 5)

Coyote Canyon Winery
In the Winemaker's Loft
Vintner's Village
(Thurs - Sun: 11 to 5
& by Appointment - 509-786-7686)

Daven Lore Winery
(Fri - Sun: 11 am - 5 pm
Mon - Thurs: Call for appt - 509-786-1575)

Desert Wind Winery
(Open Daily: Oct - Apr, 11 - 5 pm
May - Sept, 10 - 5 pm)

Domanico Cellars
Prosser Winery & Tasting Room
(Winter - Early Spring: By appt only;
Starting Mid April:
Thurs - Sun: 11 am - 5 pm)
24901 N Crosby Road
Prosser, WA 99350
206-465-9406

Gamache Vintners
Prosser's Vintners Village
(Summer Hours: Daily 10-5
Winter Hours: Please call 509-786-7800)

Hinzerling Winery
(March - Christmas, most holiday weekends:
Mon. - Sat. 11am - 5pm, Sun. 11am - 4pm;
Winter: Mon. - Sat. 11am - 5pm Closed Sun)

Hogue Cellars
(Presidents’ Weekend through Dec 31st,
- except major holidays, Daily 10 to 5.
Call for Winter hours.)

Kestrel Vintners
(Daily: Noon to 5:00 pm)

McKinley Springs Winery
Winemakers Loft Tasting Room
(Open Daily: 11 am - 5 pm
Closed some holidays)
509-786-0004

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larger map of the
Lower Yakima Valley
and Red Mountain area

For full winery contact
information, check
our alphabetical listings.

Manchego Real
(Daily 10 - 4, or by appointment)

Martinez & Martinez
at The Winemaker Loft
(Daily 11 - 5 pm)

Mercer Estates Winery
(Mar - Dec: Wed - Sun, 10 am - 5 pm
Special Winter Hours: By appointment)

Milbrandt Vineyards
Located in Prosser's Vintner's Village
(Thurs - Sun, 11 am - 6 pm)

Pontin del Roza
(Daily 10am to 5pm)

Reflection Vineyards
(Apr - Oct: Sat & Sun, Noon - 5 pm)

Smasne Cellars
at County Line Tasting Room
Vintners Village
(Daily: 11 am – 5 pm)

Snoqualmie Vineyards
(Daily 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.)

Thurston Wolfe Winery
Prosser's Vintners Village
(Thurs - Sun April 1st - 2nd weekend in Dec,
     Also Holiday Mondays - 11:00 am to 5:00 pm
     By appointment in Winter)

Tucker Cellars
    (Summer: daily 10am - 5pm;
     Winter: daily 10am - 4pm)

VineHeart
    (Thursday - Monday, 9 to 5)

Waddle Family Cellars
(Sat - Sun, 10 - 5)

Willow Crest Wine Estates
    (Thurs - Mon: 11:00 am to 5:00 pm;
Closed Tue & Wed)
Vintners Village

The Winemaker's Loft
Prosser's Vintners Village

Wyndstone Winery
at The Winemaker's Loft
(Fri - Sun, 11 am to 6 pm)
Located in Vintner’s Village

Yakima River Winery
(Daily, 10am – 5pm
Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas & New Years)

Red Mountain Area
Wineries & Touring Map
(See also our alphabetical list of Washington wineries.)

Ambassador Vineyard
(Fri, 2 - 7 pm; Sat & Sun, 12 - 5 pm)

Anelare Winery
(Sat & Sun: Noon to 6 pm)
Co-located at Cañon de Sol Winery

Cañon de Sol Winery
(By appointment & during events)

Chandler Reach Vineyards
(Thurs - Sun: 11 - 5; Call for winter hours)

Col Solare
(Wed - Sun: 11 am - 5 pm)

Cooper Wine Company
(Fri - Mon, 12pm - 5pm;
Tues - Thurs by appointment)

Fidelitas
(Daily: 11 - 5 or by appointment - 509-588-3469)

Frichette Winery
(Open Daily: 11 am to 5 pm)

Goedhart Family Winery
(Sat, 12 - 4 pm;
Appts welcomed Mon - Fri - 509-554-6042)

Hedges Family Estate
(April - November: Sat & Sun 11am - 5pm
or by appointment)

Hightower Cellars
(Thurs - Sun, 11 am - 5 pm)

Kiona Vineyards
(Daily 12 - 5)

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to see larger map of
Red Mountain
area Wineries

Meek Family Estate
(Call for appointment - 612-382-1231)

MonteScarlatto Estate Winery
(Thurs & Sun: 11 am - 4 pm; Fri & Sat: 11 am - 5 pm;
Or by appt: 509-531-3081)

Native Sun Wines
(By appointment - 509-551-0854)

Portrait Cellars
(By Appointment - 509-588-4534
& for special events)

Sleeping Dog Wines
(Event weekends or
by arrangement - 509-460-2886)

Tapteil Vineyard Winery
(Apr - Dec, Sat 11am - 5pm; Event weekends
or by appointment)

Terra Blanca Vintners
(Daily 11am - 6pm)

Tucannon Cellars
(Thurs - Sun 11 to 5 PM;
Otherwise by appt - 509-545-9588)

Upchurch Winery
(Open by appointment throughout the spring
and summer every weekend.)

Snipes Mountain AVA

Upland Estates Winery
Winery Tasting Room
(By Appointment)
6141 Gap Road
Outlook, WA 98938
509-839-2606
Taste of Washington Tasting Room
Opening Feb 2009
312 E Yakima Avenue
Downtown Yakima, WA

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to see larger version

Naches Heights AVA

Naches Heights
Vineyard & Winery
(11a.m. to 7 p.m. Wed - Sun)
250 Ehler Road
Yakima, WA 98908
206-281-5555
Tasting Room Address:
2410 Naches Heights Road
Yakima, WA. 98908
Call Toll Free: 855 NHV WINE
Tastings also at:
The Tasting Room, Seattle
The Tasting Room, Yakima

Running Springs Wine
(Apr & May, weekends, 10 - 5;
Jun - Oct, daily, 10 - 5)
9950 Highway 12
Naches, WA 98937
509-653-2848

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Wine Shops and Wine Bars

The Barrel House
22 N First Street
Yakima, WA 98901
509-453-3769

Bonnie's Vine & Gift
329 Wine Country Road
Prosser, WA 99350-9797
509-786-7000

Canyon’s Edge Tasting Room
(call for hours)
10 Merlot Dr.
Prosser, WA

Columbia Steppe Northwest
Coffeehouse & Wine Shop
(NW wines, gifts, deli, coffee, tea
in the Valley Mall by Macy's)
2529 Main Street
Union Gap, WA
509-249-0005

CR Sandidge Tasting Room
(Fri – Sun noon – 5 pm)
2880 Lee Rd - Suite A
Prosser, WA
509-786-1100

Gilbert Cellars
Tasting Room & Wine Bar
(Mon - Thurs 12:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Fri - Sat 12:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Sun 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM)
5 North Front Street
Yakima, WA 98901
509-249-9049

Heaven’s Cave Tasting Room
(Fri – Sun 11 am – 5 pm)
2880 Lee Road - Suite A
Prosser, WA
509-788-0008

Massat Winery Tasting Room
(11 am – 5 pm daily)
312 Yakima Ave
Yakima, WA
509-248-5251

Running Spring Wine Tasting Room
(call for hours)
9950 Hwy 12
Naches, WA
509-653-2848

Stems
(Mon -Sat, 10am-6pm.
Summer hours on Sundays)
411 E Yakima Avenue
Yakima, WA 98901
509-452-8800

Taste of Washington
(A co-op of Four Wineries)
(Sun to Thurs, 11 am - 10 pm
Fri & Sat, 11 am to midnight)
Downtown Yakima
312 E. Yakima Avenue
Yakima, WA
509-248-5251

Wine O'Clock Wine Bar
2nd Home of Bunnell Family Cellar & RiverAerie
(Tasting & retail sales: Wed - Sun, 12 - 5 pm;
Dining hours vary seasonally)
548 Cabernet Court
Vintner's Village
Prosser, WA 99350
509-786-2197

Upper Yakima Valley, Rattlesnake Hills, Snipes Mountain, and Naches Heights Wineries & Touring Map For full winery contact information, see our alphabetical list of Washington wineries.

Upper Yakima Valley, Rattlesnake Hills, Snipes Mountain,
and Naches Heights Wineries & Touring Map
For full winery contact information, see our alphabetical list of Washington wineries.