Walla Walla Valley
Walla Walla Valley American Viticultural Area
The appellation
- Established
- 1984 (Washington's second AVA)
- Location
- partly SE Washington, partly NE Oregon
- Elevation
- 400–2,080 ft
- Growing season
- April 1 to October 31
- Avg. season temperature
- 63.5°F
- Precipitation
- 15 in/yr average (9 in on the dry west side to 22 in on the wet east side)
- Acres planted
- 2,933 acres
- Red / white
- 95% red, 5% white
- By state
- 57% Washington, 43% Oregon
- Wineries
- 120 (highest concentration of wineries in Washington state)
- Top varieties
- Cabernet Sauvignon 36%, Syrah 18%, Merlot 10%
- Soil layers
- loess (wind-blown silt); flood sediment (Missoula Flood); cobblestones (basalt, dried river bed / alluvial fan); basalt (volcanic bedrock)
- Geology
- prehistoric volcanic history and the cataclysmic glacial Missoula Floods
Source: Walla Walla Valley Wine Alliance, AVA Fact Sheet (2018 ed.). Every figure above is the Alliance’s, not our own measurement.
Mapped here
91 named vineyards with an OpenStreetMap polygon inside this AVA, about 2,508 acres mapped. This is our own measurement off OpenStreetMap parcels — not the Alliance’s planted-acreage figure above.
Vineyards
166 Walla Walla Valley vineyards with a page here (every in-valley vineyard a Walla Walla winery publicly names).
Abeja Estate Vineyard, Acavallo Vineyard, Alderbanks Vineyard, Anna Marie, Aria Vineyard, Armada Vineyard, Belle Roche, Bergevin Springs Vineyard, Berghan Vineyard, Birch Creek Vineyard, Blue Mountain Vineyard, Bob Healy Vineyard, Braden Heights, Breezy Slope Vineyard, Cailloux Vineyard, Cali Vineyard, Carbondale Vineyard, Castillo de Feliciana Vineyard, Coccinelle Vineyard, Cockburn Ranch, College Cellars - Stan Clarke Vineyard, Cougar Crest Vineyard, Cougar Hills, Crossfire, Cut Bank Estate Vineyard, Dad's Vineyard, Daedalus, Dave Beebe Vineyards, Davidson Vineyard, Deux Soldats Estate Vineyard, Don Carlo Vineyard, Double River Vineyard, Dugger Creek, Eidolon Vineyard, Eleanor's Vineyard, Elevation Vineyard, En Cerise Vineyard, En Chamberlin Vineyard, Equinox Ridge Estate Vineyard, Eritage Vineyards, Eventide, Ferguson Vineyard, Fiddleneck Vineyard, Figgins Estate Vineyard, Fjellene Estate Vineyard, Foothills in the Sun, Foothills Vineyard, Forcefield, Forgotten Hills Vineyard, Francisca's Vineyard, Funk Estate Vineyard, Gateshead Vineyards, Giovanoni Estate, Girosol, Goff Vineyard, Golden Ridge Vineyard, Grosgrain Vineyard, Heather Hill, High Contrast Vineyard, Holy Roller, Icarus, In The Rocks, J.K. Vineyard, J.K.M. Vineyard, J&S Vineyard, Jack's Vineyard, Jon Cockburn Ranch Vineyard, K Vintners Estate Vineyard, Kenny Hill, La Paciencia, Larry's Vineyard, Las Canteras, Le Mani Vineyard, LeFore Vineyard, Leonetti Estate Vineyard, Leonetti Old Block, Les Collines Vineyard, Lewis Peak Vineyard, Loess Vineyard, Los Oidos Vineyard, Los Rocosos Rocks District Vineyard, Los Rocosos Walla Walla Vineyard, Maison Bleue Estate Vineyard, Margaret's Vineyard, Marie Glen, McB Vineyard, McClellan Estate Vineyard, McQueen Vineyard, Menozzi Estate Vineyard, Mill Creek Estate, Mill Creek Upland, Minnick Hills Vineyard, Mission Hills Vineyard, Monette's Vineyard, Moonlight Drive, Morrison Lane Estate Vineyard, Naravane Estate Vineyard, Noble Rock, North Fork of the Walla Walla River, Northstar Estate Vineyard, Nostra Terra Vineyard, Octave Estate Vineyard, Old Milton Vineyard, Old Stones, Orchard Vineyard, Orselli Vineyard, Patina Vineyard, Pedace, Pellet Estate Vineyard, Petite Roche, Petros Estate Vineyard, Pheasant Run, Philips Vineyard, Proper Estate Vineyard, Reali Family Vineyard, Resurgent Vineyards, Riviere Galets, Rock Bottom Vineyard, RockBar Vineyard, Rockgarden Estate, Rotie Rocks Estate, San Tommaso Vineyard, Sanitella Vineyard, Saviah Cellars Estate Vineyard, Schafer Vineyard, Sconni Block Vineyard, Serra, Serra Pedace, Seven Hills Vineyard, Seven Hills West, SHW Founding Vineyard, Siren Song, SJR Vineyard, Skysill Vineyard, Southside, Southwind, Spring Valley Vineyard, Steep Hill, Stellar Vineyard, Stonemarker Vineyard, Stones Speak Estate Vineyard, Stoney Vine Vineyard, Summit View, Sunnyside Vineyard, Sur Echalas Vineyard, Taggart Vineyard, The Dwelley, The Tribe Vineyard, Three Rivers Estate Vineyard, Tokar Vineyard, Va Piano Estate Vineyard, Vista Montana, Waliser Vineyard, Walla Walla Vintners Estate Vineyard, Waterbrook Estate Vineyard, Watermill Winery Estate Vineyard, Wheatfield Vines Vineyards, Whistling Hills, William's Estate Vineyard, Windrow Vineyard, Winesap Road Vineyard, Winesap Vineyards, Woodward Canyon Estate Vineyard, XL Vineyard, Yellow Bird Vineyard, YellowJacket Vineyard
Wineries that name this appellation
80 wineries name Walla Walla Valley as a source on their own site or Alliance profile.
Abeja Winery, Adamant Cellars, Amavi Cellars, Arenness Cellars, Armstrong Family Winery, Balboa Winery, Beekeeper by Abeja, Bledsoe Family Winery, Bledsoe|McDaniels Winery, Browne Family Vineyards, Capital Call Vintners, Caprio Cellars, Castillo De Feliciana, Cayuse Vineyards, Cimento Wines, College Cellars of Walla Walla, Cougar Crest Winery, Dama Wines, Deux Soldats, Devison Vintners, Devium Wine, Doubleback Winery, Dunham Cellars, Dusted Valley Winery, Echolands Winery, Eleganté Cellars, Eternal Wines, Figgins Estate, Five Star Cellars, Foolhardy Vintners, Force Majeure Vineyards, Forgeron Cellars, Foundry Vineyards, Garrison Creek Cellars, Gifford Hirlinger, Golden Ridge Cellars, Gramercy Cellars, Henry Earl Estates Wines, House of Smith Wines, Isenhower Cellars, itä wines, Jett Wines, KINHAVEN Winery, Kontos Cellars, L’Ecole Nº 41 Heritage Wine Bar, L’Ecole Nº 41 Winery, Lacewing Cellars, Lagana Cellars, Leonetti Cellar, Maison Bleue Winery, Mongata Estate Winery, Moonbase Cellars, No Girls Wines, Northstar Winery, Pepper Bridge Winery, Pursued By Bear, R|A Family Wines, REALI Family Vineyard, Reininger Winery, Result of a Crush Winery, Reynvaan Family Vineyards, Sagemoor Vineyards, Saviah Cellars, Seven Hills Winery, Sleight of Hand Cellars, SMAK Wines, Spring Valley Vineyard, Sulei Cellars, Syzygy Winery, Tempus Cellars, Time & Direction Wines, Tranche Estate, Tulpen Cellars, Va Piano Vineyards, Valdemar Estates, Walla Walla Vintners, Waterbrook Winery, Watermill Winery, Woodward Canyon Winery, Zerba Cellars