Every year, more wineries are choosing to release their new vintages on this first full weekend in November. The combination of crush just ending, new wines and special events makes this one of the best times to visit Walla Walla. A list of participating wineries and their events follows, as compiled by wallawallawinenews.com

Abeja
By invitation only.

àMaurice Cellars

• Friday: noon – 4:30 p.m.
• Saturday: 10:30 a.m.  – 4:30 p.m.
• Sunday: 10:30 a.m.  – 1 p.m.

New Releases: 2007 Columbia Valley Chardonnay, 2007 Columbia Valley Grenache/Syrah and 2007 Columbia Valley Malbec.

Amavi Cellars
635 North 13th Ave.

• Friday: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m..
• Saturday: 11 a.m. -5 p.m.
• Sunday: 11 a.m. -5 p.m.

3796 Pepper’s Bridge Rd.

• Saturday: 10 a.m. -5 p.m.
• Sunday: 10 a.m. -5 p.m.

Weekend activities: Tasting fees. At the new location on Pepper’s Bridge Road only, there will be a breakfast for Coin Club members on Saturday and a serving of the new “Coin Club Member-Only” Ceres wine.

Basel Cellars Estate

• Friday: 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
• Saturday: 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
• Sunday: 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Weekend activities: $5 Tasting fee. Enjoy bratwurst on the grill. Local photography by Carol Cole. Steve Roberts will be at the winery Saturday to sign his book, “Wine Trails of Washington.”
New releases: 2007 Carmenere, 2007 Claret and 2006 Estate Syrah.

Bergevin Lane Vineyards

• Friday: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
• Saturday: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
• Sunday: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Weekend activities: $5 refundable tasting fee with purchase.
New releases: 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon, 2007 “Heart and Soul” Pinot Noir and 2006 “Barrel Select” Syrah.

Beresan Winery

• Friday: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
• Saturday: 10 a.m.- 5 p.m.
• Sunday: 10 a.m.- 4 p.m.

New Releases: 2006 Stone River Blend, 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon and 2007 Carmenere

Bunchgrass Winery

• Friday: 11 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
• Saturday: 11 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
• Sunday: 11 a.m. – 4:30  p.m.

Weekend activities: No tasting fee.
New releases: 2007 Frazier Bluff Malbec $32.

Buty

• Friday: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
• Saturday: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
• Sunday: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Weekend activities: $5 tasting fee, refundable with purchase.
New releases: 2008 “BEAST” Grenache, 2008 “BEAST” Syrah, “Clonal Selection #174,” 2008 “BEAST” Malbec, 2007 ”BEAST” Cabernet Sauvignon.

Canoe Ridge

• Saturday: 11 a.m. -5:30  p.m.
• Sunday: 11 a.m. -5:30  p.m.

Weekend activities: $5 Tasting fee reimbursed with purchase / waived for wine club members.
20th Anniversary party: Appetizers, vintage wine pours. Library wines. 750ml and magnums available.
New releases: 2007 Cherry St. Red Table, 2007 Syrah, 2006 Rsv Merlot and 2006 Rsv Cabernet Sauvignon.

Castilo De Feliciana

• Friday: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m..
• Saturday: 11 a.m. -6 p.m.
• Sunday: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Weekend activities: A grand opening will be held in the tasting room on Saturday. Enjoy foods from the region of Spain paired with wines that winemaker Ryan Raber has selected for your enjoyment. There will be music from flamenco guitarist Antonio Melendez. Special case discounts for the day.

Cayuse Vineyards
By invitation only.

Corliss Estates
By invitation only.

Couvillion

• Friday: 10 a.m. -5  p.m.
• Saturday: 10 a.m. -5  p.m.

Weekend activities: 2008 Sauvignon Blanc, 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon and 2006 Equilibre Red Wine.

Dumas Station Wines
Pouring At Merchants

• Friday: Noon-5 p.m.
• Saturday: Noon-5 p.m.

Weekend activities: Free tastings accompanied with select cheeses and breads from Merchant’s Delicatessen.
New releases: 2006 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon (WS 91) $32, 2006 Estate Minnick Hills Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, 2006 Estate Merlot, 2006 Red Wine-Cow Catcher Red $19.

Dunham Cellars

• Friday: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
• Friday – ArtWalk: 5- 8 p.m.. Wine by the glass or bottle; no tastings offered. Enjoy Eric Dunham’s artwork in the Hangar Lounge.
• Saturday: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
• Sunday: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Weekend activities: Winemaker dinner with Chef Jake Crenshaw of T. Maccarone’s, 5:30 p.m. Saturday. The evening will begin with a tour of the winery,followed by a five-course dinner paired with a mix of current releases and library wines from the cellar. RSVP with Jordan, 509-529-4685 or jordan@dunhamcellars.com. $125 per person.
New releases: 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon XII, 2006 Lewis Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon.

Eleganté Cellars

• Friday: 10 a.m. – 5  p.m.
• Saturday: 10 a.m. – 5  p.m.
• Sunday: 10 a.m. – 5  p.m.

Weekend activities: No tasting fee, holiday specials on wines.
New releases: 2007 Malbec, 2007 Syrah and 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon.

Forgeron Cellars

• Friday: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
• Saturday: 10 a.m.  -5 p.m.
• Sunday: 10 a.m.  – 4 p.m.

Weekend activities: Reserve tasting $5, refundable with urchase. Fall Release Weekend specials.
Special events: Enjoy music of the Blue Mountain Spanish Guitars from 2-4 p.m.
New releases: 2005 Merlot, 2005 Syrah and 2008 Late Harvest Semillon.

Fort Walla Walla Cellars

• Friday: 10 a.m. -4:30 p.m.
• Saturday: 10 a.m. -4:30 p.m.
• Sunday: 10 a.m. -4:30 p.m.

Weekend activities: $5 tasting fee, refundable with wine purchase.
New releases: 2006 Pepper Bridge Vineyard Merlot and 2006 Treaty (Bordeaux style blend).

Gramercy Cellars

• Friday: 10 a.m.  – 6 p.m.
• Saturday: 10 a.m.  – 6 p.m.
• Sunday: 10 a.m.  – 1 p.m.

Weekend activities: The Big Apple Wine Tasting Circus is coming to town Saturday. There will be a tent on the vineyard for pouring of  new releases.
New releases: 2007 Syrah, 2007 Grenache.

Garrison Creek Cellars
By appointment only: (509) 525-7377

New releases: 2005 Syrah Block 19

Gifford Hirlinger

• Friday: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m..
• Saturday: 11 a.m. -5 p.m.
• Sunday: 11 a.m.- 5 p.m.

Weekend activities: No tasting fee
New releases: 2007 Stateline Red $16, 2007 Estate Petit Verdot $26, 2007 L.V. $38.

Kerloo Cellars
By appointment only: (206) 349-0641 or ryan@kerloocellars.com

Kontos Cellars

• Friday: 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
• Saturday: 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
• Sunday: November, 12-5 p.m.

Weekend activities: No tasting fee
New releases: 2007 Pepper Bridge Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon and 2008 Gossamer White.

K Vintners

• Thursday: Noon-5 p.m.
• Friday: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
• Saturday: 9- 5 p.m.
• Sunday: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

New releases: Charles Smith Wines ‘06 Royal City Syrah, K Syrah ‘07 Morrison Lane, K ‘07 “The
Deal” Sundance Vineyard, K Syrah ‘07 Clifton, K Syrah ‘07 Northridge, K ‘07 Roma, K ‘07 Ovide, K ‘07 El Jefe, K ‘07 The Creator.

Le Chateau Winery

• Friday: 10 a.m.  – 5 p.m..
• Saturday: 10 a.m.  -5 p.m.
• Sunday: 10 a.m.  – 5 p.m.

Weekend activities: $5 tasting fee, refundable with purchase.

Long Shadows Vintners

• Friday: 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
• Saturday: 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
• Sunday: Closed

Weekend activities: $10 tasting fee refundable with purchase and waived for active mailing list customers. Enjoy sampling new releases, library selections, hors d’oeuvres and limited bottlings only available at the winery.
New releases: 2006 Chester-Kidder and 2007 Saggi.

Lowden Hills

• Thursday: 1-5 p.m.
• Friday: 11 a.m.- 5 p.m.
• Saturday: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Weekend activities: Free library wine tasting and snacks.

Nicholas Cole Cellars

• Thursday: 10 a.m. -4 p.m.
• Thursday: 5-7 p.m., private party for Wine Club members
• Friday: 10 a.m.  – 4 p.m.
• Friday: 5-7 p.m., private party for Founder’s Club members
• Saturday: 10 a.m.  -5 p.m.
• Sunday: 10 a.m.  – 5 p.m.

Weekend activities: $5 tasting fee, refundable with purchase.

Northstar

• Saturday: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
• Sunday: 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Weekend activities: Taste our new club releases, paired with an array of cheeses. Enjoy live music and a view of the Blue Mountains. Tasting fee of $8 includes a logo glass. Complimentary for Wine Club members. On Saturday at 6:30 p.m. there is a winemaker dinner with David “Merf” Merfeld in the Petit Chai. This six-course dinner is paired with current and library wines. Space is limited. Cost for Wine Club members $65, non-members is $85. RSVP (509) 529-0948 or 866-486-7828

Otis Kenyon
Two locations this weekend only: the tasting room at 23 East Main St. and the winery at 52746 Burris Road, Milton Freewater. The hours are the same for both.

• Friday: 10 a.m.  – 5 p.m.
• Saturday: 10 a.m.  – 5 p.m.
• Sunday: 10 a.m.  – 5 p.m.

New releases: 2007 Syrah and 2007 Matchless Red Wine at downtown tasting room. 2007 Carmenere at winery only.

Pepper Bridge Winery

• Friday: 10 a.m.  – 4 p.m.
• Saturday: 10 a.m.  – 4 p.m.
• Sunday: 10 a.m.  – 4 p.m.

Weekend activities: $8 tasting fee, refunded with purchase. Complimentary for Bridge Club members.
New releases: 2006 Reserve.

Reynvaan Family Winery
By invitation only.

Rulo Winery

• Friday: 11 a.m.- 3 p.m.
• Saturday: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
• Sunday: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Weekend activities: Meet sculptor David “Ike” Eisenhour (Port Hadlock, Wash.) and enjoy his bronze works on display.
New releases: 2006 Syrah.

Saviah Cellars

• Friday: 11 a.m.- 5 p.m.
• Saturday: 11 a.m.- 5 p.m.
• Sunday: 11 a.m.- 4 p.m.

Sapolil Cellars

• Friday: 11 a.m.- 11 p.m.
• Saturday: 11 a.m.-7 p.m.
• Sunday: 11 a.m.-7 p.m.

Weekend activities: Tasting fee refundable with purchase. On Friday, Leanne Trevalyan and Billy Stoops of Junkyard Jane will play music from 8-11 p.m. $10 cover. On Saturday 5-9 p.m. at the Walla Walla Cigar Box Guitar Fest, one ticket will get you into three venues to experience the innovative styling of several nationally well known cigar box guitar musicians, featuring Rollie Tussing, Gerry Thompson and “Right On” John. The other venues are Morrison Lane and Walla Walla Village Winery. Tickets are $15.
www.cigarboxguitarfest.info

Seven Hills Winery

• Friday: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
• Saturday: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
• Sunday: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Weekend activities: $5 tasting fee. refunded with purchase and complimentary for wine club.
New releases: We are pouring a range of wines from our Library as well as our 2005 Pentad, Walla Walla Valley and the 2005
Cabernet Sauvignon, Reserve Red Mountain.

Skylite Cellars at the Winery

• Friday: 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.
• Saturday: 11 a.m. -6 p.m.
• Sunday: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Weekend activities: Enjoy cheeses from Monteillet Fromagerie $5 tasting fee/refundable excl. sale items

SPRING VALLEY VINEYARDS

• Friday: 10 a.m.  – 4 p.m.
• Saturday: 10 a.m.  -4 p.m.
• Sunday: 10 a.m.  – 4 p.m.

Weekend activities: $5.00 tasting fee refundable with purchase
New releases: 07 Nina Lee and 07 Muleskinner.
SPECIAL EVENT: Open House with appetizers from Fat Duck. Saturday 3:00PM-7:00PM

STELA FINO

• Friday: 10 a.m.  – 6  p.m.
• Saturday: 10 a.m.  – 6  p.m.
• Sunday: 10 a.m.  – 6  p.m.

Location: Petits Noirs Chocolatier, 622 S. Main Street, Milton-Freewater, OR 97862
Weekend activities: Enjoy new releases from Stella Fino and chocolates from boutique chocolatier, Petits Noirs.

SYZYGY

• Friday: 11 a.m.- 5 p.m.
• Saturday: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
• Sunday: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

New releases: 2006 SAROS, our Malbec, Tempranillo, Cabernet Sauvignon blend. In addition, this weekend will be the premier
for SYZYGY’s Eclipse Club, an exclusive membership opportunity available to a maximum 80 members in the first year thru the purchase
of a very limited wine: 10 a.m. 0% Malbec from Conner Lee vineyard (40 cases produced, exclusively for Eclipse Club members.

TERTULIA CELARS

• Friday: 11 a.m.- 6 p.m.
• Saturday: 11 a.m.- 6 p.m.
• Sunday: 11 a.m.- 5 p.m.

Weekend activities: Wine Club Membership, Standard and Reserve Tasting Fees refundable with purchase
New releases: 2008 Viognier, 2007 Lonesome Springs Grenache, 2007 Pepper Bridge Merlot, 2007 Phinny Hill Cabernet Sauvignon,
2007 Malbec, 2007 Phinny Hill Carmenere & 2008 Ice Wine

Three Rivers Winery

• Friday: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
• Saturday: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
• Sunday: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Weekend activities: 10 a.m. th Anniversary Celebration & Wine Club Pick Up Party. $5 Tasting Fee refundable with purchase.
Wine Club members Free (including up to 5 guests). Appetizers and in store food demos will be available. Jessie and Anna Burgess, a
father/daughter duo-Jessie on guitar and Anna with violin. They will be playing music from noon-4 p.m..
New releases: 2006 Svelte
SPECIAL EVENTS: Join us Saturday November 7th of Fall Release Weekend for a VIETRI Italian Holidays Event at Three Rivers
from 12:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.. Italian salami, cheese and other holiday treats will be served to pair with Three Rivers Wines. VIETRI is
America’s largest importer of handcrafted Italian products for the home. 15% Discount on all VIETRI purchases during the event,
including special orders, and a door prize for one lucky guest.

TRIO VINTNERS

• Friday: 11 a.m.- 4 p.m.
• Saturday: 11 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.
• Sunday: 11 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.

WEEKEND ACTIVITIES: No tasting fee.
Willow Annex @ Trio Vintners. Smoke Prints by Frank Janzen on display in the gallery
New releases: 2007 Carmenere $28, 2007 Tempranillo $28, 2007 RIOT Red Table $18

VA PIANO

• Friday: 11 a.m.- 5 p.m.
• Saturday: 11 a.m.- 5 p.m.
• Sunday: 11 a.m.- 5 p.m.

Weekend activities: $5 tasting fee, refundable with purchase.
New releases:2007 CV Syrah, 2007 CV Cabernet Sauvignon & Bruno’s Blend V
SPECIAL EVENTS: Va Piano Vineyards Estate Club Release & Pick-Up.
Estate Club Members Party: Saturdayth, 6-8  p.m..

Walla Walla Vintners

• Friday: 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
• Saturday: 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Weekend activities: Complimentary wine tasting
New releases: 2007 Columbia Valley Bello Rosso, 2007 Walla Walla Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, 2007 Washington State
Cuvée, 2007 Sagemoor Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

WATERMILL WINERY

• Friday: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
• Saturday: 11 a.m.- 5 p.m.
• Sunday: 11 a.m.- 5 p.m.

New Releases: 2007 Malbec, 2008 Viognier & 07 Cabernet Franc
ON SALE: 2008 Rose & 2007 Viognier

WATERS WINERY

• Friday: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
• Saturday: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
• Sunday: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

New releases: 2007 Single Vineyard Syrahs (Loess, Forgotten Hills, Pepper Bridge)
SPECIAL EVENTS: 2007 Fall Release Weekend Dinners
Join us for a harvest-time dinner in the intimacy of the Waters Tasting Room as we enjoy local agricultural offerings and wine
selections. Seating is limited to the first 24 guests (per evening). TIME: 7:00  p.m. on Friday & Saturday

WHITMAN CELLARS

• Friday: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
• Saturday: 11 a.m.- 5 p.m.
• Sunday: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Weekend activities: $5 tasting fee, refundable with  purchase. Fall Wine Club Pick Up, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
New releases: 2006 Syrah

WOODWARD CANYON

• Saturday: 10 a.m.  – 5 p.m.
• Sunday: 10 a.m.  – 5 p.m.

Weekend activities: Join Woodward Canyon in the “Reserve House” – no reservations needed – for Fall Release Weekend.
Chef Charles Caulder and Chef Jay Entrikin will be on hand to offer food and wine pairings by matching special bites with current releases
as well as our featured reserve wine, the 2007 Charbonneau Red. There is a $10 a.m.  tasting fee, $5 refundable with wine purchase.
New releases: 2007 Charbonneau Red. Limited reserve wine/only 150 cases