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Basin Summer Sounds
Email: echamber@bossig.com
Web: www.basinsummersounds.com
Basin Summer Sounds is a two-day family friendly multi-genre music festival, taking place in two separate music venues in downtown Ephrata. The festival celebrates a wide variety of music from all over the Pacific Northwest.
Cave B Estate Winery
348 Silica Road N.W.
Quincy, WA 98848
Phone: 509-785-3500
Email: info@caveb.com
Web: http://www.caveb.com
Cave B is an ultra premium estate winery beautifully situated on the cliffs above the Columbia River near Vantage, Washington. From vineyard land carefully selected for grape growing, only the best fruit is hand selected for Cave B’s limited production wines. Further quality checks proceed during winemaking, with only the best finished wines becoming Cave B wines. This premium wine is further elevated by the superlative surroundings, making any visit to Cave B a special occasion.
Wines Produced: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Semillon, Chardonnay
Columbia Basin Allied Arts
7662 Chanute Street
Moses Lake, WA 98837
Phone: 509.762.624
"All the Arts for All the People". All performances at BBCC's Wallenstien Theater in Moses Lake.
Coulee Playland Resort
Hwy 155 South
Electric City, WA 99123
Phone: 509-633-2671
Web: http://www.couleeplayland.com
Fox Estate Winery
24962 Hwy 243 S.
Mattawa, WA
Phone: 509.932.5818
Email: Support@FoxEstateWinery.com
Web: http://www.foxestatewinery.com/winery.com
The sun drenched slopes of the Saddle Mountains produce some of the finest wine grapes in the world. Almost thirty years and three generations ago, the Fox family recognized the potential of this wonderfully arid environment and began an agricultural operation that has evolved to include the Fox Estate Winery.
We are a small, family owned and operated winery located just off Highway 243 South in Mattawa Washington, which lies on the east side of the Columbia River twenty miles south of the Gorge Amphitheater. Our family actually began planting grapes twenty five years ago, starting with the varieties of Riesling and Gewuerztraminer. We currently have over forty acres in limited production, and another sixty acres that were planted Spring 2002 Once we reach peak production in three to four years, we will produce the varieties of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Sangiovese, Syrah, Riesling, Gewuerztraminer.
In 2001, the year in which we premiered our first vintages in our own label, we bottled approximately 400 cases of the 1999 Cabernet Sauvignon and 500 cases of the 1999 Merlot. While the grapes used for these vintages were local Mattawa grapes, they were not from our vineyards. We are confident that as we move closer and closer toward using own grapes exclusively, the quality of our wines will continue to rise.
In 2002 we have recently bottled almost one thousand cases of 2001 Riesling, which has received the highest rating from Northwest Wine Press Magazine, a unanimous vote of "Outstanding".
As for the Merlot, Bob Woehler, columnist for Wine Press Northwest, has written about our 1999 Merlot " "It is very bright, fruity, tasty , and easy to drink. " We would like to suggest that you look out for black licorice and dark cherries when tasting. As a family operation, one of our beliefs is a commitment to customer satisfaction.
Ginkgo Forest Winery
22561 Rd. T.7 SW (1 ˝ miles north of Mattawa on west side of hwy. 243)
22904 Rd. U.2 SW (mailing address)
Mattawa, WA 99349
Phone: 509.932.0082
Email: ginkgowinery@smwireless.net
Web:http://ginkgowinery.com
Ginkgo Forest wines are made from hand-harvested grapes in estate-grown vineyards, expertly tended on the Wahluke Slope. This famed appellation surveys the mighty Columbia River and has perfect grape-growing conditions with desert heat and meager soils. Millions of years ago, the area was wet and humid with swamps and shallow lakes surrounded by verdant forests. Thousands of petrified trees were discovered here in the 1950s with the ginkgo being the most rare. This petrified forest lies atop the Saddle Mountain range overlooking Ginkgo Forest Winery. Inspired by the trees that once grew in abundance here, Ginkgo Forest wines are crafted with loving care and attention to make them distinctive and long-lived like the winery’s namesake tree.
May through October the tasting room and gift shop is open Wed. – Sat. 10 am – 5 pm and Sun. 1 – 5 pm. November through April the hours are Fri. and Sat. 11 am – 4 pm.
Wines Produced: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah, Pinot Noir, Red Blend, Gewurztraminer, dessert
Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce
306 Midway Avenue
Grand Coulee, WA 99133
Phone: 509-633-3074 or 800-268-5332
Email: info@grandcouleedam.org
Web: http://www.grandcouleedam.org
Grant County Tourism Commission
Web: http://www.tourgrantcounty.com
Official Grant County Tourism Commission web-site. Visitor information on the entire county.
Ice Age Floods Institute
Web: http://www.iceagefloodsinstitute.org
The Ice Age Floods Institute is a non-profit organization of citizens throughout Montana, Idaho, Washington, and Oregon who are committed to tell the story of the cataclysmic floods that swept across the Pacific Northwest thousands of years ago. Unique geologic features caused by these gigantic floods are apparent in water-scarred landscapes from Missoula, Montana to Astoria, Oregon and have significantly influenced present patterns of human and wildlife existence.
Kyra Wines
8029 Andrews St., N.E.
Moses Lake, WA 98837
Phone: 509-750-8875
Email: info@kyrawines.com
Web: http://www.kyrawines.com
Kyra and Bruce Baerlocher planted their first vines on the Wahluke Slope in 1999. In the beginning, they made wine in order to follow the results of their vineyard practices. They both enjoyed the mystery and suspence of creating approachable, food-friendly wines. Being residents of Moses Lake for over 20 years, they began their commercial operation in 2006 and became the first winery in Moses Lake.
The tasting room is open for special events and by appointment. Call 509-750-8875 for information or visit the website, www.kyrawines.com for a schedule of events.
Wines produced: Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Chenin Blanc, Pinot Noir, Sangiovese, Dolcetto, and a Red Wine blend with production of 2500 cases per year.
Moses Lake Chamber of Commerce
Web: http://www.moseslakechamber.org
Official web-site of the Moses Lake Chamber of Commerce.
Moses Lake Parks & Recreation Department
401 S. Balsam
Moses Lake, WA 98837
Phone: 509.766.9240
Email: recreation@moses-lake.com
Web: http://www.mlrec.com
Moses Lake School District
Web: http://www.moseslakeschools.org/
Official Moses Lake School District #161 web-site.
Moses Lake's Online Visitor Guide
328 S. Pioneer Way
Moses Lake, WA 98837
Phone: 1-800-992-6234 or 509-765-7888
Email: information@moses-lake.com
Web: http://www.moses-lake.com
Moses Lake's Tourism Commission provides this comprehensive guide with all the latest information on local events, attractions, lodging, etc. Plenty of detailed information on the greater Moses Lake area. Stop in and see why our guests keep coming back for more!
Washington State Tourism
Web: http://www.tourism.wa.gov/
This is the official Washington State Tourism web-site with travel information about the entire state of Washington.
Soap Lake - A Mineral Lake in the Heart of Washington State
Web: www.soaplakewa.com
Email: soapy@soaplakewa.com
Nestled beneath majestic basalt cliffs and rim rock slopes at the southern end of the lower Grand Coulee in Eastern Washington is a tiny inland sea noted for its mineral rich water and creamy black mud.
White Heron Winery
10035 Stuhlmiller Rd.
Quincy, WA 98848
Phone: 509.797/9463
Email: info@whiteheronwine.com
Web: http://www.whiteheronwine.com/
White Heron Cellars is located in the middle of our vineyard property in the ghost town of Trinidad, between Quincy and Wenatchee, above the Columbia River in Washington State.
The winery started making wine in 1986 with a Washington State Pinot Noir. In the spring of 1988, White Heron released the 1986 Pinot Noir and the 1987 Dry Riesling. Subsequent vintages of these wines have been released and in 1990 White Heron added the 1988 Chantepierre - a meritage type blend of Cabernet Savignon, Cabernet Franc, and Merlot. Current vintages are made with grapes from our own vineyards and from selected Columbia Valley growers. Each wine is unique in style and creates its own niche in the wine world.
The vineyard and winery site overlooks the Columbia River, Crescent Bar Resort, and the foothills of the Cascade Mountains. Deep well-drained soils, southern slopes, excellent air drainage, and a ring of hills surrounding the site, make for an exceptional vineyard location. The first vines were planted in 1991. Varieties grown include Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Malbec, Petit Verdot, Pinot Noir, Gamy, Syrah, Rousanne and Viognier.
In the long term, White Heron will concentrate on Red Wines. The production of Bordeaux varieties and Syrah will be the primary focus. Many of these varieties are unusual and not commonly available in Washington State. It has been fun to watch these varieties mature in the vineyard and then in the bottle.
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