First-Timer’s Guide

Walla Walla Travel Basics

Tasting rooms, the Marcus Whitman, seasonality—the when, why, and how of visiting Eastern Washington’s signature wine-tasting area for the first time.

10/10/2022 By Allison Williams

Wine Country Escape

Walla Walla: The Maiden Voyage

Make the most of your first time visiting Washington's main wine region.

09/14/2021 By Sean P. Sullivan

Oeno Files

Maltby’s Big Moment

Great wine in the Seattle area—JM Cellars, Gorman Winery, Laterus, and more—comes together here.

09/14/2021 Photography by Sean P. Sullivan

Wine Country Escape

Yakima Valley: Scenic and Sparkling

From bubbles to tamales, here's how to spend a day in the Yakima Valley AVA.

09/14/2021 By Sean P. Sullivan

Wine Country Escape

Columbia Gorge: The Wild Frontier

A one-day itinerary—including where to stop and eat—in the Columbia Gorge AVA.

09/14/2021 By Sean P. Sullivan

Oeno Files

3 New Wineries That Deserve a Do-Over

Devison Vintners, Virtue Cellars, and Quiddity deserve your attention.

09/14/2021 By Sean P. Sullivan

QR Code Terroir

Wine Tasting's New Normal

Reservations, wine flights, and zoom tastings are part of the new normal.

09/14/2021 By Sean P. Sullivan

Tasting Notes

The Best Wineries to Visit in Walla Walla

From Sleight of Hand in the Southside District to tasting rooms downtown Walla Walla, here are our favorite places to experience Washington wine.

08/13/2021 By Sean P. Sullivan

Culture Fix

Weekend What to Do August 16–18

A punked-out roller rink, a block party fit for mythology aficionados, and a mountain town film festival.

08/16/2019 By Sam Jones and Jonathan Olsen-Koziol

Weekly Planner

Where to Eat and Drink May 22–28

Cubes Baking celebrates its birthday with tres leches, oysters and beer collide in Fremont, and a cocktail class goes green.

05/22/2019 By Jonathan Olsen-Koziol

Sponsored Content

Taste Washington’s Grand Tasting Is Back March 30 & 31!

Eat and drink your heart out at Taste Washington’s Grand Tasting.

02/26/2019

Culture Fix

Things to Do After Work: April 16–20

Questlove gets creative, Langston Hughes African American Film Festival returns, and there's rosé on parade

04/16/2018 By Mac Hubbard

Food & Drink

Nosh Pit Weekly Planner: July 26–Aug 1

The week in which: a chef contest goes full Game of Thrones, giraffes make nice drinking companions, and Indi Chocolate debuts inside MarketFront.

07/26/2017 By Amber Wright

Critic's Notebook

Zach Geballe Launches a Wine Tasting Popup at Bite Box

Wine neophytes and other unpretentious drinkers, meet Disgorged.

03/13/2017 By Kathryn Robinson

Weekly Planner

Nosh Pit Weekly Planner: July 9–15

This week: Goodies from local farms are ending up on tables from Capitol Hill to Pioneer Square to Redmond. Ah, summer.

07/08/2014 By Caroline Ferguson

A Midsummer Night's Drink

Where to Eat and Drink This Solstice Weekend

At least three pigs will give their lives this weekend in the name of solstitial revelry. Worth it.

06/18/2014 By Caroline Ferguson

Weekly Planner

Nosh Pit Weekly Planner: June 11–17

This week: Whether you're into beer, wine, or spirits, we've got a boozy event for you.

06/10/2014 By Caroline Ferguson

Bastille Day 2013

Where to Celebrate Bastille Day 2013

Don your stripes this weekend—Bastille Day returns to Seattle with full force.

07/09/2013 By Rachel Breiwick

Weekly Planner

Nosh Pit Weekly Planner: July 10–16

A rocking wine tasting, a lakeside clambake, and the largest riesling event in the United States.

07/08/2013 By Brianna Lantz

Weekly Planner

Nosh Pit Weekly Planner: May 29–June 4

Bastille's rooftop garden tours return, Redhook Brewery throws a giant party, and Pan Pacific Hotel starts its wine tasting series.

05/28/2013 By Erica Thompson