Fort Walla Walla Museum

Short Trips

Winemaking is a sweet addition to the area

WALLA WALLA -- First came the Cayuse, the Yakamas and the Nez Perce, then Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, and then the Presbyterians.

The farmers with their wheat and peas and sweet onions were next, then came three colleges and a state prison.

But you ought to see Walla Walla now. It has caught more than lightning in a bottle.

It's the wine.

Safe to say, though, that if it's Three-Buck-Chuck that lights your wick, the closest Trader Joe's is four hours west.

By Gordy Holt | June 15, 2006