Wine, wine, more wine!

Now that is a title I can handle.

The wine tasting area of Walla Walla is separated into 4 areas, Westside, downtown, eastside and Southside.  On Wednesday we walked around downtown and went to two places.  The first was actually a group of three wineries in one tasting room.  So for the first day we tasted wines from four wineries.  On Thursday we did the Westside section, which is actually outside of Walla Walla a few miles away.  It was a nice drive with around 20 wineries in the area.  We did five wineries on this tour and really liked the Three Rivers Winery, www.threeriverswinery.com.  On Friday we did the Southside section, which also has around 20 wineries.  We went to 5 wineries on this tour and we were really impressed with the tasting rooms and views from the tasting rooms in this section. 

The wines made here use grapes from the Walla Walla area and the Columbia River Valley area.  The Walla Walla wines tend to be much more expensive, $30 plus per bottle as the supply of grapes is limited.  Columbia River wines are in the $20 plus per bottle range.  All the wineries we visited, just like in Oregon, are small and produce 1,000 plus cases, so that also drives up the price.  We bought a bottle, or two, of our favorite from each winery.  Average price probably was around $30 per bottle.  Great red wines (Syrah, Cab and blends stand out).

Back to my previous post Walla Walla, WA.  It is a pop song!  Here are the lyrics:

Hey Witch Doctor give us the magic words
Alright you go uh eeh uh ah ah, ting tang walla walla bing bang
Alright!
Uh eeh uh ah ah ting tang walla walla bing bang (x6)
I told the witch doctor I was in love with you. (x2)
And then the witch doctor he told me what to do
He told me.
Uh eeh uh ah ah ting tang walla walla bing bang (x4)
I told the witch doctor you didnt love me truth.
I told the witch doctor you didnt love me nice.
And then the witch doctor he gave me this advice.
Uh eeh uh ah ah ting tang walla walla bing bang (4x)
Youve been keeping you love from just like you were a miser.
And I'll admit I wasnt very smart.
So I went out to find myself a guy thats so much wiser
And he told me the way to win your heart.
Uh eeh uh ah ah (x3)
Uh eeh uh ah ah ting tang walla walla bing bang
Uh eeh uh ah ah ting tang walla walla bing bang (x4)