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Wine in the Yakima Valley Winery
Rattlesnake Hills AVA
Bonair Winery and Vineyards
Yakima Valley
500 South Bonair Road
Zillah, Washington 98953
Yakima Valley, Washington
Hours: 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM Daily

TAPAS

We are now serving tapas Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from noon to 4:00 PM. Tapas are snacks served in Spanish bars. The word 'tapa' means cover. The original tapa was a piece of bread over the glass to keep the fruit flies out. From there they became more creative. The Spanish say, "When you drink, you eat, and when you eat, you drink." We strive to use as many local ingredients as possible, such as local asparagus, artisanal sausages from Yakima, as well as favorites from all over the Pacific Northwest. We do not use national food companies. You may order a glass of wine to go with your tapas.

Spring is official in the Yakima Valley! It might be raining on the Wet Side and it might be snowing in the Cascades, but the sun is out in the valley. Strong winds from storms hold the clouds on the cascades leaving sunshine in the Rattlesnake Hills. Tourist season doesn't start until Barrel Tasting Weekend at the end of April, so it is still quiet time in wine country. Come visit us today.

Does it bother you that your wine had a better vacation than you? Did you get to Summer in Australia? Live in a wine cellar in Chile? or spend time in Bordeaux? We support the locavore movement. Your food shouldn't travel any more than you. Travel globally, but eat locally. Did you know that only one bottle in six consumed in Washington was produced here. Save the planet. Drink Washington wine.

Bonair Winery is situated in the Rattlesnake Hills of the Yakima Valley, Washington State's foremost wine growing region region. No, we don't have rattlesnakes in our vineyards. Every March 17, St. Patrick's Day we drive the snakes out of the vineyards. This is Washington States most scenic wine country. There are no industrial park wineries. (Unlike California, most wineries in Washington State are in cities and their grapes come from hundreds of miles away often blending vineyards that are 100 miles apart.) In the Rattlesnake hills you drive through orchards and vineyards, just like wine country is supposed to be. Like Bonair, our neighbors are Estate Wineries, also. We have a close connection to the soil. The grapes you see are the wines you drink.

Most people think Seattle is Washington. Well, politically speaking, it is, but east of the Cascade Range is a vast desert that receives as little as 5 inches annual rainfall. Folks, that's less than Phoenix, Arizona. It is a perfect climate for Vitis Vinifera, the European Wine Grape. We get 17.4 hours of sunshine in the summer, 2 hours more than the fellows down in California. Washington is on the same latitude as the famous wine regions of France. As you can see by the map, California is on a different latitude.

In the desert, there is a great differential between daytime and nighttime temperatures, sometimes over 40^o. These cool evenings preserve the natural acid in the grapes while daytime temperatures develop sugars. This results in a perfect sugar/acid balance.

Without untimely and damaging natural rainfall in the Yakima Valley, we can precisely regulate the amount of water the plants receive to ripen grapes to perfection with the use of drip irrigation. Drip irrigation preserves water, a precious commodity in the desert West.

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	Wine in the Yakima Valley Winery Rattlesnake Hills AVA Bonair Winery and Vineyards Yakima Valley 500 South Bonair Road Zillah, Washington 98953 Yakima Valley, Washington Hours: 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM Daily TAPAS We are now serving tapas Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from noon to 4:00 PM. Tapas are snacks served in Spanish bars. The word 'tapa' means cover. The original tapa was a piece of bread over the glass to keep the fruit flies out. From there they became more creative. The Spanish say, "When you drink, you eat, and when you eat, you drink." We strive to use as many local ingredients as possible, such as local asparagus, artisanal sausages from Yakima, as well as favorites from all over the Pacific Northwest. We do not use national food companies. You may order a glass of wine to go with your tapas. Spring is official in the Yakima Valley! It might be raining on the Wet Side and it might be snowing in the Cascades, but the sun is out in the valley. Strong winds from storms hold the clouds on the cascades leaving sunshine in the Rattlesnake Hills. Tourist season doesn't start until Barrel Tasting Weekend at the end of April, so it is still quiet time in wine country. Come visit us today. Does it bother you that your wine had a better vacation than you? Did you get to Summer in Australia? Live in a wine cellar in Chile? or spend time in Bordeaux? We support the locavore movement. Your food shouldn't travel any more than you. Travel globally, but eat locally. Did you know that only one bottle in six consumed in Washington was produced here. Save the planet. Drink Washington wine. Bonair Winery is situated in the Rattlesnake Hills of the Yakima Valley, Washington State's foremost wine growing region region. No, we don't have rattlesnakes in our vineyards. Every March 17, St. Patrick's Day we drive the snakes out of the vineyards. This is Washington States most scenic wine country. There are no industrial park wineries. (Unlike California, most wineries in Washington State are in cities and their grapes come from hundreds of miles away often blending vineyards that are 100 miles apart.) In the Rattlesnake hills you drive through orchards and vineyards, just like wine country is supposed to be. Like Bonair, our neighbors are Estate Wineries, also. We have a close connection to the soil. The grapes you see are the wines you drink. Most people think Seattle is Washington. Well, politically speaking, it is, but east of the Cascade Range is a vast desert that receives as little as 5 inches annual rainfall. Folks, that's less than Phoenix, Arizona. It is a perfect climate for Vitis Vinifera, the European Wine Grape. We get 17.4 hours of sunshine in the summer, 2 hours more than the fellows down in California. Washington is on the same latitude as the famous wine regions of France. As you can see by the map, California is on a different latitude. In the desert, there is a great differential between daytime and nighttime temperatures, sometimes over 40^o. These cool evenings preserve the natural acid in the grapes while daytime temperatures develop sugars. This results in a perfect sugar/acid balance. Without untimely and damaging natural rainfall in the Yakima Valley, we can precisely regulate the amount of water the plants receive to ripen grapes to perfection with the use of drip irrigation. Drip irrigation preserves water, a precious commodity in the desert West.	509.829.6027 fax 509.829.6410 fax 509.829.6215 Click on the picture to see an enlarged view of the vineyard today. The picture is updated from sunrise to sunset daily. For up-to-date pass conditions, check the Washington State Pass Report. Note: The Maryhill Bridge at Biggs Junction, OR will be closed after Labor Day. Cross at The Dalles, OR. We'll see you later this morning! We are only two hours and fifteen minutes via Interstate from Bellevue. We are only 172 miles from Portland Oregon. Have a safe trip.
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