I trade emails with a law school classmate in Walla Walla. He has a small vineyard and is in the enology/viticulture program at Walla Walla Community College. He invites me down and I promptly accept. April & I head down early Saturday morning, listening to a David Sedaris audiobook on the iPod. Lots of wineries and vineyards down through Yakima, some expensive fancy touristy destinations and some just plain working vineyards with a small tasting room in a shed next to the apple orchard.
My friend in Walla Walla has ten acres on a knoll east of town, with pretty much a 360ยบ view including the Blue Mountains, vineyards, and the golden rolling Palouse hills. Reminds me of Cayuse. He has 8+ acres planted mainly in Merlot. He practiced law for 20-some years in Seattle. His wife is a physician. Two years ago they sold their house in Seattle and moved to Walla Walla, lock stock & barrel. Now they’re living the life of country gentry, and loving it. Their 10-year old son knows more about the vineyard than his dad.
After a tour of the vineyard, we sit around the fireplace and work through a bottle of Syrah from Cayuse Vineyards, just released that day. The afternoon fog rolls in like San Francisco Bay. We talked about the project, about vines and wines. Very pleasant.
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