04/18/08 Spring Tasting

Spring Tasting. I'm Greg Martin with today's Fruit Grower Report. You might start planning a little outing for next weekend&a trip to the Walla Walla area for some spring wine tasting. It's that time of year when a lot of wineries across the region will be featuring some great new wines. SMALL: We've got Spring Release coming up that first weekend in May, Saturday May 3rd and 4th. A lot of the wineries have extended hours on Thursday and Friday too. It will be nice for people coming into town a couple of days early. That's Jordan Small with the Walla Walla Valley Wine Alliance. This year they will also be helping out the designated driver. SMALL: We're doing a fun new promotion this year. We're working with Verve Coffee and Art House to kind of thank our designated drivers. They'll get a button from the wineries and they'll be able to go to the coffee shop and get 50 cents off a latte or get a free 8 oz. coffee. So just really trying to encourage the responsible tasting and driving. Of course Small reminds wine tasters that it is okay to spit so you can enjoy a lot more wine without feeling the buzz. She recommends checking out their website for a list of locations. SMALL: At our website, wallawallawine.com we have a printable list of all the wineries, their hours, whether or not they have tasting fees, that sort of thing and so people can take a look at that and see where they want to go. There is also a map available at the Wine Alliance office or at the wineries that shows all the winery locations. That's today's Fruit Grower Report. I'm Greg Martin on the Northwest Ag Information Network.