COLLEGE CELLARS OF WALLA WALLA

Wednesday, May 8th, 2024

YVC Conference Center

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    Walla Walla Community College’s Enology and Viticulture Department will be our guests for this educational event. Faculty member Eric Nino and students from the program will be presenting projects that help define how great wines come from great grapes, and how work in the vineyard is revealed in the wine. They will be sharing a number of Estate wines grown and made by the College Cellars of Walla Walla teaching winery including Chardonnay and Rousanne from the Anderson Estate Vineyard and Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Cabernet Sauvignon from the Clarke Estate Vineyards. As some of you may remember, Stan Clarke was one of the early members and leaders of YES before he moved to Walla Walla to help in the startup of their great Enology program. For the finale, they will be pouring their 2021 Syrah made from Stoney Vine Vineyard, a highly rated wine from the “Rocks of Milton-Freewater” sub-AVA. This wine just received a “Best in Class” award at the prestigious San Francisco Chronicle wine Competition.

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    This will be a highly informative presentation from students showing the skills and research they will bring to the future of the wine industry.

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    The event will start with a greeting wine and registration at 6:30pm. The formal presentations will begin at 7:00 pm. It will be held in “Room B” of the Yakima Valley Colleges Conference Center on 16th and Nob Hill. The cost will be $45 for members and $55 for non-members. Light appetizers will be served. Cut off for registration is May 6th and will be limited to 60 attendees. Please bring two glasses.