Yakima
The Hops Capital of the World is in Eastern Washington
With 75 percent of the nation’s hops grown in Yakima, this year's harvest is one of the most anticipated by brewers around the world.
In 1868, Charles Carpenter, a farmer’s son from New York state, moved to the Yakima Valley, where he started his own farm near the town of Ahtanum, just south of present-day Yakima, and planted his first hop fields. He soon recognized that this place was particularly well suited for growing hops, with its average of…
5 Reasons to Take a Craft Beverage Tour in Yakima, WA
sponsored by Craft Beverage Yakima If you’ve been searching for your next brewery destination or weekend away at the vineyard, you may want to “hop” on over to Yakima Valley in Washington. Yakima Valley is responsible for producing over 75% of all hops grown in North America, and with more than 300 days of warm…
DeLille’s Chris and Thea Upchurch’s Red Mountain Retreat
On Red Mountain, a winemaking couple create a space that’s both workplace and retreat
Chris Upchurch, winemaker at DeLille Cellars, and his wife Thea, created their “barn” near Benton City, where they spend much of harvest season, as a place to gather friends and guests, as well as to make wine