World renowned. Washington grown.
Tour The Winery
There is always something worth seeing at our Columbia Crest Winery. Please call the wine shop at 1-888-309-WINE(9463) for the most updated information. Click here for the full calendar!
- June 28 Horseless Carriage Turn Out
11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. 150 period vehicles will convene at Columbia Crest, with 300 drivers and passengers dressed in period clothing. Bring your cameras for some fun pictures with the cars and the participants. No admittance fee. - July 22 and 23 The Horse Heaven Hills Trail Ride
The public is invited to enjoy the vistas, sip the wine and tour the extensive vineyards and wineries of the Horse Heaven Hills. Barrel tasting, vineyard tours, rarely opened winemaking facilities, and special wines are presented to peak your interest. Cost for this event is $20. For more info...
Horse Heaven Hills marks first anniversary
The Horse Heaven Hills Trail Ride--July 22 and 23
Alderdale, Washington – Come and join “The Horse Heaven Hills Trail Ride” July 22 and 23. Wineries and vineyards of the Horse Heaven Hills are celebrating the one year anniversary of the Horse Heaven Hills appellation. Wineries and tasting rooms taking part in this landmark event are: Alexandria Nicole, Canyons’ Edge, Chateau Champoux, Coyote Canyon, Columbia Crest, McKinley Springs and Zefina (at Alder Ridge).
The public is invited to enjoy the vistas, sip the wine and tour the extensive vineyards and wineries of the Horse Heaven Hills. Barrel tasting, vineyard tours, rarely opened winemaking facilities, and special wines are presented to peak your interest. An informative tour map has been developed for ease of discovery. Cost for this event is $20. Both Saturday and Sunday events conclude with a Bar-B-Que, featuring local farm fresh produce, at Crow Butte Park (under the auspices of the Washington Wine Industry Foundation). Dinner time is 6 to 8 on Saturday and 4 to 6 on Sunday with “The Blue Mountain Trouble Makers”, a Blue Grass group from Waitsburg, providing the musical background – The Columbia River will provide the ambience. A drawing will be held each evening at the Bar-B-Que at Crow Butte for a case collection of Horse Heaven wines. Participants must visit every winery to be eligible for this drawing. To secure tickets and make reservations for the dinner call 1-888-309-9463.
Crow Butte Park is open to the public and has camping sites for both tents and R.V.‘s . This is a large and shady park with boat launching facilities. For site reservations: phone 509-875-2644. Limping Crow Bed and Breakfast on Alderdale Road offers lodging with old west charm. For reservations phone: 509-894-4422 or 509-391-4422.
Horse Heaven Hills is naturally bounded on the north by the Yakima Valley appellation and on the south by the Columbia River. Located in Southeast Washington – total area is 570,000 acres of which about 6,040 acres are planted to grapes. Proximity to the Columbia River and a distinctive topography benefit the area by moderating temperature extremes, providing steep, south-facing slopes of optimum vineyard locations, and providing quick-draining silty, loam soils. Elevations range from 1,800 feet at the area’s northern boundary to 200 feet at its southern one. Growers have raised grapes in the Horse Heaven Hills since 1972.
