A Prosser tasting room at the foot of Horse Heaven Hills, decked out in reclaimed barn wood from regional farms. Seating inside and out, a tasting bar and the 14 Hands Reserve wines.

Family winery run by Jarrod and Ali Boyle, growing its wines at Destiny Ridge Vineyard in the Horse Heaven Hills. Pours in Prosser, at the vineyard and in Woodinville.

Downtown Yakima on North Front Street, with estate wines, wine smoothies, a local art gallery and a patio. Bring your own food or have it delivered from local purveyors.

Small family winery north of Prosser making small-batch Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Petit Verdot and Chardonnay.

Bonair sits in the Rattlesnake Hills, one of Washington's prettiest drives through orchards and vineyards. Estate wines grown where hot days and cool desert nights keep the acidity bright.

Estate winery in Outlook growing Cabernet, Bordeaux and Rhône varieties on site, with a tasting room and patio overlooking the vineyard.

Family winery with a 42-acre estate vineyard and Italian-style villa near Benton City, plus a tasting room in Woodinville's Hollywood District opened in 2014.

A Prosser cornerstone since 1983, founded by married partners Kay Simon (winemaker) and Clay Mackey (viticulturist). Chinook aims for classic Yakima Valley wines.

A 1930 Art Deco water department building turned winery, with the old overhead crane still hanging over the tasting bar. The two capped wells remain in the basement.

A 1911 train depot, saved from demolition in 1982 and once a doctor's office, now a tasting room. Remodeled in 2016, it keeps the historic character of the old line.

Tasting room in Prosser's Vintner's Village pouring single-vineyard wines from its Horse Heaven Hills estate, planted in 1994, including Tempranillo, Barbera, Primitivo and Cabernet.

Washington winery in Prosser making Columbia Valley wines.

Rural winery outside Prosser pouring Syrah, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec, plus fortified dessert wines such as a single-barrel tawny.

Prosser winery known for structured, full-bodied Eastern Washington reds aged long in barrel. Ask for Ruah, the flagship red blend with a loyal following, then look for the whites and the occasional offbeat rose.

Winemaking pair Rosie Signer and Jarred Jenner have 40 vintages between them, across Australia, Italy, Oregon, Washington and beyond. They make small-batch wines comparing two hemispheres, now from a Yakima Valley vineyard.

Dineen sits beside 75 acres of its own vines in Zillah, with wide Yakima Valley views and Adams and Rainier on the skyline. Few Washington wineries own their estate vineyards.

A rustic yet elegant Yakima Valley setting in Naches, set up for weddings and private events.

A family-owned Wapato winery minutes from downtown Yakima, with vineyards, orchards and Rattlesnake Hills views. Lee and Emily Fergestrom often host tastings themselves, from Bordeaux varieties onward.

Family winery founded in 2006 with sustainable estate vineyards near Royal City; it runs an estate and inn in Prosser plus tasting rooms in Woodinville, Walla Walla and Ellensburg.

Gilbert Cellars brings Yakima Valley hospitality to the gravel road, with relaxed walk-up tastings. Come for the community feel, stay for the wines and the setting around you.

Sleep in the middle of Prosser wine country at the Vintner's Inn, on the grounds of Hinzerling Winery. A relaxed base for tasting your way through the valley.

A small family-owned winery in an 18-acre vineyard planted in the early 1980s in Zillah. Look around at the working machinery and see where the winemaking happens.

Zillah winery and lavender farm in the Rattlesnake Hills, pouring Syrah, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and blends, plus Viognier from its Isabell Elizabeth label.