$20/person
K Vintners is at 820 Mill Creek Road, Walla Walla, WA 99362. Phone +1 (509) 526-5230. Tasting fee $20/person. Wines: Syrah.
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K Vintners is Charles Smith's flagship project in Walla Walla, the original winery that launched what became House of Smith. The focus here is unambiguous: single-vineyard Syrah from Washington's best sites. Tastings happen outside at picnic tables—bring snacks if you want—and the flight options range from accessible ($20 Spring flight) to the $50 library selection that proves these wines actually improve with age. The Syrah flight offers five different expressions side by side, a rare chance to compare how site and vintage shape the grape. Expect a casual vibe with serious wine, the kind of place that's been doing this long enough (20+ years) to let the bottles do the talking.
The Oxto Edit
Oxto AIThis is where House of Smith started, and it still runs like the scrappy original—picnic tables outside, serious Syrah inside. The vertical tastings show real bottle age, not just the winemaker's promises about cellaring potential.
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K Vintners
820 Mill Creek Road
Walla Walla, WA 99362
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