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Christmas Gift Baskets

This Christmas, send that special someone a Gift Basket from Piety Flats Winery, featuring Piety Flats wines and gourmet food taste treats.

It's All About the Pretzels featured on the Rachael Ray Show

The delicious pretzels that we carry from Yakima's own Pretzel Lady have been chosen as the featured Snack of the Day on the Rachael Ray Show which was aired locally on April 13, 2009 on KAPP TV in Yakima, Channel 35. Read the Press Release. These pretzels are truly delicious and a big seller at Piety Flats Winery!

Wine Traveler Alert

There was a recent incident with the TSA officials in Seattle that prevented a traveler from Washington Wine Country to bring the wine they'd purchased on board the plane. In fact, wine under 24% alcohol has no restrictions for checked luggage transport and are not subject to hazardous materials regulations..

Know the regulations ... and if you are planning on bringing more than 5 bottles of wine back with you, it'd be a good idea to print out and carry these regulations with you .. so that you don't have any problems with TSA!

Click here for the TSA regulations on the transport of wine in checked baggage on an airplane.

Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences

Piety Flats Winery was pleased to participate at the Greater Yakima Chamber of Commerce's Business After Hours at the Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences - a newly opened University campus in Yakima. Around 400 members of the business community attended. We met the professors, students and other business leaders. This is the first medical school in the Pacific Northwest to be opened in the last 60 years. Piety Flats Winery was proud to be a part of this event!

New Release - Junkyard Red

In honor of the Yakima County Commissioners unanimous vote to establish a new site for a wrecking yard right at the beginning of and gateway to Wine Country in the Yakima Valley, Kris and I have released a fantastic blend we call:

JUNKYARD RED

This is a mix of 5 different wine grapes that will blend with any food group or road kill. Now I know what the wine writers mean when they say a wine has a touch of asphalt and a hint of rock with a barnyard nose. Please do not ask where the acids come from.

We could have gone into a rage over the new wrecking yard site but Kris and I like to make lemonade from lemons. The boys at the County have given us that opportunity and we just want to thank them with this wonderful new wine. All joking aside, this is truly a very fine wine created by one of the most experienced winemakers in the Yakima Valley, Mr. Joel Tefft of Tefft Cellars and one of two winemakers Piety Flats Winery is associated with. The humor is only in the name and the reason we call it by that name.

Tasting Notes: It is a very smooth red wine that is ready to drink immediately after opening. No need to lay it down.  It is ready.  Low in acids but strong in flavor.  This will surprise many when they hear what the five wine grapes are.

Read the press release

Sunshine and Wine brings Awards for Piety Flats Winery

The Annual Sunshine and Wine event, held in Yakima at the SunDome, showcases the best of the Yakima Valley's wines. In 2008, Piety Flats was honored with two awards for:

Silver Medal for the 2004 Syrah and the 2007 Riesling

Bronze Medal for the 2006 Pinot Grigio/Chardonnay

Kris and jim Russi look forward to sharing their award-winning Sunshine and Wine with you on your next Washington Wine Country visit to Piety Flats Winery.

Piety Flats Winery is a Great Fundraiser Location

Looking for a unique location for a fund-raiser for your community organization? Piety Flats Winery welcomes clubs that wish to hold special fundraisers at the winery. Guests can enjoy a catered meal, music and of course Piety Flats fine wines.

Washington State Mini Coopers Club visits Piety Flats Another FUN group made a visit to Piety Flats Winery in May 2008 !

Piety Flats Winery wins "Winery of the Year"

The Yakima Valley Visitors and Convention Bureau presented its Encore Awards at its annual meeting on April 30, 2007 to recognize local tourism industry professionals. The "Winery of the Year" award was given to Piety Flats in recognition of the exceptional tasting room experience provided to visitors at Piety Flats Winery!

Tandem Bike Rally

Memorial Day weekend 2007 brought 800 Tandem bike enthusiasts from all over the Pacific Northwest to visit Piety Flats Winery on their travels.

Congratulations ... !

Our congratulations to Brynn, a former employee for Piety Flats, on the birth of her son Pierson.

Georgetown Brewery folks visit PFW

Manny Chao, co-owner and brewmaster of Georgetown Brewery in So. Seattle, having a bit of his own brew with Jim Russi, co-owner of Piety Flats Winery. Manny is well know in the Pacific Northwest for his namesake beer "Manny's" that is now available in the Yakima area. Manny and Matt came down to the winery the next day and went away with a case of assorted wines.

Mat Connolly in charge of marketing for Georgetown Brewery, Lindsey Robertson (Piety Flats) and Manny Chao enjoying the wines from Kris Russi, not pictured.

Piety Flats wins Awards at Sunshine and Wine

Two Piety Flats vintages won Bronze Medal Awards at the 2007 Sunshine & Wine - held at State Fair Park in June - 2006 Gewurztraminer and NV Cab Port. Try out these award-winning wines on your next wine tasting tour to the Yakima Valley!

PT Cruisers Visit Piety Flats

It was a fun day when the PT Cruisers Car Club visited Piety Flats Winery in May. they created Just another madhouse at PFW !

Beautiful Winter in Washington Wine Country

It gets a little lonely at times but we are still open daily, except Christmas Day, until December 31st.

Rill's Special Soups a Favorite at Piety Flats Winery

Thoughts of cold winter night bring the need for warm meals to mind. This winter, try out a few of the delicious Rill's Specialty Soups and Mixes ... available at Piety Flats Winery.

We have enlarged our bar by another four feet as it was getting a bit crowded in here as you well know. We also painted the building and re-roofed the porch. So if you are in the area and you see this new/old building and think you are in the wrong place, your not. We just cleaned up the place for you. All our Red Wines are in stock and waiting for you.

Piety Flats Winery was the subject of an article in the Yakima Valley Business Journal in August 2006 - Piety Flats better for wine sales than fruits and vegetables stand

Another interesting history link on the Piety Flats area and early settlers, the Flint family - Yakima Pioneer history

UW Grads stop by to taste our Award Winning Wine! Two University of Washington grads stopped by the other day, Kent and his son Kyle McLachian. They are holding our two awards winning wines that won gold medals at the UW Consumer Choice Awards in May 2006. Nice to know our local friend in Hollywood loves Piety Flats wines too! Kyle McLachlan Birthdate: February 22, 1959 Birthplace: Yakima, WA Occupation: Actor Claim to Fame: 1986: Played Jeffrey Beaumont in David Lynch's Blue Velvet Awards: 1990: Golden Globe: Best Actor in a Series (drama), Twin Peaks Factoids: 1985: Feature acting debut, Dune; also first collaboration with David Lynch Education: Professional Actor Training Program, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (BFA)

Piety Flats Wins the Gold Medal!

Kris Russi, one of the co-owners, is holding the Gold Medal that was awarded Piety Flats Winery's 2005 Chenin Blanc. This award was presented in June at Sunshine and Wine, at the State Fair Park in Yakima, where hundreds of wines were tasted and where only Washington wines are allowed at the competition. Piety Flats Winery also received a Silver Medal for their Mercantile Red (blend) and a Bronze Medal for their 2005 Black Muscat. It was a good day!

The Corvettes were out in force at Piety Flats Winery in June .. for Vetts Day !!

Bocce Ball Court at PFW Piety Flats Winery now has an official Bocce Ball court. 12' X 60'. Bring your own set or borrow ours. No charge, just come on over and enjoy a game and have a picnic. I found out it doesn't play well after a big rain but we don't have a lot of those so should be in great shape for the weekend.

Award Winning Piety Flats Wines On May 13th at the University of Washington, Piety Flats Winery was awarded two Gold medals for our 2005 Black Muscat and 2003 Mercantile Red blend. This was a "Consumer's Choice Award." Over 3,000 people attended to support the Husky Band. The attendees tasted hundreds of wines from 130 wineries. They were then given the opportunity to vote via computers that were set up for just that purpose.

Piety Flats featured in the Best of the Northwest

Seattle PI has Piety Flats Winery listed as one of the best places to visit east of Seattle for great wine, in their Visitors' Guide to Washington Wineries and Breweries. Even though they mention us by the name "Donald Fruit and Mercantile", which we no longer go by, we will forgive them.

Rattlesnake Hills Recognized as Washington State’s Ninth AVA

Hilly Topography, Moderate Climate and Fine Soils Characterize New Wine Region ... read more

Piety Flats Chocolates Piety Flats Winery now offers chocolates that match our fine wines ... Merlot and Syrah and Merc Red. Made by San Francisco Chocolate, these treats are very, very tasty. They match the amount of cocoa with the appropriate wine. The Syrah has 61% Cocoa and the Merlot has 58%. We have an introductory special on these fine chocolates. If you buy a case of either Merlot or Syrah, you get the tin of Chocolates that match plus you still receive the 15% discount on the wine. What a great gift. The cost of the tin is $7.70.

Piety Flats featured in CEO Magazine

Piety Flats is featured in Washington CEO Magazine" Executive Lifestyle section ... read the whole article "Sweet Sacrilege: East and West wineries have a lot of flavor" [ pdf 1.7 MB]

Piety Flats Wines Win Medals at Sunshine and Wine

On June 25, 2005 wineries from around the state celebrated the 24th year of the Washington Wine competition in Yakima known as Sunshine and Wine. The event is held each year at the State Fair Park in Yakima where 80 Washington State wineries strut their stuff. Piety Flats Winery submitted three varieties in 2005 and won medals in all three:

Silver Medal - 2004 Chenin Blanc (Yakima Valley Grapes)
Silver Medal - 2004 Pinot Grigio/Chardonnay 50/50 Blend (Yakima Valley Grapes)
Bronze medal - 2002 Mercantile Red - House Blend (Yakima Valley Grapes)

Yakima wines are featured in the Seattle Times article - Yakima Valley finally promoting its wines - note the mention of Piety Flats Mercantile Red!

Look for the Sign!

After waiting four years ... the sign on I-82 is finally up!

We have two new titles in our wine book offerings - Pairing Wine with Food and Cooking with Merlot. Pick up a copy when next you visit Piety Flats Winery!

Accolades for Piety Flats Wines

Accolades - Wine Press Northwest - Spring 2004 issue lists Piety Flats Winery 2002 Black Muscat, Yakima Valley, $9.00 as a "$10 AND UNDER PICKS".

Accolades - Wine Press Northwest - Spring 2004 issue lists Piety Flats Winery Pinot Grigio Chardonnay Yakima Valley, $9 in "Best Buys: White Wine". Their reviewers say, "Respected winemaker/grape grower David Minick of Willow Crest produces wines for this Yakima Valley wine touring destination. This blend of 80 percent Pinot Gris and 20 percent Chardonnay captures the essence of citrus, stone fruit and pears, then spills out dried apricots and loads of acidity with a flinty/minerally finish."

Accolades - Wine Press Northwest - Winter 2003 issue lists Piety Flats 2001 Mercantile Red as an Outstanding Best Buy: Red wines". Their reviewers say, "The wine, made by Dave Minick of Willow Crest, is delicious and inexpensive. This is a superb example because of its dark chocolate aromas and concentrated blackberry and black cherry flavors. Hints of black currants meld with beautiful structure and balance."

Accolades - Wine Press Northwest - Winter 2003 issue lists Piety Flats 2002 Black Muscat as an "Best Buys: White wine". Their reviewers say, "Black Muscat is a little-known variety that results in lovely dessert wines for a handful of Yakima Valley wineries. This is a delicious sweet wine that reveals inviting rosewater aromas and honey and peach flavors. Good acidity backs up the sugar. A pleasant afternoon sipper."

Enjoy the pictures of the grape harvest

Donald Fruit and Mercantile and Piety Flats Winery were featured in an article in the Daily Sun News of Sunnyside, Washington. See Simple Times: Donald Mercantile provides a glimpse at the past.

One sale now at Piety Flats - Discovering Washington Wines - a fascinating introduction to the winemaking industry in the State of Washington - history, wine-producing regions, appellations, wineries, and much more.

Piety Flats Winery has a host of fantastic resources to help you learn more about Cooking with Wine and Pairing Foods with Wines. Purchase a few on your next visit and start to learn, learn, learn!

The men and their machines made a stop at Piety Flats on the Poker Run for the Washington State H.O.G. Rally.

What a site ... there were vintage hot rods galore when the Vintiques Poker Run visited Piety Flats recently.

Planning your travels through scenic Washington State? Pick up a copy of Washington State: A Scenic Tour on your next visit to Piety Flats Winery ... it's an enjoyable way to view attractions around the state and identify places that you'd like to visit in the future. Piety Flats Winery is featured in the video!

Seattle PI article by Jeff Larsen recommends the wine at Donald Fruit and Mercantile ... on a short trip to the Yakima Valley Appellation — Short Trips: Taste tour blends old pleasures with new

Grand Opening Gallery

Photos of the good times ... !

Fresh from the Valley — A Harvest of Recipes

On sale at Piety Flats Winery ... Yakima Junior League Cookbook

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