Learn by Drinking, with Wine Folly: Walla Walla 750 ml

Few regions offer as much diversity and incredible value as Washington’s Walla Walla Valley: Tucked on the Eastern side of the Cascade Mountains, Walla Walla is best known for Cab, Merlot, and Syrah, yet offers a wide range of wines thanks to its inimitable pockets of terroir. 

Curated in tandem with Wine Folly, this six-bottle set is a liquid tour of  Washington’s most famous appellation, featuring classic reds and new discoveries. Consider it a one-click trip through Walla Walla’s finest vineyards.

This set accompanies the Wine Folly Learn by Drinking: Walla Walla Valley Course and Walla Walla Region Guide, which are sold separately by Wine Folly.

Estate-Grown Cab from Top 20 Estate 

2016 Cougar Crest Estate Cabernet Sauvignon

Cougar Crest is a Wine Spectator Top 20 Cab Producer equipped with vines from a legendary Washington vineyard. This torch-bearing wine’s unique balance of New World fruit and Old World structure is pure Walla Walla.

Estate Syrah from Blue-Chip Vineyards

2018 Amavi Cellars Syrah

The state’s top vineyards, “near-perfect conditions,” and a Heitz Cellar alum converged to make this Syrah a clinic in power and grace. Amavi’s 2018 captures everything we love about Washington Syrah. 

Top 100 Winery’s Top-Notch Red

2017 Amaurice Cellars Night Owl Estate Red Blend Walla Walla Valley

4X Wine & Spirits Top 100 Winery àMaurice, with their prodigious “Top New Winemaker,” has crafted a generous and vibrant Night Owl that flaunts Walla Walla’s status as a prime spot for cool-climate, Bordeaux-style reds.

Rare, Single-Vineyard Bottle from a Merlot Utopia

2017 Tertulia Cellars Whistling Hills Estate Merlot

An estate-grown Merlot from a boutique winery with lavish cellar treatment, it’s tough to unearth a bottle of this 2017 outside of select Pacific Northwest wine shops and restaurants. Only 100 cases exist. 

An Inner-Circle, Single-Vineyard Chardonnay

2018 Lagana Cellars Eritage Vineyard Chardonnay

This is a true friend-of-a-friend find: A single-vineyard Chardonnay that combines Chablis-like precision and Washington fruit complexity. Outside of local establishments, it’s tough to get a piece of these cases.

Riesling From Iconic Winemaker’s “Dream Site”

2019 Figgins Riesling

Chris Figgins has crafted 99 and 100pt wines for one of Washington’s legendary estates. This Riesling passion project hails from his “dream site,” producing a “unique, singular wine,” from a tiny, half-acre plot.