Maison Bleue Tasting Room (Walla Walla, WA)
The first thing you notice when you walk in to Maison Bleue’s downtown Walla Walla tasting room is how spacious it is. Not that it is big, or empty, but spacious. The ceilings must be 15 feet tall. It is the height over head that really contributes to that feeling of spaciousness. The décor adds to that feeling; furnishings are simple, tasteful and sparse. The walls are bare, but for two chalk boards to inform you about the wine, and painted a dark cobalt blue which adds to the feeling of space and class. They climb to a beautiful white plaster brocade ceiling.
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Walla Walla, WA – Where to Eat
One of the joys of visiting any wine region is that it’s also farm country which means direct access to fresh, organic & local food. The Columbia Valley is no different. In fact, so much so it seemed that every restaurant we ate at in Walla Walla went out of their way to tell us what had just come in (Heirloom tomatoes, fresh wildberries, etc) along with directing us to other local eateries versus well known franchises. For such a small town, the quality we found in the restaurant scene here was truly remarkable.
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Charles Smith Wines and K vintners Tasting Room (Walla Walla, Washington)
We have never met Charles Smith but it is easy to decide that we would not like him. His persona is huge and he has become somewhat famous and with fame comes judgment and stories and they are not always flattering and not always accurate either. The Sideshow Bob haircut and the massive billboard announcing his wine as you enter Walla Walla somehow play into that image. So if we wouldn’t like him, would we like his wine? That correlation was about to be put to the test.
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Chef’s Table Experience at The Marc Restaurant
(Walla Walla, Washington)
As we checked in to the Marcus Whitman Hotel, our home for the balance of our trip to Walla Walla, a small sign on the front desk counter caught our eye. Phrases such as “Washington State Wine Award Restaurant of the Year” and “James Beard recognized chef” begged us to take a closer look and consider the Chef’s Table Experience at The Marc Restaurant located in the lobby of the hotel.
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