"Geologists credit a trifecta of terroir for making The Rocks District one of the most unique american viticultural areas (AVA) in the country. The distrinct trio of soil, geology and landscape is what sets Oregon's smallest AVA apart from the rest..."
Read“This incredible terroir produces an exotic, perfumed and textured style of wine that’s one of the most unique — and identifiable — in the world.”
ReadHawk Wakawaka spends a week in the Rocks District of MIlton Freewater and shares her adventures in terroir.
ReadMike Veseth, editor of The Wine Economist takes a look at the Rocks District of Milton Freewater.
ReadWalla Walla and The Rocks District are creating a collaborative buzz in the Pacific Northwest.
Read"There is something special and distinctive about the wines from this small AVA. In this special report, we examine the unique terroir of the Rocks District, and the agricultural and chemical factors that explain the special aromas and flavors of the Rock District wine."
Read“I tasted a slew of syrahs that were so deliciously unleashed and unhinged, it was, frankly unnerving. They weren’t French; indeed, weren’t European. Amazingly they were from a remote geologic phenomenon that straddles eastern Washington and Oregon. It’s called The Rocks.”
Read“When you can taste the difference, those markers are telling you there’s something special about that place on planet Earth,” Robertson said. “That’s a really remarkable thing. It’s limited. It’s rare. It’s distinctive.”
ReadThe Wine Enthusiast takes a deep dive into the cobbles of The Rocks District.
ReadThe luscious clusters of grapes are still on the vine, unhurt, as yet, by frost... and this is October.
ReadOur most distinctive wine region makes waves with the national wine set.
ReadThe wines from these vines, planted on dramatically stony soils, sing a whole chorus of unmistakable aromatics and flavors, and make some of the greatest wines in America
ReadMaking Rocks District Syrah: Using grapes from the same vineyard, Billo Naravane found a way to make two distinct wines that flaunt Walla Walla’s newest sub-AVA’s unique terroir.
ReadJohn took a trip to Washington and Northern Oregon last month to have a look at some interesting vineyards and wineries; this will be the first of a few videos showing his trip around the area.
Read“A pronounced savory, funky aromatic note and meaty spicy taste to the fruit, which made me very curious about how this could be so different from all the other syrahs I had tasted,”
ReadThe community’s vision offers an integrated and holistic framework that will guide the city toward becoming the beating heart of Rocks District of Milton-Freewater American Viticultural Area–a prosperous and desirable destination for living, working and visiting.
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