Yesterday Fred and I drove through the valley trying different wines. The countryside was so beautiful with all the farms, small towns, and rolling hills filled with fruit trees and grape vines. There must be at least 50 or more wineries here. Many are small and take the time to explain their operation to you. The Steppe Cellars were harvesting and making wine while we were there. We watched them clean the grapes and crush them. We even met the wine master (who is from Germany) when she stepped outside to check the clarity of a new batch of wine. Fred even got to cork a bottle with the manual corker that they have used. Now they have a new automatic corker. Tours and tasting of each one was great. We bought lots of wine so all of you can enjoy some when we get home.
As we got closer to Prosser where the Balloon-Wine Fest was being held, we saw the balloons lifting off. What a beautiful sight with the mountains and sunset in the background!!!
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