Red Willow Vineyard
I first saw the stone chapel on a wine bottle label and wondered if it was real. It was. I called the winery hoping for directions, but they wouldn't share the location. I imagined it was in the Yakima Valley somewhere. So I pulled out my maps, found Red Willow Creek, and figured the vineyard had to be nearby. I drove out, found an open gate with a small sign "Red Willow Vineyard", and rolled in — right into a wine event with tour buses parked alongside the vines. The owner's daughter-in-law introduced me to the family, and before I knew it, I'd been invited to stay for dinner and photograph the vineyard in the morning.
This image is from that next sunrise. The autumn vines glow gold and copper in the early light, running in rows up the ridge to the chapel sitting quietly at the top. Beyond it, the Yakima Valley opens up into farmland and rolling hills, with Mount Adams faint on the horizon. I'm still grateful for the generosity of that invitation.
This image is from that next sunrise. The autumn vines glow gold and copper in the early light, running in rows up the ridge to the chapel sitting quietly at the top. Beyond it, the Yakima Valley opens up into farmland and rolling hills, with Mount Adams faint on the horizon. I'm still grateful for the generosity of that invitation.
Edition of 25
This photograph originates from a Fujichrome Velvia 50 transparency captured with a Noblex 135U. The original film was drum-scanned by Michael Strickland on a Heidelberg Tango scanner. The print is made on Hahnemühle Baryta Rag and is available in the sizes listed below.
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