Cultura Wine

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Although Cultura website compares their winery experience comparable to that in France, I beg to differ. In many ways, it’s better. I’m not sure that Francophiles could replicate the down-home charm you get with cowboy boots, barbequed steaks and cabernet sauvignon from the heart of Yakima Valley.

Native Yakima Valley residents, Tad and Sarah Fewel come from families with farming backgrounds. Think pear orchards. Add to that a passion for growing grapes and you have a confluence of talents, heritage and love of wine. Cultura Wine is an expression of that love affair.

My journey there coincided with saddled horses tied up near the winery munching on the tall grass. Turns out that Tad’s mom is Pepper Fewel, owner of the hugely successful Cherry Wood Bed Breakfast and Barn. She is trail ride boss as well leading overnight teepee guests through vineyards and orchards before making a lunch pit stop at Cultura Wines. It’s an experience captured by the likes of Entrepreneur Magazine and National Geographic.

Inside the barn-style tasting room, Sarah makes use of her experience as the tasting room manager for nearby Sheridan Vineyards. She’s a natural at it. However, equal to the task is Tad himself proud to pour one of his Bordeaux-based offerings. As your sip and swirl, you might ask him about his other endeavor producing bio-fuel. Or, as they like to say, “bio-Fewel.”