Holiday Barrel started as a thank you to the residents of Walla Walla for supporting the wine industry throughout the year. Wineries get into the Holiday spirit with decorations, barrel samples of upcoming releases and in many cases, make a contribution to local causes from their proceeds.

For a listing of wine alliance member participants and their hours/dates, please visit their website at www.wallawallawine.com or download a copy: www.wallawallawinenews.com/pdf/HBT_2009.pdf

Be sure to check Walla Walla Wine News for detailed special event listings and check back tomorrow when we post our ‘must-see’ blog report on the very best of this weekend’s special events at www.wallawallawinenews.com/whatsup

We look forward to seeing you here in Walla Walla. Even if you can’t make it to Holiday Barrel, be sure to follow us on Twitter @wwwinenews as we tweet all through the weekend.