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History and Culture

For thousands of years, Washington’s first indigenous people foraged, fished, and hunted this land; the Columbia Plateau Tribes continue to protect the Columbia River and its tributaries today.

In late 1800s, steamboat captains stopped here and stared in awe, describing this sparkling stretch of the Columbia River as the Rocky Reach.

And now, Rocky Reach is a unique American Viticultural Area (AVA), noted for its unusually luminous crystalline rocks, smooth stretch of river, and world-class vineyards.