Yakima Valley gems hiding in plain sight
Downtown Yakima · Yakima · Winery Tasting Room
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · July 10, 2026
RagingWine reviewed AntoLin Cellars Tasting Room’s wine list and gave it The Wild Card — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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Walking into AntoLin on historic Front Street, you immediately get the sense that this place has its own thing going — live music on the patio, locals nursing a glass of Syrah, and zero pretension. The list is short, but it covers the Yakima Valley bases with a few curveballs thrown in. This is not a destination for serious cellar-hunting, but it earns its place on the Yakima wine trail without question.
AntoLin keeps things tight with somewhere between 8 and 12 wines at any given time, all estate-focused from the Yakima Valley. The lineup hits the expected Washington benchmarks — Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah, Chardonnay — but the presence of Carmenère and Viognier signals that someone here is paying attention beyond the crowd-pleaser playbook. Malbec rounds out a quietly interesting Bordeaux-adjacent roster. What the list lacks in depth it makes up for in coherence; this is a producer pouring their own story, not a curated restaurant list pulling from a dozen regions.
Tasting flights are the move here, typically structured around whites and reds with a $10–$20 fee that gets you a proper survey of what AntoLin is doing. Individual by-the-glass pours exist but specifics vary by visit and event — call ahead if you have your heart set on something in particular. The flight format is actually the better value here anyway; you get to cover Viognier through Syrah without committing to a bottle before you know what you like.
2017 Syrah — $20–$45
Washington Syrah at boutique-producer pricing is almost always a win, and AntoLin's 2017 sits in a range where you're getting Yakima Valley terroir without the markup that follows the name recognition of larger houses.
Carmenère
Most people skip Carmenère because they don't know what it is — which is exactly why you should order it. Washington Carmenère is rare, and AntoLin growing it in the Yakima Valley is a genuine curiosity worth a glass.
Chardonnay
Nothing wrong with it, but when a list has Viognier and Carmenère on it, ordering the Chardonnay is a wasted opportunity. Save it for somewhere it's the star.
2017 Viognier + Local snack board
Viognier's natural richness and floral aromatics play well with the salty, savory snack plates that AntoLin puts out during events — it cuts through without fighting the food.
The Bottom Line
AntoLin is a genuine local find: unpretentious, fairly priced, and pouring a tighter roster than most Yakima tasting rooms twice its size. If you're rolling through downtown Yakima and want to drink something real, this is your stop.
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