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Yakima Valley Vintners earned multiple honors in the 2025-26 Great Northwest Wine Platinum Awards last month.

Yakima Valley Vintners received a host of honors at the 2025 Seattle Wine Awards. These latest honors bring YVC’s total to 255 awards, including 15 Platinum recognitions, the most of any educational institution in the Pacific Northwest.

Those looking to start or advance their careers in the wine and vineyard industry are encouraged to earn a degree or certificate through Yakima Valley College.

The central Washington community is invited to get a behind-the-scenes open house at the only teaching winery in the region.  Teach, Tour & Taste is Friday, April 18th, with doors opening at 5 p.m., and educational tours and tastings continuing until 7 p.m.    Y...

Central Washington migrant or seasonal farmworkers, as well as their children, can access additional support when pursuing higher education.  The assistance is made available through Yakima Valley College’s College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP).   CAMP i...

For those looking to get into the ag industry, or those looking to expand their education, Yakima Valley College will hold a host of classes focused on the wine industry in the winter quarter.  Trent Ball, chair of Yakima Valley College’s Agriculture Department and Vineyard and Winery Technology Program, said as a department they tried to make these classes a reality for those already working in i

This fall, Yakima Valley College welcomed in their 3rd cohort of students seeking a Bachelors of Applied Science in Agricultural Sciences degree.  Trent Ball, head of YVC’s Ag Department said what makes their program unique is the connection with the farming community across central Washington.  He noted thei...

Yakima Valley College’s teaching winery, Yakima Valley Vintners, will host a French Market and Wie Release Party on Friday, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.  The event will take place in the school’s tasting room on the Yakima Campus, at 1606 West Nob Hill Blvd.  YVV officials say i...

In an effort to help migrant or seasonal farmworkers, and their children pursuing higher education, Yakima Valley College has their College Assistance Migrant Program, better known as CAMP.  CAMP is funding by the U.S. Department of Education to provide a range of support to help migrant or seasonal farmworkers and their family successfully complete the first year of college.   “...

Yakima Valley College’s teaching winery was recently honored in a number of categories.  Yakima Valley Vintners received multiple honors at the 2022 Great Northwest Wine Platinum Competition.  YVV’s 2017 Red Backpack Red Wine received double platinum while the 2018 Dean’s List Merlot and 2017 Senioritis Red Blend each earned platinum honors.  In addition, double-gold honors wer...