{"id":39,"name":"Kontos","image_url":null,"district":"Downtown","hours":"Sunday - Thursday 11am to 6pm.\nFriday Saturday 11am to 6:30pm.","hours_type":"limited","dog_friendly":true,"red_wine":true,"white_wine":true,"bubbles":true,"brewery":false,"woman_owned":true,"year_established":2007,"winemaker":"Cameron &  Becca Kontos","website":"https://kontoscellars.com","phone":"509-204-2141","address":"10 N 2nd Ave, Walla Walla, WA 99362","description":"Second‑generation brothers pour warm hospitality and valley spirit into their tasting room, serving wines that celebrate Walla Walla’s heart and farmland roots","lat":46.0661,"lng":-118.3389,"appt_url":"https://www.exploretock.com/kontoscellars","walk_in":false,"tasting_fee":"$20 per person and waived with a purchase of 2 bottles.","explorer_tags":[],"profile":"# Kontos Cellars — Winery Knowledge Profile\n\n## Winery Character & General Identity\n\nKontos Cellars presents itself as a deeply rooted Walla Walla Valley winery, positioning its identity around the phrase **\"Born from the Heart of Walla Walla.\"** This tagline suggests a strong sense of place and regional authenticity, implying that the winery's character is intrinsically tied to the Walla Walla Valley appellation and its winemaking community. The brand communicates a tradition-forward ethos, evidenced by its wine club offering inviting members to \"be a part of our tradition.\"\n\n## Winemaker\n\nThe winery's winemaking is associated with **Cameron and Becca Kontos**, whose shared surname with the winery suggests a family-owned and operated enterprise. The scraped website content does not provide additional biographical detail, training background, or formal winemaking philosophy statements for either individual beyond their names as listed in the winery database.\n\n## Wine Club\n\nKontos Cellars offers a wine club, internally referred to as **\"The Boss,\"** with membership framed around joining a tradition. The club is promoted with the language of \"great wine, great benefits,\" suggesting member perks and allocations, though specific tier structures, pricing, shipment frequencies, or detailed benefit breakdowns are not elaborated upon in the available content.\n\n## Visitor Experience & Tasting Room\n\nThe winery offers a tasting experience that requires booking in advance, as indicated by the **\"Book Tasting\"** prompt on their website. Visitors are encouraged to come taste wines in person, though specific tasting room hours, location descriptions, or details about the physical visitor environment are not provided in the scraped content.\n\n## Wines & Releases\n\nKontos Cellars maintains an active portfolio of current releases available for purchase through their website under a **\"View Wines\"** section. No specific wine names, varieties, tasting notes, vintage information, or flavor descriptors are present in the scraped content.\n\n## Events\n\nThe winery hosts events described as **\"opportunities to see us,\"** suggesting periodic public or club-member gatherings, though no specific event formats, schedules, or descriptions are available from the scraped content.\n\n---\n\n*Note: The scraped content retrieved from kontoscellars.com is minimal in detail, consisting primarily of homepage navigation and promotional language. Sections covering founding story, vineyard sources, accolades, and detailed tasting notes cannot be populated at this time, as no supporting information appeared in the available text. A deeper crawl of interior pages — such as an \"About,\" \"Wines,\" or \"Vineyards\" page — would be needed to build a more comprehensive profile.*","somm_notes":[{"title":"Patti's notes on Kontos","content":"A fun downtown tasting room that's always worth a stop. Their bubbles are fantastic, but it's the red blends that keep people coming back. You've got to try 'The Boss'-a bold Bordeaux blend that really delivers."}],"wines":[{"name":"Gossamer","vintage":"2024","variety":"White Blend","price":"$45"},{"name":"Malbec","vintage":"2022","variety":"Malbec","price":"$57"},{"name":"Baker","vintage":"2022","variety":"Malbec","price":"$69"},{"name":"Cabernet Franc","vintage":"2022","variety":"Cabernet Franc","price":"$69"},{"name":"Dorsey Blend","vintage":"2022","variety":"Red Blend","price":"$69"},{"name":"Baker Malbec","vintage":"2022","variety":"Malbec","price":"$69"},{"name":"Alatus Blend","vintage":"2021","variety":"Red Blend","price":"$55"},{"name":"Cabernet Sauvignon","vintage":"2021","variety":"Cabernet Sauvignon","price":"$55"},{"name":"Merlot","vintage":"2021","variety":"Merlot","price":"$55"},{"name":"Syrah","vintage":"2021","variety":"Syrah","price":"$57"},{"name":"Tate","vintage":"2021","variety":"Syrah","price":"$83"},{"name":"Tate Syrah","vintage":"2021","variety":"Syrah","price":"$83"}],"patti":null,"visitor_ratings":[{"source":"yelp","rating":4.7,"count":121},{"source":"tripadvisor","rating":4.7,"count":41},{"source":"google","rating":4.7,"count":73}],"sample_reviews":[{"source":"yelp","reviewer":"JoAnne V.","rating":null,"rating_max":5.0,"text":"Andy is so knowledgeable about the area and had answers for all of my Walla Walla history & wine questions!","date":null},{"source":"yelp","reviewer":"Corinne K.","rating":null,"rating_max":5.0,"text":"It is unfortunate they don't have the Malbec anymore but the flight of wines we got was really nice.","date":null}],"critic_scores":[{"wine_name":"'The Boss' Red Wine","vintage":2016,"score":94,"source":"Owen Bargreen","critic":"Owen Bargreen","tasting_note":null},{"wine_name":"'Alatus' Red Wine","vintage":2017,"score":93,"source":"Owen Bargreen","critic":"Owen Bargreen","tasting_note":null},{"wine_name":"Cabernet Sauvignon","vintage":2016,"score":93,"source":"Owen Bargreen","critic":"Owen Bargreen","tasting_note":null},{"wine_name":"Syrah","vintage":2016,"score":93,"source":"Owen Bargreen","critic":"Owen Bargreen","tasting_note":null},{"wine_name":"'Tate Les Collines Vineyard' Syrah","vintage":2016,"score":93,"source":"Owen Bargreen","critic":"Owen Bargreen","tasting_note":null},{"wine_name":"'Dorsey' Red Wine (Fall 2019 Release)","vintage":2016,"score":93,"source":"Owen Bargreen","critic":"Owen Bargreen","tasting_note":null},{"wine_name":"'Alatus' Red Wine","vintage":2015,"score":93,"source":"Owen Bargreen","critic":"Owen Bargreen","tasting_note":null},{"wine_name":"Merlot","vintage":2017,"score":92,"source":"Owen Bargreen","critic":"Owen Bargreen","tasting_note":null},{"wine_name":"'Dorsey' Red Wine","vintage":2017,"score":92,"source":"Owen Bargreen","critic":"Owen Bargreen","tasting_note":null},{"wine_name":"Malbec","vintage":2016,"score":92,"source":"Owen Bargreen","critic":"Owen Bargreen","tasting_note":null},{"wine_name":"'Baker Blend' Malbec","vintage":2016,"score":92,"source":"Owen Bargreen","critic":"Owen Bargreen","tasting_note":null},{"wine_name":"Merlot","vintage":2015,"score":92,"source":"Owen Bargreen","critic":"Owen Bargreen","tasting_note":null},{"wine_name":"Cabernet Sauvignon","vintage":2015,"score":92,"source":"Owen Bargreen","critic":"Owen Bargreen","tasting_note":null},{"wine_name":"'Gossamer' White Wine","vintage":2018,"score":91,"source":"Owen Bargreen","critic":"Owen Bargreen","tasting_note":null},{"wine_name":"'Fysalides' Sparkling Wine","vintage":2015,"score":91,"source":"Owen Bargreen","critic":"Owen Bargreen","tasting_note":null}],"community_scores":[{"wine_name":"Progeny","vintage":2012,"score":93,"source":"Wine Berserkers","critic":"John_Glas","tasting_note":") Very good! 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