The Long Way
Klickitat County
A vineyard with rows of grapevines in front of a building with a mountain in the distance.
Plate I. Vineyard and grounds, Syncline Winery. From synclinewine.com
An orange tractor parked in a field with yellow wildflowers beneath a bare tree.
Plate II. Tractor in the vineyard, Syncline Winery. From synclinewine.com
A person walks through a vineyard overlooking a body of water and distant hills under a blue sky.
Plate III. Vineyards overlooking Columbia River, Syncline Winery. From synclinewine.com
A gravel path winds through a garden with purple flowers and an umbrella in the background.
Plate IV. Visitor gardens, Syncline Winery. From synclinewine.com
A man stands next to a large industrial press machine outdoors.
Plate V. Winemaking equipment, Syncline Winery. From synclinewine.com
An aerial view of a vineyard with rows of grapevines and a mountain in the background.
Plate VI. Estate vineyards, Syncline Winery. From synclinewine.com

Syncline Winery

Lyle, Klickitat County, Washington. Estate winery.

Details

Map. Lyle, Klickitat County, Washington. Larger map
Where
111 Balch Road, Lyle, WA 98635. Directions
When
Flagship Tour & Tasting Saturdays at noon, April through November.
Fees
Your seated tasting experience includes five wines for $25 per person. Each tasting fee waived with optional $100 purchase per person.
Hours
Friday through Sunday, 12 – 6 pm.
Access
Infants & 18+ welcome. No pets, please.
Walk-in or reserve
Walk-ins welcome.
Phone
509.365.4361
Managed by
Poppie Mantone, General Manager and Co-Founder; James Mantone, Vigneron and Co-Founder.
Established
First vintage 1999.

Welcome to our farm and winery in the beautiful Columbia River Gorge Join us for tasting and bottle service in the cellar and gardens.

Notable Events

  1. 1997Poppie and James met during the harvest of 1997 while working together in the cellar in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. synclinewine.com
  2. 1999Syncline's first vintage in 1999 consisted of 76 cases of Celilo Vineyard Pinot Noir from vines planted in 1973. synclinewine.com
  3. 2004The Mantones were part of the small group that founded the Columbia Gorge AVA in 2004. synclinewine.com
  4. 2025After the Burdoin Fire, the winery's main structure stood, but Syncline lost roughly a half-acre of vines, spoiling the entire crop. columbiagorgenews.com

People

  • James Mantone, Vigneron and Co-Founder (winemaking since 1994).
  • Poppie Mantone, General Manager and Co-Founder.

Sources

  1. synclinewine.com/visit
  2. synclinewine.com/story
  3. columbiagorgenews.com/news/a-song-of-wine-and-fire/article_3f57235f-6edd-4a1d-b003-371f3267d644.html
  4. northwestwinereport.com/2009/12/syncline-wine-cellars.html
  5. explorewhitesalmon.com/syncline-winery