L'Ecole No 41

For travelers exploring Walla Walla, L'Ecole No 41 offers a winery experience with a pace and identity of its own. L'Ecole No 41 was founded in 1983 in the historic Frenchtown schoolhouse at Lowden and remains one of the Walla Walla Valley's foundational family wineries. What you taste at L'Ecole No 41 is an important part of why the stop feels different from its neighbors. Bordeaux varieties, especially Merlot and Cabernet, are major strengths, joined by a widely recognized Semillon and estate wines from Ferguson and Seven Hills vineyards.

If a particular L'Ecole No 41 wine or vintage matters to you, check the current offerings before visiting. The visit to L'Ecole No 41 is just as important as what is poured. The schoolhouse provides history, architecture and a broad educational tasting. For planning, L'Ecole No 41 is currently best treated as public historic schoolhouse tasting; reservations recommended.

The strongest reason to add L'Ecole No 41 is when its character matches what your group wants from the day. Travelers most likely to appreciate L'Ecole No 41 are Washington wine newcomers, history lovers and guests seeking a benchmark family producer. Because Walla Walla mixes destination estates with very small producers, L'Ecole No 41 works best when paired with a nearby stop that offers a different scale or style. A little planning will make a visit to L'Ecole No 41 smoother. Even with public tasting available at L'Ecole No 41, hours, events and reservation policies can change, so check the current visitor information before heading out. For most travelers, a well-paced stop at L'Ecole No 41 will be more rewarding than squeezing it between two distant reservations simply because they share a broad regional label.