High ground to he highest bidder

摘要

It's a heck of a view for a vineyard. Nobody has planted one yet, but that could soon be about to change. Six thousand acres — much of it prime ground for vineyards or orchards — and irrigation water rights in Washington's Walla Walla Valley are upfor sale in a sealed-bid auction. Now home to dryland wheat and irrigated row crops, the expanse known as Weidert Farm represents an exciting and, no doubt, expensive opportunity for someone looking to develop more permanent crops in the Columbia Basin.