Castillo De Feliciana

Castillo de Feliciana Vineyard & Winery is the picture perfect place to slow down your winery touring on the south end wineries of Walla Walla. Castillo de Feliciana Vineyard & Winery is named after my great Aunt, Feliciana. However, when I was a lit...

Castillo de Feliciana Vineyard & Winery is the picture perfect place to slow down your winery touring on the south end wineries of Walla Walla. Castillo de Feliciana Vineyard & Winery is named after my great Aunt, Feliciana. However, when I was a little girl growing up I only knew her as Aunt Tana or Tia Tana. She was the sister to my grandfather on my mom's side. She lived alone most of her life. She was married to a Spaniard but did not have children. My mom used to take us to visit her when we were little. She didn't speak very much English. When we'd visit, she somehow knew that my brother and I were bored and would tell us to go and get gum from her purse (a little black purse she kept in her bedroom). I remember the scent of that purse. It smelled like roses (floral) from her face powder, fruity - from the Juicy fruit gum, a little musty because it was old, a little bit of tobacco (although my mom says she never smoked), and