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“My heart was out here in the vines.” Meet Dennis King Bonilla, Assistant Vineyard Manager at Stillwater Creek Vineyard in the Royal Slope AVA and Royal City, WA. Dennis moved to Royal City in 2000, when he was in first grade. “Both my mom and dad are migrant farm workers…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SEATTLE (September 2, 2020)—Royal Slope is the newest American Viticultural Area (AVA) in Washington. The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) published the final rule for Royal Slope today, September 2, 2020, to officially define it as a designated wine grape-growing region. “Many of our wineries…
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Location: South-central WashingtonDesignated: 2020Total Size: 156,389 acresAcreage Under Vine: 1,900 acres (768 hectares)Top Varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, ChardonnaySoils: Fine sand along with silt and sandy loam Average Annual Precipitation: 6-8 inches Two Things to Know: Royal Slope is a broad, generally south-facing slope between Ancient Lakes and Wahluke Slope. A wide…
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Introducing our newest wine regions - Royal Slope & Candy Mountain.
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Climate Eastern Washington, where almost all of Washington’s wine grapes are grown, has long, warm summer days that provide ripe fruit flavors and cool nights that help lock in acidity. Long, Warm Days Eastern Washington is an arid and semi-arid desert, with hot summer days. The state’s northerly latitude…
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Washington wine’s earliest days date back to 1825, when the first grape vines were planted. Pioneer William B. Bridgman planted grapevines in Yakima Valley in the early 1900s. In subsequent years, Dr. Walter Clore, recognized as the father of the Washington wine industry, researched what varieties would grow well in…
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Live music featuring Slag Callahan! Reservations are REQUIRED. Please call 509.414.1484. Slag Callahan hails from the tiny but rockin’ farm town of Royal City in central WA state. His instrumental jams are ultra diverse yet approachable and might be best described as a fusion of rad meets fly with…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SEATTLE (September 25, 2020)—The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) published the final rule for the Candy Mountain American Viticultural Area (AVA) on September 25, 2020, making it the 16th AVA in Washington. “Candy Mountain is small but mighty,” said Steve Warner, president of the…
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Bienvenido a Abriendo Camino, or, Breaking Ground: our first-ever farmer ambassador program. Es nuestro primer programa de embajadores de agricultores. David Rodriguez, one of our 2022 Breaking Ground Ambassadors EspañolEnglish Cada año, este programa bilingüe sigue a un…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SEATTLE (June 30, 2021)—Goose Gap is Washington’s newest American Viticultural Area (AVA). The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) will publish the final rule for Goose Gap AVA tomorrow, July 1, 2021, to officially define it as a designated wine grape-growing region. The Goose Gap…
