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Location: North-central WashingtonDesignated: 2009Total Size: 24,040 acresAcreage Under Vine: 269 acres (109 hectares)Top Varieties: Syrah, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Merlot, Riesling Soils: Glacial sediments along with ash and pumice Average Annual Precipitation: 11 inches Two Things to Know: Lake Chelan is one of the only appellations that does not have basalt…
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Location: South-central Washington & north central Oregon Designated: 2004Total Size: 191,000 acresAcreage Under Vine: Total vineyard acreage: 950 (384 Hectares); Washington acreage: 381 (154 Hectares)Top Varieties: Chardonnay, Pinot NoirSoils: Silt loamAverage Annual Precipitation: 10-36 inches Two Things to Know: The western-most appellation in eastern Washington. It is known for its diversity…
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Washington is home to a diverse group of growing regions, which vary significantly by the amount of area they encompass, their climate, soils, and what is planted there. This diversity is one of the reasons such a large number of varieties succeed in Washington. While some of these regions might…
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Location: South-central WashingtonDesignated: 2011Total Size: 13,254 acresAcreage Under Vine: 50 acres (20 hectares)Top Varieties: Pinot Gris, Riesling, Gewürztraminer, SyrahSoils: Windblown loess and clay Average Annual Precipitation: 10-13 inches Two Things to Know: Naches Heights is located on a 1M year-old lava flow above the Missoula Floods. Its elevation and proximity to…
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Location: South-central WashingtonDesignated: 2009Total Size: 4,145 acresAcreage Under Vine: 859 acres (348 hectares)Top Varieties: Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot Soils: Loess over Missoula Flood sediment. Gravel deposits from ancient flow of Columbia River Average Annual Precipitation: 7 inches Two Things to Know: Snipes Mountain is home to some of the oldest plantings in…
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Location: South-central WashingtonDesignated: 2006Total Size: 81,000 acresAcreage Under Vine: 8,932 acres (3,615 hectares)Top Varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, ChardonnaySoils: Wind-blown sand Average Annual Precipitation: 6 inches Two Things to Know: The Wahluke Slope is defined by a giant, ancestral alluvial fan. It is one of the warmest appellations in the state, dominated…
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Location: South-central WashingtonDesignated: 2006Total Size: 68,500 acresAcreage Under Vine: 1,807 acres (731 hectares)Top Varieties: Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, RieslingSoils: Silt loam and loam Average Annual Precipitation: 6-12 inches Two Things to Know: Rattlesnake Hills is generally higher in elevation than the Yakima Valley as a whole. About half of the appellation is…
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“Es divertido ver el terruño con nuestros propios ojos.” Meet Lacey Lybeck, Vineyard Manager at Sagemoor Vineyards in the White Bluffs AVA, where she oversees six different vineyards. Growing up on a family farm in La Conner, WA, in the Skagit Valley, Lacey jokes that in high school, her job…
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Introducing our newest wine regions - Royal Slope & Candy Mountain.
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It’s not secret to Washingtonians — that Lake Chelan is the third deepest lake in the country — but do you know about the depth of wine coming out of the Lake Chelan Wine Valley? We asked the Lake Chelan Wine Alliance to let us in on the secrets they…
