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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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Location: Northwestern WashingtonDesignated: 1995Total Size: 5.5 million acresAcreage under vine: 121 acres (49 hectares)Top Varieties: Pinot Noir, Madeline Angevine, SiegerrebeSoils: Gravelly sandy loam over glacial hardpan Average Annual Precipitation: 15-60 inches Two Things to Know: Currently Washington’s only growing region located west of the Cascade Mountain range. It therefore has a…
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We might be a bit biased, but our winemakers and grape growers are everyday legends. They have a deep love for what they do, and what their wine can do: bring people together. From biostatisticians to scientists, professional snowboarders to quarterbacks, cattle ranch hands to geologists, bartenders to English teachers,…
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Going into spring, the cool trend continued. “We thought we might have another 2011 on our hands,” one winemaker said, referring to the recent, historically cool vintage. As a result, bud break in 2017 was behind historical averages and significantly behind the most recent warm vintages of 2013-2015. Bloom was…
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The Washington wine industry is proud to officially launch Sustainable WA, the first statewide certified sustainability program. Sustainability includes a broad set of science-based practices developed for local conditions and vineyard and winery scale. Objectives include natural resources, watershed protection, soil health, low input farming, employee and community stewardship and…
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History made us, but now, we’re making history. With 1,050+ wineries, 400+ grape growers, and 60,000+ acres of wine grapes, Washington State is the 2nd largest wine producing state in the U.S. We are proud to produce over 80 varieties from our 20 AVAs, and each year, we have a…
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Final Report: 2021- 2022 David G. James, Department of Entomology, Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center, Washington State University, Prosser, WA 99350 Tel: 509 786 9280. Email: david_james@wsu-edu Summary: Leafminer damage on wine grapes was first reported from vineyards in the Tri-Cities area in September 2020. We determined that the…
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Final Report: This is a completed project for the Washington Grape & Wine Research ProgramDate: 29 June 2018 Project Title: Assessing and Ameliorating Salinity and Sodicity in Eastern Washington Wine Grape VineyardsProject Duration: July 2016 – June 2018 PI Name: Joan R DavenportOrganization: Washington State UniversityAddress: 24106 N Bunn…
