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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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Five Star Cellars has focused on producing high-quality Walla Walla wines for more than 20 years. Matt Huse, a Walla Walla native, switched from construction to winemaking back in 2002 and hasn’t looked back since taking over the reins from his father, Dave Huse. Five Star Cellars’ humble start began…
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Final Report June 2023 Principal Investigator: David James, Washington State University, Prosser Telephone: 509-786-9280 Summary: This project aimed to determine the economic impact of the White-headed grape leaffolder (WGL) on wine grape production in eastern Washington. Monitoring of WGL populations in selected, unsprayed Red Mountain vineyard blocks during 2020 indicated…
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Published in Good Fruit GrowerBy Melissa Hansen, Washington State Wine Commission April 19, 2016 You walk through your vineyard and see suspicious-looking red leaves. Before you assume the worst—grapevine leafroll or red blotch disease—consider that your vines could have a nutritional imbalance. Dr. Joan Davenport, soil scientist for Washington State…
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Background Much remains to be understood about how smoke compounds interact with grapes in the vineyard and the potential risks for smoke damaged grapes and the effects on wine quality. Communication between wineries and growers is key to finding a mutually beneficial solution. This document brings together current research knowledge…
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WA Wine is meant to be shared. Looking for the winery toolkit? Click here. It’s also meant to be celebrated. And if there’s one thing we’re not so silent about, it’s sipping, supporting, and celebrating our local wineries, farmers, and small businesses. Let us introduce you…
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Introducing Our Brand New Mobile App If you’re looking for a new glass of our grapes, make sure to first download our new mobile app, Map My WA Wine, which is available on all iOS and Android Devices. The Map My Run of the wine world, you can search our…
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Join us at Hedges 5-7pm for Themed Music Pizza Parties - pizza by Sebastián of Oso Negro Baking Co.
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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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There’s no better way to begin the new year than with a laundry list of delicious wines to explore and enjoy. We’re here to share with you the Washington wines that made national and international Top 100 lists in 2021 from James Suckling, Jeb Dunnuck, Wine Enthusiast, and Wine Spectator.
