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Location: South-central WashingtonDesignated: 2001Total Size: 4,040 acresVineyards: 2,382 acres (963 hectares)Top Varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, SyrahSoils: Sandy loam and gravel Average Annual Precipitation: 5 inches Two Things to Know: Red Mountain is one of Washington’s warmest and driest appellations. It is dominated by red varieties, particularly Cabernet Sauvignon.
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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: 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: Southeastern Washington, northeastern OregonDesignated: 1984Total Size: 300,000 acresAcreage Under Vine: Total vineyard acreage: 2,933 (1,186 hectares); Washington acreage: 1,672 (676 hectares)Top Varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, SyrahSoils: Sandy loess over Missoula Flood slackwater deposits and fractured basalt along with Freewater series cobbles Average Annual Precipitation: 9-22 inches Two Things to Know:…
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Location: South-central WashingtonDesignated: 1983Total Size: 665,600 acresAcreage Under Vine: 18,924 acres (7,658 hectares)Top Varieties: Chardonnay, Riesling, Merlot, Cabernet SauvignonSoils: Deep silt-loam over basalt bedrock and gravel Average Annual Precipitation: 8 inchesTwo Things to Know: Yakima Valley is Washington’s oldest federally approved grape-growing region. It is home to almost a third of…
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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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Fiscal Year 2020 (July 2019-June 2020) was on track to be one of our busiest years ever. From July through February, our team was laser-focused on executing programs and events all over the country that engaged high level trade and media in order to drive opportunity and growth for Washington…
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Are you a member of the media in need of facts, stats, and a quick overview of Washington wine? We have you covered. Download the press kit to get to know us better, and feel free reach out to Heather Bradshaw at hbradshaw@washingtonwine.org or Averyl Mooney at admooney@washingtonwine.org…
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For Rosanna’s first story, she is shining a light on Arturo Enriquez, one of the vineyard workers for North Slope Management out at SeVein Vineyard. EnglishEspañol This month, I would like to introduce Arturo Enriquez. Arturo grew…
