Washington Flashcards
Where does Washington State rank in production
2nd
About Puget Sound?
Washington AVA west of the Cascades around Seattle. very rainy
About Columbia Valley
Washington and Oregon AVA
East of the Cascades in a rainshow.
irrigation required but disease resistant sandy soils, many vines own rooted.
Continental climate, hot summers, cold winters, shorter growing season.
Encompasses most of WA’s AVAs save Columbia Gorge, Puget Sound and part of Lewis-Clark Valley.
About Yakima Valley
Washington AVA w/in the Columbia Valley AVA. Encompasses 3 sub AVAs: Rattlesnake Hills, Snipes Mountain and Red Mountain.
The state’s 1st AVA in 1983, accounts for 1/3 of production
What % of the US production comes from Washington?
5%
What % the Washington vineyards are located east of the Cascades?
95%
What sort of climate is prevelant in Eastern Washington?
True continental, = hot summers and cold winters.
What are serious concerns for growers?
Frost and winter freezes
The Columbia Valley follows what outline?
The Columbia River Basin
What was Washington’s first AVA and when?
Yakima Valley, 1983
Approx. how many wineries were in Washington?
850
Ste Michelle wine estates accounts for how much of Washington’s output?
60%
What parallel is below most of the wineries?
46th
Name 3 large wineries aside from Ste Michelle?
Hogue, Hedges, and Gallo
When did commercial wine growing begin in Walla Walla?
1860’s
