Washington Flashcards
Where does Washington State rank in production
2nd
Puget Sound
Washington AVA west of the Cascades around Seattle. very rainy
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. 11 million acres, over 1/4 of the state. Encompasses most of WA’s AVAs save Columbia Gorge, Puget Sound and part of Lewis-Clark Valley.
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
Red Mountain
Washington AVA w/in the Columbia Valley and Yakima Valley AVAs. Warmest AVA in the State. Tannic CS, also Merlot, Syrah. Smallest and most densely planted
Rattlesnake Hills
Washington AVA w/in the Columbia Valley and Yakima Valley AVAs
Snipes Mountain
Washington AVA w/in the Columbia Valley and Yakima Valley AVAs.
Walla Walla Valley
Washington and Oregon AVA w/in the Columbia Valley AVA. Encompasses the Oregon sub AVA Rocks of Milton-Freewater. basalt bedrock and thin alluvial topsoil deposited by the Missoula Floods. Mostly reds: CS, Merlot, Syrah
Columbia Gorge
Washington and Oregon AVA. Chard, PN, Zin
Naches Heights
Washington AVA w/in the Columbia Valley AVA NW of Yakima Valley along the Naches R.
Wahluke Slope
Washington AVA w/in the Columbia Valley AVA north of Yakima Valley on the east bank of the Columbia R.
Ancient Lakes of Columbia Valley
Washington AVA w/in the Columbia Valley AVA north of Wahluke Slope on the east bank of the Columbia R. Aromatic whites: Ries, Gwz, PG
Lake Chelan
Washington AVA w/in the Columbia Valley AVA surrounding Lake Chelan, north most sub AVA
Lewis-Clark Valley
Washington and Idaho AVA, Mostly in the Idaho, partially w/in the Columbia Valley AVA
Horse Heaven Hills
Washington AVA w/in the Columbia Valley AVA, along the Oregon border south of Yakima Valley
Walla Walla Producers
Seven Hills, Gramercy Cellars, Long Shadows, Dunham Cellars, Leonetti, Abeja, Tamarack, L’ecole no. 41
Walla Walla vineyards
Seven Hills (OR), Les Collines (WA), Pepper Bridge (WA)
Seven Hills Vineyard
Walla Walla AVA, OR. Seven Hills, Ch Ste. Michelle
Les Collines vineyard
Walla Walla AVA, WA. Gramercy (Syrah)
Pepper Bridge vineyard
Walla Walla AVA, WA. L’Ecole no.41, Andrew Will
Red Mountain producers
Hedges, Seven Hills, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Kiona, Quilceda Creek, Januik, Mark Ryan Winery
Red Mountain vineyards
Ciel du Cheval (Seven Hills, Januik, Tamarack, Andrew Will), Klipsun (Seven Hills)
Ciel du Cheval vineyard
Red Mountain AVA vineyard. Seven Hills, Januik, Tamarack, Andrew Will
Klipsun vineyard
Red Mountain AVA. Seven Hills
