https://www.guildsomm.com/research/expert_guides/w/expert-guides/2446/pacific-northwesten-USTelligent Community 13https://www.guildsomm.com/research/expert_guides/w/expert-guides/2446/pacific-northwestTue, 06 Jan 2026 22:49:38 GMT8277e151-5ba9-4335-93f0-6f497ffb8dc4:0f9ae967-7ca7-4871-b7a0-0ecef8746f64Stacy Ladenburgerhttps://www.guildsomm.com/research/expert_guides/w/expert-guides/2446/pacific-northwest#commentsCurrent Revision posted to Expert Guides by Stacy Ladenburger on 1/6/2026 10:49:38 PM<br /> <div class="paywall-restricted"><p><a name="top"></a></p> <div> <div class="style_box"> Contents <ol> <li>Washington State</li> <li>Washington East of the Cascades</li> <li>Understanding Washington&rsquo;s Vineyard Geology </li> <li>Wine History in Washington </li> <li>Washington Grape Varieties</li> <li>Washington AVAs</li> <li>Oregon</li> <li>Oregon AVAs</li> <li>Idaho</li> </ol> </div> <p><a name="01"></a></p> Washington State <div class="box1_home5_a">Washington is the country&rsquo;s second-largest producer of vinifera wines. While still in California&rsquo;s shadow, Washington State provides 5% of the total US domestic wine output, and production continues to grow in leaps and bounds. State wine grape acreage has more than doubled in this century, rising from 24,000 acres in 1999 to over 60,000 acres in 2019. In 1999, then-WA Wine Commission Director Steve Burns announced that a new winery was opening its doors every 13 days in the state, and the growth rate has sustained: by 2020 the number of state wineries had jumped from 160 to over 1,000. 2016 was a record harvest&mdash;272,000 tons of fruit&mdash;but with the state adding an average of 2,500 acres of vines each year over the past decade, the record likely won&rsquo;t last long.</div> <div class="featured-center-image"><img alt="Map of Washington State with wine regions labeled" src="/resized-image/__size/6000x4494/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-01-48/GS-Washington-Map_5F00_Updated-20231024_5F00_1.jpg" /></div> <div class="box1_home5_a"><br />For perspective, compare the entire state of Washington to California’s Napa Valley AVA: Washington has approximately 14,000 more acres of vineyard land and in 2019 produced about 42,000 more tons of fruit. And Napa Valley produces only 4% of California’s wines! Not only is Washington is a much smaller producer than California overall, but it has a narrower focus: the state lacks the giant bulk wine industry that drives California, instead placing emphasis on premium to luxury production. Washington also has a younger, less developed industry. Vineyards often comprise only a portion of a working farm’s activities, and a small minority of wineries are estate projects. Vineyard Manager Kent Waliser of Columbia Valley’s Sagemoor Vineyards puts it succinctly: “Wineries are not connected to the vineyards.” Many are even located in or around Seattle, far from the fruit itself, and most are small or medium-sized in scale, releasing fewer than 12,000 cases a year.</div></div></div><script type="text/javascript"> jQuery(function(){ jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.subscribe('paywall.ready', function (data) { jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.publish('paywall.restricted', { contentId: '0f9ae967-7ca7-4871-b7a0-0ecef8746f64' }); }); }); </script><script type="text/javascript"> jQuery(function(){ jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.subscribe('paywall.ready', function (data) { jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.publish('paywall.displayPopup', { }); }); }); </script><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: Preview</div> https://www.guildsomm.com/research/expert_guides/w/expert-guides/2446/pacific-northwest/revision/52Thu, 24 Oct 2024 13:33:21 GMT8277e151-5ba9-4335-93f0-6f497ffb8dc4:0f9ae967-7ca7-4871-b7a0-0ecef8746f64Jonathan Eichholzhttps://www.guildsomm.com/research/expert_guides/w/expert-guides/2446/pacific-northwest#commentsRevision 52 posted to Expert Guides by Jonathan Eichholz on 10/24/2024 1:33:21 PM<br /> <div class="paywall-restricted"><p><a name="top"></a></p> <div> <div class="style_box"> Contents <ol> <li>Washington State</li> <li>Washington East of the Cascades</li> <li>Understanding Washington&rsquo;s Vineyard Geology </li> <li>Wine History in Washington </li> <li>Washington Grape Varieties</li> <li>Washington AVAs</li> <li>Oregon</li> <li>Oregon AVAs</li> <li>Idaho</li> </ol> </div> <p><a name="01"></a></p> Washington State <div class="box1_home5_a">Washington is the country&rsquo;s second-largest producer of vinifera wines. While still in California&rsquo;s shadow, Washington State provides 5% of the total US domestic wine output, and production continues to grow in leaps and bounds. State wine grape acreage has more than doubled in this century, rising from 24,000 acres in 1999 to over 60,000 acres in 2019. In 1999, then-WA Wine Commission Director Steve Burns announced that a new winery was opening its doors every 13 days in the state, and the growth rate has sustained: by 2020 the number of state wineries had jumped from 160 to over 1,000. 2016 was a record harvest&mdash;272,000 tons of fruit&mdash;but with the state adding an average of 2,500 acres of vines each year over the past decade, the record likely won&rsquo;t last long.</div> <div class="featured-center-image"><img alt="Map of Washington State with wine regions labeled" src="/resized-image/__size/6000x4494/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-01-48/GS-Washington-Map_5F00_Updated-20231024_5F00_1.jpg" /></div> <div class="box1_home5_a"><br />For perspective, compare the entire state of Washington to California’s Napa Valley AVA: Washington has approximately 14,000 more acres of vineyard land and in 2019 produced about 42,000 more tons of fruit. And Napa Valley produces only 4% of California’s wines! Not only is Washington is a much smaller producer than California overall, but it has a narrower focus: the state lacks the giant bulk wine industry that drives California, instead placing emphasis on premium to luxury production. Washington also has a younger, less developed industry. Vineyards often comprise only a portion of a working farm’s activities, and a small minority of wineries are estate projects. Vineyard Manager Kent Waliser of Columbia Valley’s Sagemoor Vineyards puts it succinctly: “Wineries are not connected to the vineyards.” Many are even located in or around Seattle, far from the fruit itself, and most are small or medium-sized in scale, releasing fewer than 12,000 cases a year.</div></div></div><script type="text/javascript"> jQuery(function(){ jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.subscribe('paywall.ready', function (data) { jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.publish('paywall.restricted', { contentId: '0f9ae967-7ca7-4871-b7a0-0ecef8746f64' }); }); }); </script><script type="text/javascript"> jQuery(function(){ jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.subscribe('paywall.ready', function (data) { jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.publish('paywall.displayPopup', { }); }); }); </script><div style="clear:both;"></div> https://www.guildsomm.com/research/expert_guides/w/expert-guides/2446/pacific-northwest/revision/51Fri, 13 Sep 2024 12:42:48 GMT8277e151-5ba9-4335-93f0-6f497ffb8dc4:0f9ae967-7ca7-4871-b7a0-0ecef8746f64Jonathan Eichholzhttps://www.guildsomm.com/research/expert_guides/w/expert-guides/2446/pacific-northwest#commentsRevision 51 posted to Expert Guides by Jonathan Eichholz on 9/13/2024 12:42:48 PM<br /> <div class="paywall-restricted"><p><a name="top"></a></p> <div> <div class="style_box"> Contents <ol> <li>Washington State</li> <li>Washington East of the Cascades</li> <li>Understanding Washington&rsquo;s Vineyard Geology </li> <li>Wine History in Washington </li> <li>Washington Grape Varieties</li> <li>Washington AVAs</li> <li>Oregon</li> <li>Oregon AVAs</li> <li>Idaho</li> </ol> </div> <p><a name="01"></a></p> Washington State <div class="box1_home5_a">Washington is the country&rsquo;s second-largest producer of vinifera wines. While still in California&rsquo;s shadow, Washington State provides 5% of the total US domestic wine output, and production continues to grow in leaps and bounds. State wine grape acreage has more than doubled in this century, rising from 24,000 acres in 1999 to over 60,000 acres in 2019. In 1999, then-WA Wine Commission Director Steve Burns announced that a new winery was opening its doors every 13 days in the state, and the growth rate has sustained: by 2020 the number of state wineries had jumped from 160 to over 1,000. 2016 was a record harvest&mdash;272,000 tons of fruit&mdash;but with the state adding an average of 2,500 acres of vines each year over the past decade, the record likely won&rsquo;t last long.</div> <div class="featured-center-image"><img alt="Map of Washington State with wine regions labeled" src="/resized-image/__size/6000x4494/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-01-48/GS-Washington-Map_5F00_Updated-20231024_5F00_1.jpg" /></div> <div class="box1_home5_a"><br />For perspective, compare the entire state of Washington to California’s Napa Valley AVA: Washington has approximately 14,000 more acres of vineyard land and in 2019 produced about 42,000 more tons of fruit. And Napa Valley produces only 4% of California’s wines! Not only is Washington is a much smaller producer than California overall, but it has a narrower focus: the state lacks the giant bulk wine industry that drives California, instead placing emphasis on premium to luxury production. Washington also has a younger, less developed industry. Vineyards often comprise only a portion of a working farm’s activities, and a small minority of wineries are estate projects. Vineyard Manager Kent Waliser of Columbia Valley’s Sagemoor Vineyards puts it succinctly: “Wineries are not connected to the vineyards.” Many are even located in or around Seattle, far from the fruit itself, and most are small or medium-sized in scale, releasing fewer than 12,000 cases a year.</div></div></div><script type="text/javascript"> jQuery(function(){ jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.subscribe('paywall.ready', function (data) { jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.publish('paywall.restricted', { contentId: '0f9ae967-7ca7-4871-b7a0-0ecef8746f64' }); }); }); </script><script type="text/javascript"> jQuery(function(){ jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.subscribe('paywall.ready', function (data) { jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.publish('paywall.displayPopup', { }); }); }); </script><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: Preview</div> https://www.guildsomm.com/research/expert_guides/w/expert-guides/2446/pacific-northwest/revision/50Tue, 18 Jun 2024 15:24:05 GMT8277e151-5ba9-4335-93f0-6f497ffb8dc4:0f9ae967-7ca7-4871-b7a0-0ecef8746f64GuildSomm Adminhttps://www.guildsomm.com/research/expert_guides/w/expert-guides/2446/pacific-northwest#commentsRevision 50 posted to Expert Guides by GuildSomm Admin on 6/18/2024 3:24:05 PM<br /> <div class="paywall-restricted"><p><a name="top"></a></p> <div> <div class="style_box"> Contents <ol> <li>Washington State</li> <li>Washington East of the Cascades</li> <li>Understanding Washington&rsquo;s Vineyard Geology </li> <li>Wine History in Washington </li> <li>Washington Grape Varieties</li> <li>Washington AVAs</li> <li>Oregon</li> <li>Oregon AVAs</li> <li>Idaho</li> </ol> </div> <p><a name="01"></a></p> Washington State <div class="box1_home5_a">Washington is the country&rsquo;s second-largest producer of vinifera wines. While still in California&rsquo;s shadow, Washington State provides 5% of the total US domestic wine output, and production continues to grow in leaps and bounds. State wine grape acreage has more than doubled in this century, rising from 24,000 acres in 1999 to over 60,000 acres in 2019. In 1999, then-WA Wine Commission Director Steve Burns announced that a new winery was opening its doors every 13 days in the state, and the growth rate has sustained: by 2020 the number of state wineries had jumped from 160 to over 1,000. 2016 was a record harvest&mdash;272,000 tons of fruit&mdash;but with the state adding an average of 2,500 acres of vines each year over the past decade, the record likely won&rsquo;t last long.</div> <div class="featured-center-image"><img alt="Map of Washington State with wine regions labeled" src="/resized-image/__size/6000x4494/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-01-48/GS-Washington-Map_5F00_Updated-20231024_5F00_1.jpg" /></div> <div class="box1_home5_a"><br />For perspective, compare the entire state of Washington to California’s Napa Valley AVA: Washington has approximately 14,000 more acres of vineyard land and in 2019 produced about 42,000 more tons of fruit. And Napa Valley produces only 4% of California’s wines! Not only is Washington is a much smaller producer than California overall, but it has a narrower focus: the state lacks the giant bulk wine industry that drives California, instead placing emphasis on premium to luxury production. Washington also has a younger, less developed industry. Vineyards often comprise only a portion of a working farm’s activities, and a small minority of wineries are estate projects. Vineyard Manager Kent Waliser of Columbia Valley’s Sagemoor Vineyards puts it succinctly: “Wineries are not connected to the vineyards.” Many are even located in or around Seattle, far from the fruit itself, and most are small or medium-sized in scale, releasing fewer than 12,000 cases a year.</div></div></div><script type="text/javascript"> jQuery(function(){ jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.subscribe('paywall.ready', function (data) { jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.publish('paywall.restricted', { contentId: '0f9ae967-7ca7-4871-b7a0-0ecef8746f64' }); }); }); </script><script type="text/javascript"> jQuery(function(){ jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.subscribe('paywall.ready', function (data) { jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.publish('paywall.displayPopup', { }); }); }); </script><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: Preview</div> https://www.guildsomm.com/research/expert_guides/w/expert-guides/2446/pacific-northwest/revision/49Thu, 18 Apr 2024 15:12:08 GMT8277e151-5ba9-4335-93f0-6f497ffb8dc4:0f9ae967-7ca7-4871-b7a0-0ecef8746f64GuildSomm Adminhttps://www.guildsomm.com/research/expert_guides/w/expert-guides/2446/pacific-northwest#commentsRevision 49 posted to Expert Guides by GuildSomm Admin on 4/18/2024 3:12:08 PM<br /> <div class="paywall-restricted"><p><a name="top"></a></p> <div> <div class="style_box"> Contents <ol> <li>Washington State</li> <li>Washington East of the Cascades</li> <li>Understanding Washington&rsquo;s Vineyard Geology </li> <li>Wine History in Washington </li> <li>Washington Grape Varieties</li> <li>Washington AVAs</li> <li>Oregon</li> <li>Oregon AVAs</li> <li>Idaho</li> </ol> </div> <p><a name="01"></a></p> Washington State <div class="box1_home5_a">Washington is the country&rsquo;s second-largest producer of vinifera wines. While still in California&rsquo;s shadow, Washington State provides 5% of the total US domestic wine output, and production continues to grow in leaps and bounds. State wine grape acreage has more than doubled in this century, rising from 24,000 acres in 1999 to over 60,000 acres in 2019. In 1999, then-WA Wine Commission Director Steve Burns announced that a new winery was opening its doors every 13 days in the state, and the growth rate has sustained: by 2020 the number of state wineries had jumped from 160 to over 1,000. 2016 was a record harvest&mdash;272,000 tons of fruit&mdash;but with the state adding an average of 2,500 acres of vines each year over the past decade, the record likely won&rsquo;t last long.</div> <div class="featured-center-image"><img alt="Map of Washington State with wine regions labeled" src="/resized-image/__size/6000x4494/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-01-48/GS-Washington-Map_5F00_Updated-20231024_5F00_1.jpg" /></div> <div class="box1_home5_a"><br />For perspective, compare the entire state of Washington to California’s Napa Valley AVA: Washington has approximately 14,000 more acres of vineyard land and in 2019 produced about 42,000 more tons of fruit. And Napa Valley produces only 4% of California’s wines! Not only is Washington is a much smaller producer than California overall, but it has a narrower focus: the state lacks the giant bulk wine industry that drives California, instead placing emphasis on premium to luxury production. Washington also has a younger, less developed industry. Vineyards often comprise only a portion of a working farm’s activities, and a small minority of wineries are estate projects. Vineyard Manager Kent Waliser of Columbia Valley’s Sagemoor Vineyards puts it succinctly: “Wineries are not connected to the vineyards.” Many are even located in or around Seattle, far from the fruit itself, and most are small or medium-sized in scale, releasing fewer than 12,000 cases a year.</div></div></div><script type="text/javascript"> jQuery(function(){ jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.subscribe('paywall.ready', function (data) { jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.publish('paywall.restricted', { contentId: '0f9ae967-7ca7-4871-b7a0-0ecef8746f64' }); }); }); </script><script type="text/javascript"> jQuery(function(){ jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.subscribe('paywall.ready', function (data) { jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.publish('paywall.displayPopup', { }); }); }); </script><div style="clear:both;"></div> https://www.guildsomm.com/research/expert_guides/w/expert-guides/2446/pacific-northwest/revision/48Wed, 28 Feb 2024 16:18:50 GMT8277e151-5ba9-4335-93f0-6f497ffb8dc4:0f9ae967-7ca7-4871-b7a0-0ecef8746f64Stacy Ladenburgerhttps://www.guildsomm.com/research/expert_guides/w/expert-guides/2446/pacific-northwest#commentsRevision 48 posted to Expert Guides by Stacy Ladenburger on 2/28/2024 4:18:50 PM<br /> <div class="paywall-restricted"><p><a name="top"></a></p> <div> <div class="style_box"> Contents <ol> <li>Washington State</li> <li>Washington East of the Cascades</li> <li>Understanding Washington&rsquo;s Vineyard Geology </li> <li>Wine History in Washington </li> <li>Washington Grape Varieties</li> <li>Washington AVAs</li> <li>Oregon</li> <li>Oregon AVAs</li> <li>Idaho</li> </ol> </div> <p><a name="01"></a></p> Washington State <div class="box1_home5_a">Washington is the country&rsquo;s second-largest producer of vinifera wines. While still in California&rsquo;s shadow, Washington State provides 5% of the total US domestic wine output, and production continues to grow in leaps and bounds. State wine grape acreage has more than doubled in this century, rising from 24,000 acres in 1999 to over 60,000 acres in 2019. In 1999, then-WA Wine Commission Director Steve Burns announced that a new winery was opening its doors every 13 days in the state, and the growth rate has sustained: by 2020 the number of state wineries had jumped from 160 to over 1,000. 2016 was a record harvest&mdash;272,000 tons of fruit&mdash;but with the state adding an average of 2,500 acres of vines each year over the past decade, the record likely won&rsquo;t last long.</div> <div class="featured-center-image"><img alt="Map of Washington State with wine regions labeled" src="/resized-image/__size/6000x4494/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-01-48/GS-Washington-Map_5F00_Updated-20231024_5F00_1.jpg" /></div> <div class="box1_home5_a"><br />For perspective, compare the entire state of Washington to California’s Napa Valley AVA: Washington has approximately 14,000 more acres of vineyard land and in 2019 produced about 42,000 more tons of fruit. And Napa Valley produces only 4% of California’s wines! Not only is Washington is a much smaller producer than California overall, but it has a narrower focus: the state lacks the giant bulk wine industry that drives California, instead placing emphasis on premium to luxury production. Washington also has a younger, less developed industry. Vineyards often comprise only a portion of a working farm’s activities, and a small minority of wineries are estate projects. Vineyard Manager Kent Waliser of Columbia Valley’s Sagemoor Vineyards puts it succinctly: “Wineries are not connected to the vineyards.” Many are even located in or around Seattle, far from the fruit itself, and most are small or medium-sized in scale, releasing fewer than 12,000 cases a year.</div></div></div><script type="text/javascript"> jQuery(function(){ jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.subscribe('paywall.ready', function (data) { jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.publish('paywall.restricted', { contentId: '0f9ae967-7ca7-4871-b7a0-0ecef8746f64' }); }); }); </script><script type="text/javascript"> jQuery(function(){ jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.subscribe('paywall.ready', function (data) { jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.publish('paywall.displayPopup', { }); }); }); </script><div style="clear:both;"></div> https://www.guildsomm.com/research/expert_guides/w/expert-guides/2446/pacific-northwest/revision/47Tue, 27 Feb 2024 22:31:22 GMT8277e151-5ba9-4335-93f0-6f497ffb8dc4:0f9ae967-7ca7-4871-b7a0-0ecef8746f64Jonathan Eichholzhttps://www.guildsomm.com/research/expert_guides/w/expert-guides/2446/pacific-northwest#commentsRevision 47 posted to Expert Guides by Jonathan Eichholz on 2/27/2024 10:31:22 PM<br /> <div class="paywall-restricted"><p><a name="top"></a></p> <div> <div class="style_box"> Contents <ol> <li>Washington State</li> <li>Washington East of the Cascades</li> <li>Understanding Washington&rsquo;s Vineyard Geology </li> <li>Wine History in Washington </li> <li>Washington Grape Varieties</li> <li>Washington AVAs</li> <li>Oregon</li> <li>Oregon AVAs</li> <li>Idaho</li> </ol> </div> <p><a name="01"></a></p> Washington State <div class="box1_home5_a">Washington is the country&rsquo;s second-largest producer of vinifera wines. While still in California&rsquo;s shadow, Washington State provides 5% of the total US domestic wine output, and production continues to grow in leaps and bounds. State wine grape acreage has more than doubled in this century, rising from 24,000 acres in 1999 to over 60,000 acres in 2019. In 1999, then-WA Wine Commission Director Steve Burns announced that a new winery was opening its doors every 13 days in the state, and the growth rate has sustained: by 2020 the number of state wineries had jumped from 160 to over 1,000. 2016 was a record harvest&mdash;272,000 tons of fruit&mdash;but with the state adding an average of 2,500 acres of vines each year over the past decade, the record likely won&rsquo;t last long.</div> <div class="featured-center-image"><img alt="Map of Washington State with wine regions labeled" src="/resized-image/__size/6000x4494/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-01-48/GS-Washington-Map_5F00_Updated-20231024_5F00_1.jpg" /></div> <div class="box1_home5_a"><br />For perspective, compare the entire state of Washington to California’s Napa Valley AVA: Washington has approximately 14,000 more acres of vineyard land and in 2019 produced about 42,000 more tons of fruit. And Napa Valley produces only 4% of California’s wines! Not only is Washington is a much smaller producer than California overall, but it has a narrower focus: the state lacks the giant bulk wine industry that drives California, instead placing emphasis on premium to luxury production. Washington also has a younger, less developed industry. Vineyards often comprise only a portion of a working farm’s activities, and a small minority of wineries are estate projects. Vineyard Manager Kent Waliser of Columbia Valley’s Sagemoor Vineyards puts it succinctly: “Wineries are not connected to the vineyards.” Many are even located in or around Seattle, far from the fruit itself, and most are small or medium-sized in scale, releasing fewer than 12,000 cases a year.</div></div></div><script type="text/javascript"> jQuery(function(){ jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.subscribe('paywall.ready', function (data) { jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.publish('paywall.restricted', { contentId: '0f9ae967-7ca7-4871-b7a0-0ecef8746f64' }); }); }); </script><script type="text/javascript"> jQuery(function(){ jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.subscribe('paywall.ready', function (data) { jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.publish('paywall.displayPopup', { }); }); }); </script><div style="clear:both;"></div> https://www.guildsomm.com/research/expert_guides/w/expert-guides/2446/pacific-northwest/revision/46Fri, 19 Jan 2024 09:53:16 GMT8277e151-5ba9-4335-93f0-6f497ffb8dc4:0f9ae967-7ca7-4871-b7a0-0ecef8746f64Jonathan Eichholzhttps://www.guildsomm.com/research/expert_guides/w/expert-guides/2446/pacific-northwest#commentsRevision 46 posted to Expert Guides by Jonathan Eichholz on 1/19/2024 9:53:16 AM<br /> <div class="paywall-restricted"><p><a name="top"></a></p> <div> <div class="style_box"> Contents <ol> <li>Washington State</li> <li>Washington East of the Cascades</li> <li>Understanding Washington&rsquo;s Vineyard Geology </li> <li>Wine History in Washington </li> <li>Washington Grape Varieties</li> <li>Washington AVAs</li> <li>Oregon</li> <li>Oregon AVAs</li> <li>Idaho</li> </ol> </div> <p><a name="01"></a></p> Washington State <div class="box1_home5_a">Washington is the country&rsquo;s second-largest producer of vinifera wines. While still in California&rsquo;s shadow, Washington State provides 5% of the total US domestic wine output, and production continues to grow in leaps and bounds. State wine grape acreage has more than doubled in this century, rising from 24,000 acres in 1999 to over 60,000 acres in 2019. In 1999, then-WA Wine Commission Director Steve Burns announced that a new winery was opening its doors every 13 days in the state, and the growth rate has sustained: by 2020 the number of state wineries had jumped from 160 to over 1,000. 2016 was a record harvest&mdash;272,000 tons of fruit&mdash;but with the state adding an average of 2,500 acres of vines each year over the past decade, the record likely won&rsquo;t last long.</div> <div class="featured-center-image"><img alt="Map of Washington State with wine regions labeled" src="/resized-image/__size/6000x4494/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-01-48/GS-Washington-Map_5F00_Updated-20231024_5F00_1.jpg" /></div> <div class="box1_home5_a"><br />For perspective, compare the entire state of Washington to California’s Napa Valley AVA: Washington has approximately 14,000 more acres of vineyard land and in 2019 produced about 42,000 more tons of fruit. And Napa Valley produces only 4% of California’s wines! Not only is Washington is a much smaller producer than California overall, but it has a narrower focus: the state lacks the giant bulk wine industry that drives California, instead placing emphasis on premium to luxury production. Washington also has a younger, less developed industry. Vineyards often comprise only a portion of a working farm’s activities, and a small minority of wineries are estate projects. Vineyard Manager Kent Waliser of Columbia Valley’s Sagemoor Vineyards puts it succinctly: “Wineries are not connected to the vineyards.” Many are even located in or around Seattle, far from the fruit itself, and most are small or medium-sized in scale, releasing fewer than 12,000 cases a year.</div></div></div><script type="text/javascript"> jQuery(function(){ jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.subscribe('paywall.ready', function (data) { jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.publish('paywall.restricted', { contentId: '0f9ae967-7ca7-4871-b7a0-0ecef8746f64' }); }); }); </script><script type="text/javascript"> jQuery(function(){ jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.subscribe('paywall.ready', function (data) { jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.publish('paywall.displayPopup', { }); }); }); </script><div style="clear:both;"></div> https://www.guildsomm.com/research/expert_guides/w/expert-guides/2446/pacific-northwest/revision/45Mon, 30 Oct 2023 15:36:46 GMT8277e151-5ba9-4335-93f0-6f497ffb8dc4:0f9ae967-7ca7-4871-b7a0-0ecef8746f64GuildSomm Adminhttps://www.guildsomm.com/research/expert_guides/w/expert-guides/2446/pacific-northwest#commentsRevision 45 posted to Expert Guides by GuildSomm Admin on 10/30/2023 3:36:46 PM<br /> <div class="paywall-restricted"><p><a name="top"></a></p> <div> <div class="style_box"> Contents <ol> <li>Washington State</li> <li>Washington East of the Cascades</li> <li>Understanding Washington&rsquo;s Vineyard Geology </li> <li>Wine History in Washington </li> <li>Washington Grape Varieties</li> <li>Washington AVAs</li> <li>Oregon</li> <li>Oregon AVAs</li> <li>Idaho</li> </ol> </div> <p><a name="01"></a></p> Washington State <div class="box1_home5_a">Washington is the country&rsquo;s second-largest producer of vinifera wines. While still in California&rsquo;s shadow, Washington State provides 5% of the total US domestic wine output, and production continues to grow in leaps and bounds. State wine grape acreage has more than doubled in this century, rising from 24,000 acres in 1999 to over 60,000 acres in 2019. In 1999, then-WA Wine Commission Director Steve Burns announced that a new winery was opening its doors every 13 days in the state, and the growth rate has sustained: by 2020 the number of state wineries had jumped from 160 to over 1,000. 2016 was a record harvest&mdash;272,000 tons of fruit&mdash;but with the state adding an average of 2,500 acres of vines each year over the past decade, the record likely won&rsquo;t last long.</div> <div class="featured-center-image"><img alt="Map of Washington State with wine regions labeled" src="/resized-image/__size/6000x4494/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-01-48/GS-Washington-Map_5F00_Updated-20231024_5F00_1.jpg" /></div> <div class="box1_home5_a"><br />For perspective, compare the entire state of Washington to California’s Napa Valley AVA: Washington has approximately 14,000 more acres of vineyard land and in 2019 produced about 42,000 more tons of fruit. And Napa Valley produces only 4% of California’s wines! Not only is Washington is a much smaller producer than California overall, but it has a narrower focus: the state lacks the giant bulk wine industry that drives California, instead placing emphasis on premium to luxury production. Washington also has a younger, less developed industry. Vineyards often comprise only a portion of a working farm’s activities, and a small minority of wineries are estate projects. Vineyard Manager Kent Waliser of Columbia Valley’s Sagemoor Vineyards puts it succinctly: “Wineries are not connected to the vineyards.” Many are even located in or around Seattle, far from the fruit itself, and most are small or medium-sized in scale, releasing fewer than 12,000 cases a year.</div></div></div><script type="text/javascript"> jQuery(function(){ jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.subscribe('paywall.ready', function (data) { jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.publish('paywall.restricted', { contentId: '0f9ae967-7ca7-4871-b7a0-0ecef8746f64' }); }); }); </script><script type="text/javascript"> jQuery(function(){ jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.subscribe('paywall.ready', function (data) { jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.publish('paywall.displayPopup', { }); }); }); </script><div style="clear:both;"></div> https://www.guildsomm.com/research/expert_guides/w/expert-guides/2446/pacific-northwest/revision/44Wed, 21 Jun 2023 23:00:44 GMT8277e151-5ba9-4335-93f0-6f497ffb8dc4:0f9ae967-7ca7-4871-b7a0-0ecef8746f64Stacy Ladenburgerhttps://www.guildsomm.com/research/expert_guides/w/expert-guides/2446/pacific-northwest#commentsRevision 44 posted to Expert Guides by Stacy Ladenburger on 6/21/2023 11:00:44 PM<br /> <div class="paywall-restricted"><p><a name="top"></a></p> <div> <div class="style_box"> Contents <ol> <li>Washington State</li> <li>Washington East of the Cascades</li> <li>Understanding Washington&rsquo;s Vineyard Geology </li> <li>Wine History in Washington </li> <li>Washington Grape Varieties</li> <li>Washington AVAs</li> <li>Oregon</li> <li>Oregon AVAs</li> <li>Idaho</li> </ol> </div> <p><a name="01"></a></p> Washington State <div class="box1_home5_a">Washington is the country&rsquo;s second-largest producer of vinifera wines. While still in California&rsquo;s shadow, Washington State provides 5% of the total US domestic wine output, and production continues to grow in leaps and bounds. State wine grape acreage has more than doubled in this century, rising from 24,000 acres in 1999 to over 60,000 acres in 2019. In 1999, then-WA Wine Commission Director Steve Burns announced that a new winery was opening its doors every 13 days in the state, and the growth rate has sustained: by 2020 the number of state wineries had jumped from 160 to over 1,000. 2016 was a record harvest&mdash;272,000 tons of fruit&mdash;but with the state adding an average of 2,500 acres of vines each year over the past decade, the record likely won&rsquo;t last long.</div> <div class="featured-center-image"><img alt="Map of Washington State with wine regions labeled" src="/resized-image/__size/6000x4494/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-01-48/GS-Washington-Map_5F00_Updated-20231024_5F00_1.jpg" /></div> <div class="box1_home5_a"><br />For perspective, compare the entire state of Washington to California’s Napa Valley AVA: Washington has approximately 14,000 more acres of vineyard land and in 2019 produced about 42,000 more tons of fruit. And Napa Valley produces only 4% of California’s wines! Not only is Washington is a much smaller producer than California overall, but it has a narrower focus: the state lacks the giant bulk wine industry that drives California, instead placing emphasis on premium to luxury production. Washington also has a younger, less developed industry. Vineyards often comprise only a portion of a working farm’s activities, and a small minority of wineries are estate projects. Vineyard Manager Kent Waliser of Columbia Valley’s Sagemoor Vineyards puts it succinctly: “Wineries are not connected to the vineyards.” Many are even located in or around Seattle, far from the fruit itself, and most are small or medium-sized in scale, releasing fewer than 12,000 cases a year.</div></div></div><script type="text/javascript"> jQuery(function(){ jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.subscribe('paywall.ready', function (data) { jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.publish('paywall.restricted', { contentId: '0f9ae967-7ca7-4871-b7a0-0ecef8746f64' }); }); }); </script><script type="text/javascript"> jQuery(function(){ jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.subscribe('paywall.ready', function (data) { jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.publish('paywall.displayPopup', { }); }); }); </script><div style="clear:both;"></div> https://www.guildsomm.com/research/expert_guides/w/expert-guides/2446/pacific-northwest/revision/43Wed, 21 Jun 2023 22:59:26 GMT8277e151-5ba9-4335-93f0-6f497ffb8dc4:0f9ae967-7ca7-4871-b7a0-0ecef8746f64Stacy Ladenburgerhttps://www.guildsomm.com/research/expert_guides/w/expert-guides/2446/pacific-northwest#commentsRevision 43 posted to Expert Guides by Stacy Ladenburger on 6/21/2023 10:59:26 PM<br /> <div class="paywall-restricted"><p><a name="top"></a></p> <div> <div class="style_box"> Contents <ol> <li>Washington State</li> <li>Washington East of the Cascades</li> <li>Understanding Washington&rsquo;s Vineyard Geology </li> <li>Wine History in Washington </li> <li>Washington Grape Varieties</li> <li>Washington AVAs</li> <li>Oregon</li> <li>Oregon AVAs</li> <li>Idaho</li> </ol> </div> <p><a name="01"></a></p> Washington State <div class="box1_home5_a">Washington is the country&rsquo;s second-largest producer of vinifera wines. While still in California&rsquo;s shadow, Washington State provides 5% of the total US domestic wine output, and production continues to grow in leaps and bounds. State wine grape acreage has more than doubled in this century, rising from 24,000 acres in 1999 to over 60,000 acres in 2019. In 1999, then-WA Wine Commission Director Steve Burns announced that a new winery was opening its doors every 13 days in the state, and the growth rate has sustained: by 2020 the number of state wineries had jumped from 160 to over 1,000. 2016 was a record harvest&mdash;272,000 tons of fruit&mdash;but with the state adding an average of 2,500 acres of vines each year over the past decade, the record likely won&rsquo;t last long.</div> <div class="featured-aside-image"><img alt="Map of Washington State with wine regions labeled" src="/resized-image/__size/6000x4494/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-01-48/GS-Washington-Map_5F00_Updated-20231024_5F00_1.jpg" /></div> <div class="box1_home5_a"><br />For perspective, compare the entire state of Washington to California’s Napa Valley AVA: Washington has approximately 14,000 more acres of vineyard land and in 2019 produced about 42,000 more tons of fruit. And Napa Valley produces only 4% of California’s wines! Not only is Washington is a much smaller producer than California overall, but it has a narrower focus: the state lacks the giant bulk wine industry that drives California, instead placing emphasis on premium to luxury production. Washington also has a younger, less developed industry. Vineyards often comprise only a portion of a working farm’s activities, and a small minority of wineries are estate projects. Vineyard Manager Kent Waliser of Columbia Valley’s Sagemoor Vineyards puts it succinctly: “Wineries are not connected to the vineyards.” Many are even located in or around Seattle, far from the fruit itself, and most are small or medium-sized in scale, releasing fewer than 12,000 cases a year.</div></div></div><script type="text/javascript"> jQuery(function(){ jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.subscribe('paywall.ready', function (data) { jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.publish('paywall.restricted', { contentId: '0f9ae967-7ca7-4871-b7a0-0ecef8746f64' }); }); }); </script><script type="text/javascript"> jQuery(function(){ jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.subscribe('paywall.ready', function (data) { jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.publish('paywall.displayPopup', { }); }); }); </script><div style="clear:both;"></div> https://www.guildsomm.com/research/expert_guides/w/expert-guides/2446/pacific-northwest/revision/42Wed, 21 Jun 2023 22:58:09 GMT8277e151-5ba9-4335-93f0-6f497ffb8dc4:0f9ae967-7ca7-4871-b7a0-0ecef8746f64Stacy Ladenburgerhttps://www.guildsomm.com/research/expert_guides/w/expert-guides/2446/pacific-northwest#commentsRevision 42 posted to Expert Guides by Stacy Ladenburger on 6/21/2023 10:58:09 PM<br /> <div class="paywall-restricted"><p><a name="top"></a></p> <div> <div class="style_box"> Contents <ol> <li>Washington State</li> <li>Washington East of the Cascades</li> <li>Understanding Washington&rsquo;s Vineyard Geology </li> <li>Wine History in Washington </li> <li>Washington Grape Varieties</li> <li>Washington AVAs</li> <li>Oregon</li> <li>Oregon AVAs</li> <li>Idaho</li> </ol> </div> <p><a name="01"></a></p> Washington State <div class="box1_home5_a">Washington is the country&rsquo;s second-largest producer of vinifera wines. While still in California&rsquo;s shadow, Washington State provides 5% of the total US domestic wine output, and production continues to grow in leaps and bounds. State wine grape acreage has more than doubled in this century, rising from 24,000 acres in 1999 to over 60,000 acres in 2019. In 1999, then-WA Wine Commission Director Steve Burns announced that a new winery was opening its doors every 13 days in the state, and the growth rate has sustained: by 2020 the number of state wineries had jumped from 160 to over 1,000. 2016 was a record harvest&mdash;272,000 tons of fruit&mdash;but with the state adding an average of 2,500 acres of vines each year over the past decade, the record likely won&rsquo;t last long.</div> <div class="featured-center-image"><img alt="Map of Washington State with wine regions labeled" src="/resized-image/__size/6000x4494/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-01-48/GS-Washington-Map_5F00_Updated-20231024_5F00_1.jpg" /></div> <div class="box1_home5_a"><br />For perspective, compare the entire state of Washington to California’s Napa Valley AVA: Washington has approximately 14,000 more acres of vineyard land and in 2019 produced about 42,000 more tons of fruit. And Napa Valley produces only 4% of California’s wines! Not only is Washington is a much smaller producer than California overall, but it has a narrower focus: the state lacks the giant bulk wine industry that drives California, instead placing emphasis on premium to luxury production. Washington also has a younger, less developed industry. Vineyards often comprise only a portion of a working farm’s activities, and a small minority of wineries are estate projects. Vineyard Manager Kent Waliser of Columbia Valley’s Sagemoor Vineyards puts it succinctly: “Wineries are not connected to the vineyards.” Many are even located in or around Seattle, far from the fruit itself, and most are small or medium-sized in scale, releasing fewer than 12,000 cases a year.</div></div></div><script type="text/javascript"> jQuery(function(){ jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.subscribe('paywall.ready', function (data) { jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.publish('paywall.restricted', { contentId: '0f9ae967-7ca7-4871-b7a0-0ecef8746f64' }); }); }); </script><script type="text/javascript"> jQuery(function(){ jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.subscribe('paywall.ready', function (data) { jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.publish('paywall.displayPopup', { }); }); }); </script><div style="clear:both;"></div> https://www.guildsomm.com/research/expert_guides/w/expert-guides/2446/pacific-northwest/revision/41Wed, 21 Jun 2023 22:50:57 GMT8277e151-5ba9-4335-93f0-6f497ffb8dc4:0f9ae967-7ca7-4871-b7a0-0ecef8746f64Stacy Ladenburgerhttps://www.guildsomm.com/research/expert_guides/w/expert-guides/2446/pacific-northwest#commentsRevision 41 posted to Expert Guides by Stacy Ladenburger on 6/21/2023 10:50:57 PM<br /> <div class="paywall-restricted"><p><a name="top"></a></p> <div> <div class="style_box"> Contents <ol> <li>Washington State</li> <li>Washington East of the Cascades</li> <li>Understanding Washington&rsquo;s Vineyard Geology </li> <li>Wine History in Washington </li> <li>Washington Grape Varieties</li> <li>Washington AVAs</li> <li>Oregon</li> <li>Oregon AVAs</li> <li>Idaho</li> </ol> </div> <p><a name="01"></a></p> Washington State <div class="box1_home5_a">Washington is the country&rsquo;s second-largest producer of vinifera wines. While still in California&rsquo;s shadow, Washington State provides 5% of the total US domestic wine output, and production continues to grow in leaps and bounds. State wine grape acreage has more than doubled in this century, rising from 24,000 acres in 1999 to over 60,000 acres in 2019. In 1999, then-WA Wine Commission Director Steve Burns announced that a new winery was opening its doors every 13 days in the state, and the growth rate has sustained: by 2020 the number of state wineries had jumped from 160 to over 1,000. 2016 was a record harvest&mdash;272,000 tons of fruit&mdash;but with the state adding an average of 2,500 acres of vines each year over the past decade, the record likely won&rsquo;t last long.</div> <div class="featured-center-image"><img class="image-bordered" alt="Map of Washington State with wine regions labeled" src="/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-01-48/GS-Washington-Map_5F00_Updated-20231024_5F00_1.jpg" /></div> <div class="box1_home5_a"><br />For perspective, compare the entire state of Washington to California’s Napa Valley AVA: Washington has approximately 14,000 more acres of vineyard land and in 2019 produced about 42,000 more tons of fruit. And Napa Valley produces only 4% of California’s wines! Not only is Washington is a much smaller producer than California overall, but it has a narrower focus: the state lacks the giant bulk wine industry that drives California, instead placing emphasis on premium to luxury production. Washington also has a younger, less developed industry. Vineyards often comprise only a portion of a working farm’s activities, and a small minority of wineries are estate projects. Vineyard Manager Kent Waliser of Columbia Valley’s Sagemoor Vineyards puts it succinctly: “Wineries are not connected to the vineyards.” Many are even located in or around Seattle, far from the fruit itself, and most are small or medium-sized in scale, releasing fewer than 12,000 cases a year.</div></div></div><script type="text/javascript"> jQuery(function(){ jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.subscribe('paywall.ready', function (data) { jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.publish('paywall.restricted', { contentId: '0f9ae967-7ca7-4871-b7a0-0ecef8746f64' }); }); }); </script><script type="text/javascript"> jQuery(function(){ jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.subscribe('paywall.ready', function (data) { jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.publish('paywall.displayPopup', { }); }); }); </script><div style="clear:both;"></div> https://www.guildsomm.com/research/expert_guides/w/expert-guides/2446/pacific-northwest/revision/40Wed, 21 Jun 2023 22:49:51 GMT8277e151-5ba9-4335-93f0-6f497ffb8dc4:0f9ae967-7ca7-4871-b7a0-0ecef8746f64Stacy Ladenburgerhttps://www.guildsomm.com/research/expert_guides/w/expert-guides/2446/pacific-northwest#commentsRevision 40 posted to Expert Guides by Stacy Ladenburger on 6/21/2023 10:49:51 PM<br /> <div class="paywall-restricted"><p><a name="top"></a></p> <div> <div class="style_box"> Contents <ol> <li>Washington State</li> <li>Washington East of the Cascades</li> <li>Understanding Washington&rsquo;s Vineyard Geology </li> <li>Wine History in Washington </li> <li>Washington Grape Varieties</li> <li>Washington AVAs</li> <li>Oregon</li> <li>Oregon AVAs</li> <li>Idaho</li> </ol> </div> <p><a name="01"></a></p> Washington State <div class="box1_home5_a">Washington is the country&rsquo;s second-largest producer of vinifera wines. While still in California&rsquo;s shadow, Washington State provides 5% of the total US domestic wine output, and production continues to grow in leaps and bounds. State wine grape acreage has more than doubled in this century, rising from 24,000 acres in 1999 to over 60,000 acres in 2019. In 1999, then-WA Wine Commission Director Steve Burns announced that a new winery was opening its doors every 13 days in the state, and the growth rate has sustained: by 2020 the number of state wineries had jumped from 160 to over 1,000. 2016 was a record harvest&mdash;272,000 tons of fruit&mdash;but with the state adding an average of 2,500 acres of vines each year over the past decade, the record likely won&rsquo;t last long.</div> <div class="box1_home5_a"></div> <div class="featured-center-image"><img class="image-bordered" alt="Map of Washington State with wine regions labeled" src="/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-01-48/GS-Washington-Map_5F00_Updated-20231024_5F00_1.jpg" /></div> <div class="box1_home5_a"><br />For perspective, compare the entire state of Washington to California’s Napa Valley AVA: Washington has approximately 14,000 more acres of vineyard land and in 2019 produced about 42,000 more tons of fruit. And Napa Valley produces only 4% of California’s wines! Not only is Washington is a much smaller producer than California overall, but it has a narrower focus: the state lacks the giant bulk wine industry that drives California, instead placing emphasis on premium to luxury production. Washington also has a younger, less developed industry. Vineyards often comprise only a portion of a working farm’s activities, and a small minority of wineries are estate projects. Vineyard Manager Kent Waliser of Columbia Valley’s Sagemoor Vineyards puts it succinctly: “Wineries are not connected to the vineyards.” Many are even located in or around Seattle, far from the fruit itself, and most are small or medium-sized in scale, releasing fewer than 12,000 cases a year</div></div></div><script type="text/javascript"> jQuery(function(){ jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.subscribe('paywall.ready', function (data) { jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.publish('paywall.restricted', { contentId: '0f9ae967-7ca7-4871-b7a0-0ecef8746f64' }); }); }); </script><script type="text/javascript"> jQuery(function(){ jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.subscribe('paywall.ready', function (data) { jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.publish('paywall.displayPopup', { }); }); }); </script><div style="clear:both;"></div> https://www.guildsomm.com/research/expert_guides/w/expert-guides/2446/pacific-northwest/revision/39Fri, 10 Mar 2023 22:59:59 GMT8277e151-5ba9-4335-93f0-6f497ffb8dc4:0f9ae967-7ca7-4871-b7a0-0ecef8746f64GuildSomm Adminhttps://www.guildsomm.com/research/expert_guides/w/expert-guides/2446/pacific-northwest#commentsRevision 39 posted to Expert Guides by GuildSomm Admin on 3/10/2023 10:59:59 PM<br /> <div class="paywall-restricted"><p><a name="top"></a></p> <div> <div class="style_box"> Contents <ol> <li>Washington State</li> <li>Washington East of the Cascades</li> <li>Understanding Washington&rsquo;s Vineyard Geology </li> <li>Wine History in Washington </li> <li>Washington Grape Varieties</li> <li>Washington AVAs</li> <li>Oregon</li> <li>Oregon AVAs</li> <li>Idaho</li> </ol> </div> <p><a name="01"></a></p> Washington State <div class="box1_home5_a">Washington is the country&rsquo;s second-largest producer of vinifera wines. While still in California&rsquo;s shadow, Washington State provides 5% of the total US domestic wine output, and production continues to grow in leaps and bounds. State wine grape acreage has more than doubled in this century, rising from 24,000 acres in 1999 to over 60,000 acres in 2019. In 1999, then-WA Wine Commission Director Steve Burns announced that a new winery was opening its doors every 13 days in the state, and the growth rate has sustained: by 2020 the number of state wineries had jumped from 160 to over 1,000. 2016 was a record harvest&mdash;272,000 tons of fruit&mdash;but with the state adding an average of 2,500 acres of vines each year over the past decade, the record likely won&rsquo;t last long. <div class="aside-right-40"><a href="/TC/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-01-48/7484.Washington_5F00_v04.jpg"><img alt=" " border="0" src="/TC/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-01-48/7484.Washington_5F00_v04.jpg" /></a></div> <br /><br />For perspective, compare the entire state of Washington to California’s Napa Valley AVA: Washington has approximately 14,000 more acres of vineyard land and in 2019 produced about 42,000 more tons of fruit. And Napa Valley produces only 4% of California’s wines! Not only is Washington is a much smaller producer than California overall, but it has a narrower focus: the state lacks the giant bulk wine industry that drives California, instead placing emphasis on premium to luxury production. Washington also has a younger, less developed industry. Vineyards often comprise only a portion of a working farm’s activities, and a small minority of wineries are estate projects. Vineyard Manager Kent Waliser of Columbia Valley’s Sagemoor Vineyards puts it succinctly: “Wineries are not connected to the vineyards.” Many are even located in or around Seattle, far from the fruit itself, and most are small or medium-sized in scale, releasing fewer than 12,000 cases a year.</div></div></div><script type="text/javascript"> jQuery(function(){ jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.subscribe('paywall.ready', function (data) { jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.publish('paywall.restricted', { contentId: '0f9ae967-7ca7-4871-b7a0-0ecef8746f64' }); }); }); </script><script type="text/javascript"> jQuery(function(){ jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.subscribe('paywall.ready', function (data) { jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.publish('paywall.displayPopup', { }); }); }); </script><div style="clear:both;"></div> https://www.guildsomm.com/research/expert_guides/w/expert-guides/2446/pacific-northwest/revision/38Fri, 18 Nov 2022 21:27:58 GMT8277e151-5ba9-4335-93f0-6f497ffb8dc4:0f9ae967-7ca7-4871-b7a0-0ecef8746f64Stacy Ladenburgerhttps://www.guildsomm.com/research/expert_guides/w/expert-guides/2446/pacific-northwest#commentsRevision 38 posted to Expert Guides by Stacy Ladenburger on 11/18/2022 9:27:58 PM<br /> <div class="paywall-restricted"><p><a name="top"></a></p> <div> <div class="style_box"> Contents <ol> <li>Washington State</li> <li>Washington East of the Cascades</li> <li>Understanding Washington&rsquo;s Vineyard Geology </li> <li>Wine History in Washington </li> <li>Washington Grape Varieties</li> <li>Washington AVAs</li> <li>Oregon</li> <li>Oregon AVAs</li> <li>Idaho</li> </ol> </div> <p><a name="01"></a></p> Washington State <div class="box1_home5_a">Washington is the country&rsquo;s second-largest producer of vinifera wines. While still in California&rsquo;s shadow, Washington State provides 5% of the total US domestic wine output, and production continues to grow in leaps and bounds. State wine grape acreage has more than doubled in this century, rising from 24,000 acres in 1999 to over 60,000 acres in 2019. In 1999, then-WA Wine Commission Director Steve Burns announced that a new winery was opening its doors every 13 days in the state, and the growth rate has sustained: by 2020 the number of state wineries had jumped from 160 to over 1,000. 2016 was a record harvest&mdash;272,000 tons of fruit&mdash;but with the state adding an average of 2,500 acres of vines each year over the past decade, the record likely won&rsquo;t last long. <div class="aside-right-40"><a href="/TC/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-01-48/7484.Washington_5F00_v04.jpg"><img alt=" " border="0" src="/TC/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-01-48/7484.Washington_5F00_v04.jpg" /></a></div> <br /><br />For perspective, compare the entire state of Washington to California’s Napa Valley AVA: Washington has approximately 14,000 more acres of vineyard land and in 2019 produced about 42,000 more tons of fruit. And Napa Valley produces only 4% of California’s wines! Not only is Washington is a much smaller producer than California overall, but it has a narrower focus: the state lacks the giant bulk wine industry that drives California, instead placing emphasis on premium to luxury production. Washington also has a younger, less developed industry. Vineyards often comprise only a portion of a working farm’s activities, and a small minority of wineries are estate projects. Vineyard Manager Kent Waliser of Columbia Valley’s Sagemoor Vineyards puts it succinctly: “Wineries are not connected to the vineyards.” Many are even located in or around Seattle, far from the fruit itself, and most are small or medium-sized in scale, releasing fewer than 12,000 cases a year.</div></div></div><script type="text/javascript"> jQuery(function(){ jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.subscribe('paywall.ready', function (data) { jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.publish('paywall.restricted', { contentId: '0f9ae967-7ca7-4871-b7a0-0ecef8746f64' }); }); }); </script><script type="text/javascript"> jQuery(function(){ jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.subscribe('paywall.ready', function (data) { jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.publish('paywall.displayPopup', { }); }); }); </script><div style="clear:both;"></div> https://www.guildsomm.com/research/expert_guides/w/expert-guides/2446/pacific-northwest/revision/37Fri, 18 Nov 2022 16:19:22 GMT8277e151-5ba9-4335-93f0-6f497ffb8dc4:0f9ae967-7ca7-4871-b7a0-0ecef8746f64GuildSomm Adminhttps://www.guildsomm.com/research/expert_guides/w/expert-guides/2446/pacific-northwest#commentsRevision 37 posted to Expert Guides by GuildSomm Admin on 11/18/2022 4:19:22 PM<br /> <div class="paywall-restricted"><p><a name="top"></a></p> <div> <div class="style_box"> Contents <ol> <li>Washington State</li> <li>Washington East of the Cascades</li> <li>Understanding Washington&rsquo;s Vineyard Geology </li> <li>Wine History in Washington </li> <li>Washington Grape Varieties</li> <li>Washington AVAs</li> <li>Oregon</li> <li>Oregon AVAs</li> <li>Idaho</li> </ol> </div> <p><a name="01"></a></p> Washington State <div class="box1_home5_a">Washington is the country&rsquo;s second-largest producer of vinifera wines. While still in California&rsquo;s shadow, Washington State provides 5% of the total US domestic wine output, and production continues to grow in leaps and bounds. State wine grape acreage has more than doubled in this century, rising from 24,000 acres in 1999 to over 60,000 acres in 2019. In 1999, then-WA Wine Commission Director Steve Burns announced that a new winery was opening its doors every 13 days in the state, and the growth rate has sustained: by 2020 the number of state wineries had jumped from 160 to over 1,000. 2016 was a record harvest&mdash;272,000 tons of fruit&mdash;but with the state adding an average of 2,500 acres of vines each year over the past decade, the record likely won&rsquo;t last long. <div class="aside-right-40"><a href="/TC/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-01-48/7484.Washington_5F00_v04.jpg"><img alt=" " border="0" src="/TC/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-01-48/7484.Washington_5F00_v04.jpg" /></a></div> <br /><br />For perspective, compare the entire state of Washington to California’s Napa Valley AVA: Washington has approximately 14,000 more acres of vineyard land and in 2019 produced about 42,000 more tons of fruit. And Napa Valley produces only 4% of California’s wines! Not only is Washington is a much smaller producer than California overall, but it has a narrower focus: the state lacks the giant bulk wine industry that drives California, instead placing emphasis on premium to luxury production. Washington also has a younger, less developed industry. Vineyards often comprise only a portion of a working farm’s activities, and a small minority of wineries are estate projects. Vineyard Manager Kent Waliser of Columbia Valley’s Sagemoor Vineyards puts it succinctly: “Wineries are not connected to the vineyards.” Many are even located in or around Seattle, far from the fruit itself, and most are small or medium-sized in scale, releasing fewer than 12,000 cases a year.</div></div></div><script type="text/javascript"> jQuery(function(){ jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.subscribe('paywall.ready', function (data) { jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.publish('paywall.restricted', { contentId: '0f9ae967-7ca7-4871-b7a0-0ecef8746f64' }); }); }); </script><script type="text/javascript"> jQuery(function(){ jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.subscribe('paywall.ready', function (data) { jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.publish('paywall.displayPopup', { }); }); }); </script><div style="clear:both;"></div> https://www.guildsomm.com/research/expert_guides/w/expert-guides/2446/pacific-northwest/revision/36Thu, 20 Oct 2022 07:22:01 GMT8277e151-5ba9-4335-93f0-6f497ffb8dc4:0f9ae967-7ca7-4871-b7a0-0ecef8746f64Jonathan Eichholzhttps://www.guildsomm.com/research/expert_guides/w/expert-guides/2446/pacific-northwest#commentsRevision 36 posted to Expert Guides by Jonathan Eichholz on 10/20/2022 7:22:01 AM<br /> <div class="paywall-restricted"><p><a name="top"></a></p> <div> <div class="style_box"> Contents <ol> <li>Washington State</li> <li>Washington East of the Cascades</li> <li>Understanding Washington&rsquo;s Vineyard Geology </li> <li>Wine History in Washington </li> <li>Washington Grape Varieties</li> <li>Washington AVAs</li> <li>Oregon</li> <li>Oregon AVAs</li> <li>Idaho</li> </ol> </div> <p><a name="01"></a></p> Washington State <div class="box1_home5_a">Washington is the country&rsquo;s second-largest producer of vinifera wines. While still in California&rsquo;s shadow, Washington State provides 5% of the total US domestic wine output, and production continues to grow in leaps and bounds. State wine grape acreage has more than doubled in this century, rising from 24,000 acres in 1999 to over 60,000 acres in 2019. In 1999, then-WA Wine Commission Director Steve Burns announced that a new winery was opening its doors every 13 days in the state, and the growth rate has sustained: by 2020 the number of state wineries had jumped from 160 to over 1,000. 2016 was a record harvest&mdash;272,000 tons of fruit&mdash;but with the state adding an average of 2,500 acres of vines each year over the past decade, the record likely won&rsquo;t last long. <div class="aside-right-40"><a href="/TC/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-01-48/7484.Washington_5F00_v04.jpg"><img alt=" " border="0" src="/TC/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-01-48/7484.Washington_5F00_v04.jpg" /></a></div> <br /><br />For perspective, compare the entire state of Washington to California’s Napa Valley AVA: Washington has approximately 14,000 more acres of vineyard land and in 2019 produced about 42,000 more tons of fruit. And Napa Valley produces only 4% of California’s wines! Not only is Washington is a much smaller producer than California overall, but it has a narrower focus: the state lacks the giant bulk wine industry that drives California, instead placing emphasis on premium to luxury production. Washington also has a younger, less developed industry. Vineyards often comprise only a portion of a working farm’s activities, and a small minority of wineries are estate projects. Vineyard Manager Kent Waliser of Columbia Valley’s Sagemoor Vineyards puts it succinctly: “Wineries are not connected to the vineyards.” Many are even located in or around Seattle, far from the fruit itself, and most are small or medium-sized in scale, releasing fewer than 12,000 cases a year.</div></div></div><script type="text/javascript"> jQuery(function(){ jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.subscribe('paywall.ready', function (data) { jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.publish('paywall.restricted', { contentId: '0f9ae967-7ca7-4871-b7a0-0ecef8746f64' }); }); }); </script><script type="text/javascript"> jQuery(function(){ jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.subscribe('paywall.ready', function (data) { jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.publish('paywall.displayPopup', { }); }); }); </script><div style="clear:both;"></div> https://www.guildsomm.com/research/expert_guides/w/expert-guides/2446/pacific-northwest/revision/35Thu, 20 Oct 2022 07:13:07 GMT8277e151-5ba9-4335-93f0-6f497ffb8dc4:0f9ae967-7ca7-4871-b7a0-0ecef8746f64Jonathan Eichholzhttps://www.guildsomm.com/research/expert_guides/w/expert-guides/2446/pacific-northwest#commentsRevision 35 posted to Expert Guides by Jonathan Eichholz on 10/20/2022 7:13:07 AM<br /> <div class="paywall-restricted"><p><a name="top"></a></p> <div> <div class="style_box"> Contents <ol> <li>Washington State</li> <li>Washington East of the Cascades</li> <li>Understanding Washington&rsquo;s Vineyard Geology </li> <li>Wine History in Washington </li> <li>Washington Grape Varieties</li> <li>Washington AVAs</li> <li>Oregon</li> <li>Oregon AVAs</li> <li>Idaho</li> </ol> </div> <p><a name="01"></a></p> Washington State <div class="box1_home5_a">Washington is the country&rsquo;s second-largest producer of vinifera wines. While still in California&rsquo;s shadow, Washington State provides 5% of the total US domestic wine output, and production continues to grow in leaps and bounds. State wine grape acreage has more than doubled in this century, rising from 24,000 acres in 1999 to over 60,000 acres in 2019. In 1999, then-WA Wine Commission Director Steve Burns announced that a new winery was opening its doors every 13 days in the state, and the growth rate has sustained: by 2020 the number of state wineries had jumped from 160 to over 1,000. 2016 was a record harvest&mdash;272,000 tons of fruit&mdash;but with the state adding an average of 2,500 acres of vines each year over the past decade, the record likely won&rsquo;t last long. <div class="aside-right-40"><a href="/TC/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-01-48/7484.Washington_5F00_v04.jpg"><img alt=" " border="0" src="/TC/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-01-48/7484.Washington_5F00_v04.jpg" /></a></div> <br /><br />For perspective, compare the entire state of Washington to California’s Napa Valley AVA: Washington has approximately 14,000 more acres of vineyard land and in 2019 produced about 42,000 more tons of fruit. And Napa Valley produces only 4% of California’s wines! Not only is Washington is a much smaller producer than California overall, but it has a narrower focus: the state lacks the giant bulk wine industry that drives California, instead placing emphasis on premium to luxury production. Washington also has a younger, less developed industry. Vineyards often comprise only a portion of a working farm’s activities, and a small minority of wineries are estate projects. Vineyard Manager Kent Waliser of Columbia Valley’s Sagemoor Vineyards puts it succinctly: “Wineries are not connected to the vineyards.” Many are even located in or around Seattle, far from the fruit itself, and most are small or medium-sized in scale, releasing fewer than 12,000 cases a year.</div></div></div><script type="text/javascript"> jQuery(function(){ jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.subscribe('paywall.ready', function (data) { jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.publish('paywall.restricted', { contentId: '0f9ae967-7ca7-4871-b7a0-0ecef8746f64' }); }); }); </script><script type="text/javascript"> jQuery(function(){ jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.subscribe('paywall.ready', function (data) { jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.publish('paywall.displayPopup', { }); }); }); </script><div style="clear:both;"></div> https://www.guildsomm.com/research/expert_guides/w/expert-guides/2446/pacific-northwest/revision/34Mon, 13 Jun 2022 15:15:35 GMT8277e151-5ba9-4335-93f0-6f497ffb8dc4:0f9ae967-7ca7-4871-b7a0-0ecef8746f64Jonathan Eichholzhttps://www.guildsomm.com/research/expert_guides/w/expert-guides/2446/pacific-northwest#commentsRevision 34 posted to Expert Guides by Jonathan Eichholz on 6/13/2022 3:15:35 PM<br /> <div class="paywall-restricted"><p><a name="top"></a></p> <div> <div class="style_box"> Contents <ol> <li>Washington State</li> <li>Washington East of the Cascades</li> <li>Understanding Washington&rsquo;s Vineyard Geology </li> <li>Wine History in Washington </li> <li>Washington Grape Varieties</li> <li>Washington AVAs</li> <li>Oregon</li> <li>Oregon AVAs</li> <li>Idaho</li> </ol> </div> <p><a name="01"></a></p> Washington State <div class="box1_home5_a">Washington is the country&rsquo;s second-largest producer of vinifera wines. While still in California&rsquo;s shadow, Washington State provides 5% of the total US domestic wine output, and production continues to grow in leaps and bounds. State wine grape acreage has more than doubled in this century, rising from 24,000 acres in 1999 to over 60,000 acres in 2019. In 1999, then-WA Wine Commission Director Steve Burns announced that a new winery was opening its doors every 13 days in the state, and the growth rate has sustained: by 2020 the number of state wineries had jumped from 160 to over 1,000. 2016 was a record harvest&mdash;272,000 tons of fruit&mdash;but with the state adding an average of 2,500 acres of vines each year over the past decade, the record likely won&rsquo;t last long. <div class="aside-right-40"><a href="/TC/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-01-48/7484.Washington_5F00_v04.jpg"><img alt=" " border="0" src="/TC/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-01-48/7484.Washington_5F00_v04.jpg" /></a></div> <br /><br />For perspective, compare the entire state of Washington to California’s Napa Valley AVA: Washington has approximately 14,000 more acres of vineyard land and in 2019 produced about 42,000 more tons of fruit. And Napa Valley produces only 4% of California’s wines! Not only is Washington is a much smaller producer than California overall, but it has a narrower focus: the state lacks the giant bulk wine industry that drives California, instead placing emphasis on premium to luxury production. Washington also has a younger, less developed industry. Vineyards often comprise only a portion of a working farm’s activities, and a small minority of wineries are estate projects. Vineyard Manager Kent Waliser of Columbia Valley’s Sagemoor Vineyards puts it succinctly: “Wineries are not connected to the vineyards.” Many are even located in or around Seattle, far from the fruit itself, and most are small or medium-sized in scale, releasing fewer than 12,000 cases a year.</div></div></div><script type="text/javascript"> jQuery(function(){ jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.subscribe('paywall.ready', function (data) { jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.publish('paywall.restricted', { contentId: '0f9ae967-7ca7-4871-b7a0-0ecef8746f64' }); }); }); </script><script type="text/javascript"> jQuery(function(){ jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.subscribe('paywall.ready', function (data) { jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.publish('paywall.displayPopup', { }); }); }); </script><div style="clear:both;"></div> https://www.guildsomm.com/research/expert_guides/w/expert-guides/2446/pacific-northwest/revision/33Mon, 13 Jun 2022 15:14:45 GMT8277e151-5ba9-4335-93f0-6f497ffb8dc4:0f9ae967-7ca7-4871-b7a0-0ecef8746f64Jonathan Eichholzhttps://www.guildsomm.com/research/expert_guides/w/expert-guides/2446/pacific-northwest#commentsRevision 33 posted to Expert Guides by Jonathan Eichholz on 6/13/2022 3:14:45 PM<br /> <div class="paywall-restricted"><p><a name="top"></a></p> <div> <div class="style_box"> Contents <ol> <li>Washington State</li> <li>Washington East of the Cascades</li> <li>Understanding Washington&rsquo;s Vineyard Geology </li> <li>Wine History in Washington </li> <li>Washington Grape Varieties</li> <li>Washington AVAs</li> <li>Oregon</li> <li>Oregon AVAs</li> <li>Idaho</li> </ol> </div> <p><a name="01"></a></p> Washington State <div class="box1_home5_a">Washington is the country&rsquo;s second-largest producer of vinifera wines. While still in California&rsquo;s shadow, Washington State provides 5% of the total US domestic wine output, and production continues to grow in leaps and bounds. State wine grape acreage has more than doubled in this century, rising from 24,000 acres in 1999 to over 60,000 acres in 2019. In 1999, then-WA Wine Commission Director Steve Burns announced that a new winery was opening its doors every 13 days in the state, and the growth rate has sustained: by 2020 the number of state wineries had jumped from 160 to over 1,000. 2016 was a record harvest&mdash;272,000 tons of fruit&mdash;but with the state adding an average of 2,500 acres of vines each year over the past decade, the record likely won&rsquo;t last long. <div class="aside-right-40"><a href="/TC/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-01-48/7484.Washington_5F00_v04.jpg"><img alt=" " border="0" src="/TC/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-01-48/7484.Washington_5F00_v04.jpg" /></a></div> <br /><br />For perspective, compare the entire state of Washington to California’s Napa Valley AVA: Washington has approximately 14,000 more acres of vineyard land and in 2019 produced about 42,000 more tons of fruit. And Napa Valley produces only 4% of California’s wines! Not only is Washington is a much smaller producer than California overall, but it has a narrower focus: the state lacks the giant bulk wine industry that drives California, instead placing emphasis on premium to luxury production. Washington also has a younger, less developed industry. Vineyards often comprise only a portion of a working farm’s activities, and a small minority of wineries are estate projects. Vineyard Manager Kent Waliser of Columbia Valley’s Sagemoor Vineyards puts it succinctly: “Wineries are not connected to the vineyards.” Many are even located in or around Seattle, far from the fruit itself, and most are small or medium-sized in scale, releasing fewer than 12,000 cases a year.</div></div></div><script type="text/javascript"> jQuery(function(){ jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.subscribe('paywall.ready', function (data) { jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.publish('paywall.restricted', { contentId: '0f9ae967-7ca7-4871-b7a0-0ecef8746f64' }); }); }); </script><script type="text/javascript"> jQuery(function(){ jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.subscribe('paywall.ready', function (data) { jQuery.telligent.evolution.messaging.publish('paywall.displayPopup', { }); }); }); </script><div style="clear:both;"></div>