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What are WA's AVAs?
Overlap with Oregon: - Columbia Gorge - Walla Walla Valley - Columbia Valley |
a. Columbia Gorge
b. Horse Heaven Hills c. Red Mt d. Wahluke Slope e. Walla Walla Valley f. Yakima Valley g. Rattlesnake Hills h. Lake Chelan i. Snipes Mt. j.Columbia Valley 2. Puget Sound (80 acres near Seattle) |
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2 commercial wineries in 50/60's that flourished bc of new irrigation system in eastern WA?
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columbia winery
chateau st michelle |
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describe WA climate
arid- irrigation necessary |
- temperate and dry due to rain shadow of cascade mts, clouds stopped by mts & rain in west. east is drier & warmer
- sandy soil & cold winter keep phylloxera away |
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top white
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top red
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reputation built on Cab, Merlot, and Bordeaux Blends
but Syrah on the rise- great concentration of fruit, suppleness, and texture |
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Top region Columbia Valley's subregion ava's are?
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a. Columbia Gorge- share w Oregon
b. HORSE Heaven Hills c. Rattlesnake hills d. RED MT- Smallest AVA- good cab, cab f, and syrah e. Wahluke slope f. WALLA WALLA Valley- share w Oregon g. YAKIMA valley- Share w Oregon- great concentration of wineries |