Washington

Washington, dynamic fruit-growing state in the pacific northwest of the United States which occupies second position behind California as an American vinifera wine producer. Producing just 5% of the national wine total, Washington state’s 50,000 acres/20,234 ha of vines are still considerable.

1. Gregutt, P., Washington Wines and Wineries: The Essential Guide (2nd edn, Seattle, 2011).
2. Robinson, J., and Murphy, L., American Wine (Berkeley, Calif., 2013).
3. www.washingtonwine.org
4. www.wawgg.org