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The Secret of the Columbia Valley's Vineyards
Travel across Washington state with us, and unlock the secret
to Snoqualmie's Columbia Valley vineyards
by clicking on the arrows in the upper-right corner of the map.
Everything a Wine Grape Could Want
The Pacific Northwest is famous for its natural beauty. Framed against
the backdrop of towering evergreens and snow-capped mountains, most
of the world associates the Northwest's climate and scenery with
Seattle, the region's best-known city. But there is another side
to the story of the Pacific Northwest.
On
the eastside of the Cascade Mountains where Washington state's Columbia
Valley vineyards are located, the landscape and weather are decidedly
different from Seattle. Here the skies are sunny and the climate
is dry, perfect conditions for growing world-class grapes.
Snoqualmie's Vineyards
Snoqualmie's vineyards lie within distinct growing regions of the Wahluke Slope,
Yakima Valley and Horse Heaven Hills American Viticulture Areas (AVA). Each area
produces grapes with flavors unique to the area, and winemaker Joy Andersen
considers the individuality of each growing region one of her strongest winemaking
tools.
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