Washington Wines—A Grape for Every Pallet

Washington State is the proud producer of a full range of different wine styles. From the solid commercial wines to the mass produced commodity wines and the super premium produced wines, the Washington State has a grape for every pallet.

By far, Washington State’s most planted grape has got to be the Merlot, which does very well due to the climate. Other wine types also include the Cabernet Sauvignon, which also does quite well. When it comes to the whites, wines such as Semillon have proven to be very successful, and are far from the hard candy kind of taste which is prevalent with most whites in other states.

Whether it’s the grapes themselves or the technique, the whites in Washington State certainly have it going on. That being said, these aren’t the types of wines that are cheap. Even when comparing them to some of the European brands, white wines from the Washington State are considered to be more expensive while being similar in quality to the European brands. Although, Washington whites aren’t as ridiculously expensive as those from other states such as California for example. Any of the best wine clubs around, could tell you, there’s no reason that Washington wines should not be included…there’s a great price to value ratio in play here.

Be that as it may, the wines that come out of the three main AVAs of the Washington State, which are Columbia, Walla Walla valleys and Yakima will always find a market when it comes to premium wines. Both in the US and in European countries. Some of the big vintners of the Washington State are L’Ecole No 41, Andrew Will and Firesteed Cellars to name a few.