Qhov Chaw Tshawb Nrhiav Cov Ncua Wines, los ntawm Columbia Valley rau Puget Sound thiab Beyond
Rau lub xeev uas tseem tshiab rau kev ua si caw, Washington qhov zoo tshaj plaws wineries muaj yeej tsim ib lub ntiaj teb zoo li muaj nqis. Thawj qhov laj kab ua lag luam pib ntawm no thaum xyoo 1960, thiab loj hlob sai: hnub no, Washington yog thib ob tsuas yog Kalifonias rau hauv tag nrho cov dej haus ntau xwb. Thiab txawm yog Seattle lub (xwb) lub koob npe nrov li ntog nrog rau cov huab cua tsis zoo, lub xeev tau ua hauv tsev rau ntau yam microclimates, nrog rau cov chaw ze ze-qhuav. Paired nrog lub caij ntuj sov ntev, thiab cov neeg ua dej caw uas tsis tshua xav kho tshiab, thiab koj yuav pom ntau hom kev sib tw haus cawv thiab tasting kev hla lub xeev lub cuaj AVA:
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Columbia Valley
Qhov no yog cheeb tsam Washington cov dej loj tshaj plaws thiab tshaj tawm xya lub xeev ntawm lwm thaj chaw, xws li Red Mountain, Yakima Valley, Walla Walla, Nees Hills Saum Hills Wahluke Nqes Dej, Rattlesnake Hills thiab Lake Chelan. Nws tau txais nws lub npe nyob rau hauv 1984 thiab muaj ntau tshaj li 16,000 vineyard daim av thiab 100 wineries.
Specialties: chardonnay, riesling, cabernet sauvignon, merlot thiab syrah.02 ntawm 11
Puget suab
Puget Sound tsis yog Washington qhov chaw haus dej ntau tshaj plaws, tab sis nws yog qhov chaw ze tshaj plaws rau Seattle thiab ua rau kev mus ncig xyuas yoojyim. Muaj ntau tshaj 100 wineries ntawm no, tab sis tsuas yog 130 vineyard daim av, thiaj li muaj ntau lub wineries yuav lawv cov txiv hmab hauv los ntawm lwm qhov - los yog lawv zoo nkauj me me. Puget Suab vineyards feature txawv txawv txiv hmab txiv ntoo thiab varietals.
Specialties: Madeline Angevine, Muller Thurgau, Siegerrebe, Pinot Noir thiab Pinot Gris.03 ntawm 11
Columbia Gorge
Columbia River Gorge , uas faib Washington los ntawm Oregon, yog yooj yim yog ib qho chaw ua yeeb yam hauv Amelikas. Tsiaj pob zeb, tsob ntoo-kub nruab ntug thiab dej hiav txwv ua tau pom tias muaj kev lom zem thiab zoo nkauj hauv tsev rau ntau qhov chaw ua si ntawm Washington thiab Oregon. Qhov kev sib tshuam ntawm nws tus kheej yog faib rau hauv ob thaj chaw - thaj tsam southernmost ntawm qhov loj hauv Columbia Valley AVA txuas mus rau sab hnub tuaj ntawm Gorge, thaum lub Columbia Gorge AVA kom zoo, tsim nyob rau xyoo 2004, muaj ib ncig ntawm Lyle, Washington thiab muaj xws li 350 vineyard daim av thiab txog 15 wineries.
Specialties: chardonnay, gewürztraminer, riesling, pinot gris, pinot noir thiab zinfandel.04 ntawm 11
Yakima Valley
Qhov no yog lub xeev thawj AVA, tsim los ntawm 1983. Ntawm no koj yuav pom 11,000 vineyard acres thiab ntau tshaj 65 wineries.
Specialties: chardonnay, riesling, merlot, cabernet sauvignon thiab syrah.05 ntawm 11
Walla Walla Valley
Walla Walla tau txais nws cov ntaub ntawv AVA hauv xyoo 1984 thiab nws tseem yog ib feem ntawm Columbia Valley cheeb tsam thaj tsam. Walla Walla tus hauv plawv nroog muaj kev sib ntsib thiab ntau hom kev lom zem, nws lub tshav dav hlau muaj ntau chav quaj ntsuag chav nyob, thaum koj tuaj yeem mus xyuas wineries nrog txoj kev ua yeeb yam mus rau sab hnub tuaj thiab sab qab teb ntawm lub nroog, thiab cov vauj voog mus rau sab hnub tuaj. Lub Walla Walla Valley muaj ntau tshaj 1.200 vineyard acres thiab tshaj 100 wineries.
Specialties: Cabernet sauvignon, merlot thiab syrah.06 ntawm 11
Liab Roob
Tsim los ntawm 2001, Red Mountain yog Washington cheeb tsam tsawg tshaj plaws nyob rau hauv cov ntsiab lus ntawm wineries nws lub tsev mus - tsis heev 15, tab sis muaj ntau tshaj 700 vineyard acres. Tab sis cov wineries nov yog prestigious thiab zuj zus puas tau ntau dua li qub. Thiab los ntawm ib tus neeg saib xyuas, Red Mountain tus me ntsis me ntsis hlais ntawm lub ntiaj teb nyob ib puag ncig ntawm Yakima AVA thiab Columbia Valley ntawm lwm qhov, yog li kev mus xyuas ntawm no feem ntau sib xyaw nrog lwm lub nroog Tri-Cities wineries, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog kwv.
Specialties: Cabernet sauvignon, merlot, syrah, lemberger, malbec, cabernet franc thiab sangiovese.07 ntawm 11
Nees Hills Saum Hills
Nees Hills Saum Hills yog nyob rau sab qab teb hauv nroog Washington, ntsaws rau hauv hav dej Yakima thiab txuas mus rau Columbia Gorge. Nws yog tus thib tsib ntawm thaj chaw uas muaj dej caw tawm hauv Columbia Valley AVA, thiab muab ntau yam ntawm vineyard acres tshaj 6,000 vineyard acres - yog tias tsis muaj cov ntoo khaub hlab - muaj 20 leej no. Tab sis ib tug ntawm lawv yog ib qho ntawm lub xeev paub zoo, Columbia Crest.
Specialties: Cabernet sauvignon, merlot, syrah, riesling, chardonnay thiab sauvignon blanc.08 ntawm 11
Wahluke nqes hav
Wahluke Nqaum kuj yog nyob rau hauv cheeb tsam Columbia Valley cheeb tsam thiab tso nyiaj rau txog 20 feem pua ntawm lub xeev cov txiv hmab txiv ntoo. Nws yog ib qho ntawm qhov nruab nrab thiab sov tshaj plaws hauv lub xeev, yog li cov dej uas cov txiv hmab txiv ntoo tau txais ntawm no tswj kav yuav luag tag nrho los ntawm kev tso dej, cia cov neeg cog lus tswj ntau tshaj cov txiv hmab txiv ntoo tiav lawm. Muaj ntau ntau cov ntoo uas koj tuaj yeem tuaj xyuas hauv AVA nws tus kheej, tab sis muaj ob peb wineries muaj chav nyob hauv lwm qhov chaw nyob hauv Washington wine lub teb chaws.
Specialties: merlot, syrah, cabernet sauvignon, riesling, chardonnay, thiab chenin blanc.09 ntawm 11
Rattlesnake toj
Rattlesnake Hills yog hauv ob qho tib si Columbia Valley AVA thiab Yakima Valley AVA, tab sis nws nyob ntawm siab tshaj qhov siab dua nws cov chaw nyob ib puag ncig. Nrog 1,500 acres ntawm vineyards thiab txog 20 wineries, thaj chaw muaj ntau qhov chaw sib tw nrog winemakers nrog lawv cov txiv hmab.
Specialties: cabernet sauvignon, malbec, merlot, syrah, chardonnay thiab riesling.10 ntawm 11
Snipes roob
Snipes Roob yog ntawm Washington qhov Newest AVAs, tau tsim tawm hauv xyoo 2009. Nws tau txav tawm ntawm thaj chaw Yakima Valley cheeb tsam, hauv qab Rattlesnake Roob, thiab nws yog ib qho me me - tsuas yog Red Mountain AVA tsawg dua. Muaj tsuas yog ib qho winery ntawm no, Upland Estates, thiab tsuas yog 665 vineyard daim av, tab sis qhov txawv nyob rau hauv xws li ib tug me me qhov chaw yog impressive: 30 txawv caw ntau yam yog zus ntawm no. Koj tuaj yeem kuj saj tau Upland Estates wine ntawm lawv hauv Yakima, ntawm lub Taj ntawm Washington tasting chav, 312 East Yakima Avenue.
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Lake Chelan
Lake Chelan tau los ua AVA hauv xyoo 2009, thiab nws tseem yog ib feem ntawm Columbia Valley thaj av ntawd, txawm tias tsis zoo li lwm cov AVAs tshiab hauv Columbia Valley, Lake Chelan yog nyob rau sab qaum teb ntawm cheeb tsam. Lub pas dej uas lub cheeb tsam raug hu ua qhov kub thiab txias hauv cheeb tsam, thiab muaj tam sim no 15 wineries nov thiab ib co 260 vineyard acres.
Specialties: Syrah, Merlot, Malbec, Riesling, Pinot Gris, Gewurztraminer, Chardonnay, thiab Pinot Noir.