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Somehow Washington State divides into two parts. There are the coastal regions, which are under very cool and foggy Pacific influence and hardly suitable for viticulture. But if you cross the Cascade Mountains east of Seattle, you enter an almost desert-like steppe area with a comparable warm and dry climate. Nevertheless, the large Columbia Valley and the neighbouring Yakima Valley are very fertile, many kinds of fruit grow in the valley floors, and vines thrive on the slopes. This is made possible by the two rivers, the Yakima River and the much larger Columbia River, which gave both the valley and the growing region their names. Both rivers contribute to irrigation, without which a desert would probably have spread here, with no hope of growth. Both valleys, therefore, have actually been made fertile by man and wrested from nature. Yakima Valley and Columbia Valley are now thriving wine growing landscapes with remarkably high-quality wine production. After California, Washington State is the second largest wine growing region in North America. For the most part, it grows varieties best suited to warmer regions, such as Chardonnay for white wine and Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah for red wine. In the cool corners of Washington, however, Semillon and, surprisingly, Riesling also thrive magnificently. The "Eroice," a result of the cooperation between the renowned Château St. Michelle and the famous Mosel winemaker Ernst Loosen, impressively proves that - especially in the latter case - one can only win. Wines ranging from good quality to very unusual and expensive premium qualities grow on the basalt slopes.

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2018 Cayuse Vineyards Bionic Frog Syrah
Cayuse Vineyards
United States
Walla Walla Valley,  Washington,  United States
Red Wine
Syrah
14,4%
Cayuse Vineyards Bionic Frog Syrah Red Wine
100
2018 Hors Catégorie Syrah
Hors Categorie Vineyards
United States
Walla Walla Valley,  Washington,  United States
Red Wine
Syrah
14,5%
Hors Catégorie Syrah Red Wine
98
2018 Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley
Quilceda Creek Vintners
United States
Columbia Valley,  Washington,  United States
Red Wine
Cabernet Sauvignon
14,8%
Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley Red Wine
98
2012 »Royal City« Syrah
K Vintners
United States
Columbia Valley,  Washington,  United States
Red Wine
Syrah
14,5%
»Royal City« Syrah Red Wine
98
2017 Horsepower High Contrast Vineyard Syrah
Horsepower Vineyards
United States
Walla Walla Valley,  Washington,  United States
Red Wine
Syrah
14%
Horsepower High Contrast Vineyard Syrah Red Wine
97
2016 Betz Family Cabernet Sauvignon Heart of the Hill
Betz Family Winery
United States
Yakima Valley,  Washington,  United States
Red Wine
Cabernet Sauvignon
13,5%
Betz Family Cabernet Sauvignon Heart of the Hill Red Wine
97
2016 Cabernet Sauvignon
Quilceda Creek Vintners
United States
Columbia Valley,  Washington,  United States
Red Wine
Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Sauvignon Red Wine
97
2017 Horsepower The Tribe Vineyard Syrah
Horsepower Vineyards
United States
Walla Walla Valley,  Washington,  United States
Red Wine
Syrah
13,5%
Horsepower The Tribe Vineyard Syrah Red Wine
96
2014 Syrah Motor City Kitty
K Vintners
United States
Columbia Valley,  Washington,  United States
Red Wine
Syrah
Syrah Motor City Kitty Red Wine
95
2011 „The Hidden“ Northridge Vineyard Wahluke Slope
Charles Smith Wines
United States
Washington,  United States
Red Wine
Syrah
14,5%
„The Hidden“ Northridge Vineyard Wahluke Slope Red Wine
95
2022 K Vintners, The Boy Grenache
K Vintners
United States
Walla Walla Valley,  Washington,  United States
Red Wine
K Vintners, The Boy Grenache Red Wine
94
2021 Duckhorn Vineyards, Greenwing Cabernet Sauvignon
Duckhorn Vineyards
United States
Columbia Valley,  Washington,  United States
Red Wine
Duckhorn Vineyards, Greenwing Cabernet Sauvignon Red Wine
94
2021 House of Smith, Wines of Substance PN Pinot Noir
House of Smith
United States
Columbia Valley,  Washington,  United States
Red Wine
House of Smith, Wines of Substance PN Pinot Noir Red Wine
94
2013 MCK „Motor City Kitty“
K Vintners
United States
Columbia Valley,  Washington,  United States
Red Wine
Syrah
MCK „Motor City Kitty“ Red Wine
94
2012 Royal City
Charles Smith Wines
United States
Washington,  United States
Red Wine
Syrah
14,5%
Royal City Red Wine
94
2022 K Vintners, MCK Syrah
K Vintners
United States
Yakima Valley,  Washington,  United States
Red Wine
K Vintners, MCK Syrah Red Wine
93
2021 Chateau Ste Michelle Wine, Cabernet Sauvignon
Wine
United States
Columbia Valley,  Washington,  United States
Red Wine
Chateau Ste Michelle Wine, Cabernet Sauvignon Red Wine
93
2019 Valdemar Estates, Entre Nosotros, Cabernet Sauvignon
Valdemar Estates
United States
Columbia Valley,  Washington,  United States
Red Wine
Valdemar Estates, Entre Nosotros, Cabernet Sauvignon Red Wine
93
2011 Cattle King
K Vintners
United States
Columbia Valley,  Washington,  United States
Red Wine
Syrah
15%
Cattle King Red Wine
93
2009 Cold Creek
Chateau Ste. Michelle
United States
Washington,  United States
Red Wine
Cold Creek Red Wine
93
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