Toasting Washington's newest wine region!

Washington is one of the fastest wine-growing regions in the world and this week, it added a new region to its ranks. This week, the federal government designated the Ancient Lakes of Columbia Valley viticultural area, the 13th such region in the state.

The region includes the Quincy and George areas of central Washington and includes wineries like White Heron Cellars and Cave B Winery. The scenic land was formed by Ice Age floods and currently grows more than a thousand acres of wine grapes.

So, what does it all mean? An AVA is a designated wine grape-growing region with specific geographic features and boundaries. To add the AVA designation onto a bottle of wine, at least 85% of grapes used in the wine must be grown within that region.

For more information about the new AVA and what wineries you can visit, check out the Tasting Room magazine's feature.

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Source: http://moseslakegrantcounty.kxly.com/news/85183-toasting-washingtons-newest-wine-region

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