Epicurean Washington Wine Clubs

Washington produces more than 20 wine grapevine assortments - a ratio of 56 percent white to 44 percent red. As the industry matures and experiments it finds many grapevine assortments thrive throughout Washington’s microclimates. There are to a higher degree 13,500 vineyard acres of white wine assortments statewide. Those more common in Washington are:

CHARDONNAY
5,992 acres
22,425 hectares
Washington State’s most widely planted grapevine is also one of the best demonstrations of the state’s particular winemaking persona. While Chardonnay is celebrated in many additional regions as a robust and brawny wine, Washington Chardonnays are often distinctively crisp and delicate, like fresh apples. Oak is often used with a lighter touch, showing off the varietal persona. Also, some wine makers use secondary malolactic fermentation to add robust vanillin and buttery refinements.

RIESLING
4,404 acres
1,782 hectares
One of the first grapevine assortments grown in Washington, the state’s Rieslings tend to be very floral in the nose, with vivid apricot, peach and apple tones. Occasionally, the “noble rot” works its magic on Riesling, centralising the sugars and tones to produce a late-harvest wine of incomparable intensity. When the conditions are right, Washington vintners also develop unbelievable ice wines from Riesling, as well as additional varietals. Most Washington Rieslings are vinted in a dry to off-dry style to come with food.

SAUVIGNON BLANC
993 acres
402 hectares
These grapes make wines that come out under two names-Sauvignon Blanc and Fumé Blanc. They are getting more and more popular for their distinguishing persona and are often depicted as fruity with a hint of herbaceousness and lively acidity. Manners range from slightly tart and grassy to tangy pineapple overlaid with oak.

GEWÜRZTRAMINER
632 acres
256 hectares
An early Washington succeeder story for of its power to withstand the cold winters, Gewürztraminer typically offers up allspice, tropical fruit with zesty aromas and tones. Previously brought in only in an off-dry, or somewhat sweet style, Gewürztraminer is now constituting researched by Washington winemakers in dry manners that hold back its robust aromatics.

SEMILLON
235 acres
95 hectares
Washington is acknowledged for its Semillon, and while these wine is all but frequently delighted new, Washington Semillons are acknowledged to age beautifully into robust, honeyed, nutty wines. When young, it offers up a broad spectrum of tones, rating from crisp citrus to melon and fig, and fresh pears to vanillin. A wine with somewhat lower acidulousness than Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon is luscious, yet light. Its lower acidity makes it more susceptible to botrytis, leading in a fair number of late-harvest bottlings.

Additional WHITES
Aligote
Madeleine Angevine
Muscat Canelli
Muller Thurgau
Pinot Gris
Siegerrebe
Viognier
Roussanne