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Welcome to the Puget Sound Wine Growers Association website

 

PSWG Annual Members Meeting and

6th Annual W. WA Viticulture Conference

Monday, August 9, 2010

Vashon Island 

see www.meetmeinthecellar.org for details

The Puget Sound wine grape growing region, surrounding Seattle in Northwest Washington state, includes the state's third designated American Viticultural Area (AVA). It has Washington's only natural grape growing climate where rainfall, sunshine and heat allow the raising of wine grapes without irrigation. Contrary to popular lore, many vineyards have less rainfall than those in Bordeaux or Burgundy and nearly no rain during the critical growing season. The cool, maritime influence of the Puget Sound with long sunlight hours of its northerly location are ideal for growing delicate and aromatic vinifera grape varieties such as Pinot Noir, Siegerrebe and Madeleine Angevine.

The Puget Sound's locally grown wines are best paired with the regions fresh seafood, fruits and dairy products. These family owned vineyards and wineries bring you the quintessential flavors of the Puget Sound.

 

The food we eat

and the wine we drink

is the landscape we create

.