My first official activity for the Wine Bloggers Conference #WBC18 was a pre-conference excursion to to Force Majeure Vineyards (forcemajeurevineyards.com). Force Majeure is an ultra-premium winery specializing in estate-grown, single-vineyard Bordeaux and Rhône-inspired wines, in the style of Hermitage and Côte-Rôtie. Force Majeure has vineyards on Red Mountain, in the Rocks District and soon, in…
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One of the best wine regions in the US
Wine is produced in all 50 states and not surprisingly California produces the largest amount of wine of any state. But can you guess what is the second largest wine producing state? Washington, home to over 940 wineries. Its climate is great for growing grapes, in particular, Riesling, Chardonnay, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. You…