Red Mountain is Washington’s hottest-growing region. Perched above the Yakima River, it is a nesting doll of sorts, found both within the Yakima Valley and larger Columbia Valley AVAs. In 2020, of the Red Mountain vineyard sites I tasted from, nearly all managed to escape the impact from the wildfires.
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Washington State’s Red Mountain AVA. Credit: Clive Pursehouse
Red Mountain 2020: The top 10 wines tasted
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