Washington: The State of Wine (Hardcover)

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The "terroir"--the combination of soil, climate and geography that makes all wines distinct from each other. With ideal soils, extensive sunlight and warm days with cool nights, Washington State produces some of the best wines in the world. The state also boasts one of the fastest growing wine industries around. This elegant book is a photographic celebration of the Washington region-its vineyards, wineries, wine-makers, and wine communities. Sara Matthews is one of the country's most well respected wine photographers. She has traveled extensively throughout Washington's major wine regions, capturing one-of-a-kind images for this elegant, timeless book.

About the Author

Zraly is the founder and teacher of the immensely popular Windows on the World Wine School. He has studied winemaking techniques in California and all the great wine regions of Europe. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Culinary Institute ame

Product Details

• Hardcover: 112 pages
• Publisher: Graphic Arts Center Publishing Company (June 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1558689532
• ISBN-13: 978-1558689534
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 9.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #397,594 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Washington Wine, September 15, 2009

By	Luis F. Anterzana "Plain Luis" (Mercer Island, WA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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This is a gorgeous book from page one to the end. The photographs are like one has never seen of the vineyards in the Columbia Valley region. The text explains well why the wines of the Walla Walla region especially are as good as one tastes them. Not only the interviews with the owners and it's employees but those with experts in soils from the Washington State University explain the unique reasons, why they are good. One cold have never known that soils filled with stones actually make the difference as Christofe Baron, the owner of Cayuse, explains. You will enjoy thid=s book and then it will make you buy a bottle of Walla Walla wine. Believe me.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Lovely!, November 29, 2007

By	Catie McIntyre Walker "Wild Walla Walla Wine ... (Walla Walla, WA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

If you haven't seen Washington State in her wine-making glory - this is the book. If you have - this is the book to revisit it with.