Rocios

Literally, “morning dew.” The name of the process of transferring Sherry between the criaderas. The name is a reflection of the gentleness with which the process is done.

Washington State’s vineyards exist in near-desert-like conditions.

Answer: True.

While many of us think “rain” when we think of Washington (hence its famous coffeehouse culture, for what else would you do when it’s pouring?), this is not the case east of the Cascade Mountains. Were it not for a few mountain rivers, Eastern Washington, where nearly all of the state’s AVAs are located, would be a desert. Even so, average annual rainfall can be as low as 6 inches in some areas, like Washington’s largest AVA, Columbia Valley.

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Number (in thousands of tons) of California chardonnay that was crushed in 2020, a 16% drop from crop numbers in 2019. Factors that have lowered yields this past year include challenging market conditions, an overall… Continue reading

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