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Puget Sound AVA

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The Puget Sound AVA (recognized 1995) is an American Viticultural Area located within Washington State. It is the only federally recognized AVA in Washington that is located west of the Cascade Mountains. Rainfall in the area averages from 15-30 inches annually which is drastically different then arid conditions of the AVA's in Eastern Washington within the Columbia Valley AVA. The AVA is better suited for cold climate varieties such as Madeleine Angevine, Madeline Sylvaner, Muller-Thurgau and Siegerrebe with some clonal varieties of Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris showing promise. [1]

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  1. ^ T. Parker Discovering Washington Wines pg 49-51 Raconteurs Press 2002 ISBN 0971925852