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    Wahluke Slope is a geographic feature in Grant, Benton and Adams Counties of Eastern Washington. It is a broad, south-facing slope with a grade of about...
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    Wahluke Slope is an American Viticultural Area (AVA) located within Grant County, Washington. It was established on January 6, 2006, by the Alcohol and...
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    Rocks District of Milton-Freewater AVA, Horse Heaven Hills AVA, the Wahluke Slope AVA, Lake Chelan AVA, Naches Heights AVA, and the Yakima Valley AVA...
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    Milton-Freewater, Rocky Reach, Rocky Slope, Snipes Mountain, The Burn of Columbia Valley, Walla Walla Valley, Wahluke Slope and Yakima Valley. North of the...
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    the sub-AVAs of Walla Walla Valley, Rattlesnake Hills, Red Mountain, Wahluke Slope, Horse Heaven Hills and Yakima Valley. Elsewhere in Washington State...
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    if any, topsoil. Farther south of the AVA, within the established Wahluke Slope AVA, the soils are deep and fertile but are primarily Entisols, including...
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    augmented by Nike Ajax missiles, which were deployed at three sites on Wahluke Slope and one on what is now the Fitzner-Eberhardt Arid Lands Ecology Reserve...
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    Pinot noir: Columbia Valley AVA Walla Walla Valley AVA Yakima Valley Wahluke Slope AVA Richard Sommers of HillCrest Vineyard in the Umpqua Valley of Oregon...
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  • Red Mountain AVA Rocky Reach AVA Royal Slope AVA Snipes Mountain AVA The Burn of Columbia Valley AVA Wahluke Slope AVA Walla Walla Valley AVA (shared with...
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    and Vantage. SR 23 turns northeast and follows the south wall of the Wahluke Slope before traveling due east across the Saddle Mountain National Wildlife...
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    feet (549 m) at the northern boundary. Grapes planted in its south-facing slopes benefit from strong westerly winds via the Columbia Gorge, reducing botrytis...
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    research, closed to the public. Vernita Bridge – open to the public. Wahluke Slope – open to the public. Several sites in the adjacent Hanford Site including...
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    Chelan AVA, Rocky Reach AVA, Royal Slope AVA, Snipes Mountain AVA, The Burn of Columbia Valley AVA, Wahluke Slope AVA, Walla Walla Valley AVA, White Bluffs...
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    appellation range from 270 to 1,780 feet (82–543 m) above sea level. The average slope angle within the AVA is 7.27 percent, which is suitable for mechanical cultivation...
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    Mountain AVA, Rocky Reach AVA, Royal Slope AVA, Snipes Mountain AVA, The Burn of Columbia Valley AVA, Wahluke Slope AVA, Walla Walla Valley AVA, White Bluffs...
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    Mountain AVA, Rocky Reach AVA, Royal Slope AVA, Snipes Mountain AVA, The Burn of Columbia Valley AVA, Wahluke Slope AVA, Walla Walla Valley AVA, White Bluffs...
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    Mountain AVA, Rocky Reach AVA, Royal Slope AVA, Snipes Mountain AVA, The Burn of Columbia Valley AVA, Wahluke Slope AVA, Walla Walla Valley AVA, White Bluffs...
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    different from grapes grown in the warmer Red Mountain to the east and Wahluke Slope to the north. At the request of Rhone Ranger winemaker Doug McCrea of...
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    the warmer growing conditions in other Washington AVAs such as the Wahluke Slope (AVA) and Red Mountain. This allows for longer growing period with harvest...
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    airport. The highway continues north through the vineyards of the western Wahluke Slope and passes a roundabout at the west end of Mattawa. North of Mattawa...
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