Washington State Winemakers: Nature Produces and People Create

By Albert Nathaniel Drake

Washington State Winemakers is a way to know the allure of Washington State and its magnificent wines. Millions of years ago volcanoes and massive floods sculpted the State land and left in multiple areas unique soils for vineyards. The warmth of summer days and cool nights each year brings the grapes to fine ripeness. The author wrote about California wine country in 1970.He also has been an owner of a vineyard, a home winemaker, and an organizer of wine education tasting parties. He now brings to wine lovers and curious novices the stories of Washington Wine Quality Alliance members. The State wineries are small, medium, and large and each is special in their selection of grapes and ways of creating wine. Enterprising spirit is expressed in stories about their wineries in the book. The vintners interpret Nature s work in various ways to satisfy many different palates. Contact the author aldrake@comcast.net

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0595386822
• ISBN13: 9780595386826
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.4" x 8.7"

Customer Reviews

There are other great wines makers outside of California and France!

Author Albert Nathaniel Drake has compiled a directory of sorts for winemakers in the state of Washington. However, it is more than a directory or a list; it is chuck-full of other useful information. One thing to be perhaps should be pointed out is the over abundance of books on wines and grapes from France and California. Of course, these are important but as this book shows, there are great wines being produced and consumed in the northwest in particular in Washington State. Drake takes us along on his wine journey of discovery. His book fills a gap in the great wine adventure of life! The introduction of his book states that the wine production in Washington has doubled in the last 10 years. More people are finding the wealth of good wine selections and choices that can be made within that state's own vineyards and wineries. This book will acquaint more people with those state resources and hopefully give wine lovers more options. Drake begins his book with a rather nice little history on wine; then he takes us to Washington's wine country and breaks down the growing regions. What follows afterwards makes for a very useful reference guide to that area's wine selections. The book is a real education for the basic novice wine drinker and as well for the more serious wine aficionados. This is a guidebook that all wine drinkers should at to your collection of books. Certainly if you live any where on the west coast this would be a great book to take along to set out and explore the wine regions of Washington. The book receives a FIVE STAR RATING!