WINERIES & TASTING ROOMS ON RED MOUNTAIN 1 Col Solare 2 Cooper Wine Company 18 R E D MOUNT AIN

3 Domaine Magdalena Tapteil Vineyard AMERICAN VITICULTURE AREA 4 Fidélitas Wines & Estate Vineyard Shaw 18 5 Frichette Winery 18 Vineyard 6 Hamilton Cellars 7 Hedges Family Estate J. Hightower 16 Hightower 8 Hightower Cellars & Vineyard Vineyard 8 Cellars & Vineyard 9 Kiona Vineyards & Winery Tapteil Vineyard 10 & Winery 10 Tapteil Vineyard & Winery 18 Canyons 19 11 Terra Blanca Winery & Estate Vineyard Vineyard Kiona 12 Upchurch Vineyard Tapteil Vineyard Ranch at the End of the Road Hamilton 6 VINEYARDS 19 Cellars Les Gosses Domaine Canvasback Canyons 13 Aquilini Red Mountain Vineyard Magdalena Long Winds Vineyard 18 3 14 Ciel du Cheval Vineyard 7 Blackwood 15 E&E Shaw 19 4 Hedges Bel’Villa Canyon Vineyard 16 J. Hightower Vineyard Fidélitas Family Estate 17 Quintessence Vineyard Wines 18 Shaw Vineyard 1 De’Vine 19 Red Mountain 19 Washington Vineyards Vineyard Vineyard Col Solare

Quintessence Aquilini 17 WINERIES AND TASTING ROOMS Kiona Heart Vineyard Red Mountain 13 of the Hill Vineyard LOCATED OFF RED MOUNTAIN E&E Shaw • Ambassador Wines of Washington 14 15 Woodinville, Washington Kiona Vineyards Ambassador & Winery Ciel du Cheval Vineyard • Anelare 9 Vineyard Benton City, Washington Quintessence Aquilini Aquilini Betz Family Winery Vineyard • Red Mountain 13 13 Red Mountain Woodinvlle, Washington Vineyard Vineyard 17 • Cana's Feast Winery Carlton, Oregon Aquilini Aquilini Frichette Shaw Red Mountain Red Mountain Winery 13 Aquilini Vineyard 13 • Canvasback Vineyard Vineyard Walla Walla, Washington Red Mountain 5 Vineyard 18 • Gamache Vintners Jolet Prosser, Washington Vineyard 13 • Henry Earl Estate Wines 11 2 Walla Walla, Washington Terra Blanca Cooper Wine • Mark Ryan Winery & Estate Company Woodinville & Walla Walla, Washington Vineyard • Market Vineyards Richland, Washington 12 • Muret-Gaston Benton City, Washington Upchurch Vineyard • Va Piano Walla Walla & Spokane, Washington Bend, Oregon • The Walls Vineyards Walla Walla, Washington

TERROIR CHARACTERISTICS RED MOUNTAIN TIMELINE

!SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPE" 10,000 bc Catastrophic floodwaters from The southwest slope of the Red Mountain AVA provides the repeated breaks of the ice dams vineyards in the region with a directional aspect to the sun that forming Lake Missoula sculpted the Acclaimed by critics, superior by nature is ideal for prolonged sunlight exposure and warmth. These landscape of SE Washington. The highly desirable conditions allow for a ripeness in tannins that floodwaters deposited high-mineral, high-carbonate glacial eroded sands, is recognized as a primary characteristic of Red Mountain fruit. The Red Mountain AVA is located on a southwest-facing slope in South Central Washington, a three and one-half gravels, cobbles and boulders on the shoulders of a shallow ridge now hour drive from Seattle. At 4,040 acres (1,635 hectares), this is the smallest, warmest wine-grape growing region in !WARM SUMMERS" known as Red Mountain Washington. It has a unique combination of diverse geology, gentle south slope, consistent winds and notable heat Red Mountain experiences more growing degree days than any other region in the state. The high latitude (N 46˚) and 1972-75 Williams, Johnson, Ward, Lovell and profile. A complex mixture of the most rare and highly valued soil types in Washington were created by wind-blown Holmes families created wells, topography contribute to temperature swings experienced electricity, irrigation for first planting silt and sand over glacial outflow. The AVA’s red wine grapes, such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah, are during the growing season. These heat accumulation days highly prized for creating wines of superb concentration and depth, which consistently earn critical acclaim. create ideal temperatures for highly marketable grapes, 1974 First well dug on Red Mountain exhibiting ripeness and concentration. The cooler evenings 1975 First plantings on Red Mountain THE TERROIR help to retain acidity levels which allows for the exceptional balance and structure found in Red Mountain grapes, and the Since the dawn of time, natural forces have worked powerfully and mysteriously and, in rare circumstances, have wines crafted from them. 1978 First Harvest of Red Mountain (4 acres of each—Cabernet Sauvignon, aligned to collectively create earthly wonders, such as exquisite gems that are singular in all the world. !AVA SPECIFIC SOILS" Chardonnay, and Riesling) One of those gems remained hidden in plain view, waiting patiently for thousands of years until such time certain The predominate soils of Red Mountain are not found 1980 First bonded winery on Red Mountain with Kiona’s first vintage of wine adventurous, wine-loving souls, would have the wisdom and foresight to reveal it to the world. This is the story of Red anywhere else in the state. Wind- blown Loess (Warden, Hezel, and Scooteney) were brought in by prehistoric floods. Mountain’s “terroir.” The high alkalinity and calcium carbonate content of the soil, along with its granular consistency, allows for each vine to 2001 Red Mountain AVA established April 3, form a well established root system. In soils with this compo- 2001 sition, root systems are able to reach deep to obtain the 2005 Col Solare breaks ground on an necessary nutrients and moisture. international joint venture between Ste. Michelle and the Antinori family of Italy !LOW RAINFALL" 2008 Red Mountain AVA Alliance formed Red Mountain gathers less than 8 inches of rain per year, requiring irrigation in the vineyards. The use of drip irriga- 2012 First irrigation district water delivered to tion provides ideal grape growing conditions through canopy Red Mountain, covering 1,785 acres

Red Mountain AVA/Duval Images Red Mountain AVA/Duval management. Additionally, Red Mountain vines experience dramatically lower mold and mildew pressure compared to most other vineyard regions.

!CONSISTENT WINDS" PO Box 850 Benton City, WA 99320 The prevailing winds come out of the Southwest and are Phone: 509.426.4495 notable for their frequency and velocity. The regular gusts of Email: [email protected] warm air flow through the AVA’s vineyards during the growing season. This keeps the grape clusters small and www.RedMountainAVA.com concentrates the flavors of the fruit, contributing to their richness and intensity.