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  • Time

    19:13 PM
  • Wine average?

    94 Tb
  • Country Ranking?

    72
  • Region Ranking?

    1
  • Popularity ranking?

    246

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When is the best time to enjoy your wine? ... anytime

Drinkability recommendations are, at their best, a moving target. Individual preferences, storage conditions, food marriages, serving temperature and aeration/decanting time all affect how a wine is perceived as it ages. Your own palate should always be the final authority on when you serve any wine. While we craft our wines to develop with cellaring, they can be (and often are) enjoyed ...

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History

Since its first vintange in 1997, Betz Family Winery has had a single-minded goal of crafting compelling wines with individual character that are approachable and age-worthy, and wich showcase Washington as a distinguished wine region of the world. By carving out specific vineyard blocks and being meticulous in the vineyard and cellar they are able to achieve the quality they aspire to, the result being highly-acclaimed wines that compete on t...

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Vineyards

Great wines are made in the vineyard, not the winery.

We co-farm our own rows and blocks in the most famous vineyards in Washington and work with our growers every step of the way, making every vineyard decision together. In addition, we own two of our own vineyards in Walla Walla.

From year to year decisions are driven by both flavor and physical maturity, for geeks this is called phenolic ripeness. We are one of a handful of wineries t...

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Winemaking

From fermentation to barrel and finally to bottle our goal is to stay true to our ideologies.

Our sanitation process, the usability of our winery, attention to detail and sensory analysis are a few of the tools we incorporate into our daily routine. Strict winemaking, cellar and lab practices drive our goals of making the best wine we can.

The art and science of winemaking is a continuous learning adventure, again we look at the law of c...

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Inside information

Perfect climate for growing grapes

The Sun

Great wine grapes need the sun to aid in the production of sugars (via photosynthesis), color development and heat accumulation for overall flavor and structure ripening. How much sun does Eastern Washington receive?

  • While the growing season is slightly shorter from beginning to end than more southerly wine regions, the number of sun hours received in Eastern Washington is equal due to inc...
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