Washington Wine Quality Alliance

The Washington Wine Quality Alliance (WWQA) was established in 1999 and was an voluntary effort started by winemakers, to ensure quality in their wines. The WWQA defined the term, reserve for wines, as a wine of higher quality than its other wines, which must comprise noe more than 3,000 cases, or 10 percent of the wineries total production. They also stated that wine with Washington State on the bottle must be made from grapes only from Washington state. If a varietal is listed on the bottle, the wine must contain at least 75% of the stated grape. They also forbid the use of the terms Champagne, Burgundy, Bourdeaux, and Chablis. If a winemaker chooses to participate in the WWQA, the bottle will display its logo.

 

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