Goose Gap

Goose Gap is Washington’s 19th American Viticultural Area

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Wednesday, June 30, 2021
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Seattle, Washington, June 30, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Washington State Wine Commission is pleased to announce thatGoose Gap is Washingtons newest American Viticultural Area (AVA).

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  • Seattle, Washington, June 30, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Washington State Wine Commission is pleased to announce thatGoose Gap is Washingtons newest American Viticultural Area (AVA).
  • The Goose Gap AVA contains a total of 8,129 acres, wholly located within the Yakima Valley AVA and the larger Columbia Valley AVA.
  • Goose Gap and the adjoining Goose Mountain, which is also within the AVA, create a rough triangle that traces the geography between Candy Mountain, Red Mountain and Badger Mountain.
  • Goose Gap is Washingtons 19th AVA, and comes on the heels of The Burn of Columbia Valley and White Bluffs in mid-June, and Royal Slope and Candy Mountain last September.