Washington's Giant

How Ste. Michelle Estates became the state's dominant wine company
Washington's Giant
More than a quarter of a million visitors each year stop by Chateau Ste. Michelle’s winery in Woodinville, Wash. (Andréa Johnson)
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From the Dec 31, 2017, issue

For the past 5 decades, Washington's Ste. Michelle winery has been instrumental in the state's evolution in becoming the popular wine region it is today. And if Ste. Michelle can still wake up palates nearly a half century later, perhaps even greater things are yet to come. Wine Spectator's Harvey Steiman explains.

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