All 600+ Washington State Wineries

There are 614 wineries open in Washington state, although you may have read there are over 700 wineries now. This higher count represents the number of license permits on record for the state...not the same thing. To determine our count, we excluded the following, which brings the true total down by almost a 100:

1. Wineries that sell wine under multiple labels are counted once. A number of wineries have 2nd, 3rd, and up to 12 different labels produced by the same winery.

2. Vinegards and wine growers that sell bulk grapes to wineries (and do not bottle and sell wine under their own label) are not counted as a winery.

3. Additional satellite wine tasting rooms off-site from the winery are not counted.

4. Wineries not yet open selling wine to the public are not counted.

5. Out-of-state wineries that sell under a Washington state label are not counted. The only exception are those wineries located inside the Columbia Gorge and Walla Walla AVAs that are located a few miles over the border into Oregon.

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