ZILLAH, Wash. - Washington's historically early wine grape harvest kicked off early Friday morning when 18 tons of Chardonnay were harvested in the Rattlesnake Hills American Viticultural Area.

The leafroll virus is primarily spread across vineyards by the endemic mealybug, and once the disease takes hold the only treatment is removal — costing the U.S. wine and grape industry some $3 ...

Photograph by Alena Birukova, Getty Images. By Emily Lush. June 10, 2023 ... Fermenting grapes for wine is a custom that’s been practised in Georgia from as early as 6,000 BC.

Chardonnay grapes on a vine for Champagne wine in a vineyard during a heatwave in Ludes, central France, on September 8, 2023. Francois Nascimbeni/AFP via Getty Images hide caption ...

Primitivo grapes are harvested in Puglia, one of Italy’s famous wine regions. Credit: Cosimo Calabrese/Getty Images ...

Richard Duval Images. The 2022 Washington Wine Grape Production ... Washington is second in state wine production volume only to California with 103,130 tons of white wine grapes and 136,870 tons ...