We import to Hong Kong wines from the two main regions of the USA; California and Washington State.
California springs to mind for most people when considering American wines, and with good reason, as it is the leading wine-producing state in the USA today. Wineries are mostly family-owned and produce nearly a half billion gallons of wine each year, from grapes grown on over half a million acres of vineyards.
Washington has three major wine-growing appellations in the Eastern half of the state. These Appellations denote regions with climatic and geographic characteristics known to be ideal for classic grape growing. Washington's appellations are located at the same latitude as the famous wine growing regions of France, particularly Bordeaux and Burgundy.
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