Washington State: The other wine country

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  Chateau Ste. Michelle winery in the suburbs of Seattle, Washington. FRED TASKER / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

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  Peacocks strut around the 87-acre grounds of the Chateau Ste. Michelle winery in the Seattle suburbs. FRED TASKER / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

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  The Washington Wine Trail leads through the semi-arid Yakima Valley. Wine grapes are irrigated by the Yakima River; everything else is brown. FRED TASKER / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

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  Barnard Griffin Winery in Richland, Washington. FRED TASKER / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

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  One of the nearly 100 outdoor wall murals in Toppenish, Washington. FRED TASKER / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

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  Karen Grimaud offers visitors to her Washington state lavender farm iced glasses of lavender lemonade. FRED TASKER / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

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  Lavender farm outside Walla Walla, Washington. FRED TASKER / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

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  Florence Ray makes bouquets from the lavender that her daugher grows on her farm in southeastern Washington. KATHARINE WESTIE / FOR THE MIAMI HERALD

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  Reininger Winery outside Walla Walla, Washington. FRED TASKER / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

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  At the Reininger Winery in Washington, Courtney Morgan pours wine for guests. FRED TASKER / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

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  Green Gables Bed & Breakfast in Walla Walla, Washington. FRED TASKER / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

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  A bedroom at Green Gables Bed & Breakfast in Walla Walla, Wash. KATHARINE WESTIE / FOR THE MIAMI HERALD

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  At Green Gables Bed & Breakfast in Walla Walla, Wash., co-owner Margaret Buchan makes breakfast for, from left, Katharine Westie, Linda Mandelco and Dave Stall, of Seattle, and Nancy Doctrow and Tom Zanetos, of Portland, Ore. FRED TASKER / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

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  Basel Cellars winery in Walla Walla, Washington. FRED TASKER / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

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  Lindsey Brammer pours wine for guests at Basel Cellars winery, Walla Walla, Washington. FRED TASKER / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

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  Craig Leuthold, co-owner of Maryhill Winery, with Potter, his 130-pound Great White Pyrenees. FRED TASKER / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

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  The vineyards of Maryhill Winery, overlooking the Columbia River in Goldendale, Washington. FRED TASKER / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

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  Mt. Hood in Oregon, seen across the Columbia River from Washington. FRED TASKER / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

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  Wind River Winery in Husum, Washington. Mt. Hood is in the background. FRED TASKER / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

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  Fred Tasker at Wind River Winery in Husum, Washington. KATHARINE WESTIE / FOR THE MIAMI HERALD

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  Olympic Cellars, home of Working Girl Wines, in Port Angeles, Washington. FRED TASKER / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

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  Molly Rivard, co-owner of Working Girl Wines (Olympic Cellars), in Port Angeles, Washington. FRED TASKER / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

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  Working Girl Wines from Olympic Cellars, Port Angeles, Washington. FRED TASKER / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

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  The Ann Starrett Mansion in Port Townsend, Washington. FRED TASKER / MIAMI HERALD STAFF