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

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

  • 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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