While some may think of apples, baristas and rain when they consider the Pacific Northwest, people who know and love great wine look to this region for some interesting, well-made ones. Yes, California gets most of the west coast wine attention, but Washington and Oregon have seen a significant change in their wine culture in the past 10 years. Washington alone has gone from 75 wineries approximately 12 years ago to literally hundreds, and wine grapes are considered its 4^th largest fruit crop.