Chateau Ste. Michelle
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The Chateau Ste. Michelle is a Washington winery in Woodinville, Washington. They are noted for their bestselling Riesling (as the largest single producer of Riesling in the world), but produce wines of many classic varietals and some experimental wines on a per-year basis. Ste. Michele was selected as Wine Enthusiast magazine's 2004 American Winery of the Year. [1]
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[edit] History
Chateau Ste. Michelle's winery is the oldest in Washington state. It was founded from the American Wine Company, a 1954 merger of the National Wine Company (NAWECO), founded in 1934, and the Pomerelle Wine Company.
The French-style chateau is located on 87 acres of lush land with mature trees that once belonged to lumber baron Frederick Stimson, who used it as a hunting retreat and rural working farm called the Hollywood Farm.
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On the grounds of the winery is an amphitheater where outdoor concerts are performed in the summer. Among past entertainers have included Tori Amos, Counting Crows, Tony Bennett, Gypsy Kings, Crosby, Stills & Nash, the Dave Matthews Band, Styx, B.B. King, and Diana Krall.
The winery was formerly the northern terminus of the Spirit of Washington Dinner Train, which is now located across the street at the Columbia Winery.
