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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 Varietal s and some experimental wines on a per-year basis. Ste. Michelle has a number of joint ventures with noted winemakers from throughout the world. Among these is the Eroica Riesling with Dr. Ernst Loosen of Germany and the Col Solare Winery with the Antinori family of Italy. Ste. Michelle was selected as ''Wine Enthusiast'' magazine's 2004 American Winery of the Year. Winery of the Year 2004 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. WINES With annual productions of over 600,000 cases a year, Chateau Ste. Michelle is the world leading producer of Riesling. A. King ''"Bonny Doon has crush on Washington Riesling"'' pg 26 Wine Press Northwest Spring 2007 ACTIVITIES On the grounds of the winery is an Amphitheater where Outdoor Concert s 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 once the northern terminus of the Spirit Of Washington Dinner Train . REFERENCES SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS |
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