Washington state’s wine industry growing fast (US)

Washington state’s wine industry is growing rapidly – in the past seven years the number of wineries has doubled to 700 and it is now valued at $8.6 billion (£5.3 billion) in the state. The economic impact study by the Washington State Wine Commission estimated that just five years ago the industry was valued at $3 billion. The report also valued the industry at $14.9 billion, up from $4.7 billion in 2007, throughout the USA, reports Harpers Wine & Spirit.