State to lease 404 acres on Red Mountain for wine complex

"Red Mountain, a sagebrush-covered hill in the lower Yakima Valley that has become increasingly dotted with wine grape vineyards, became the state's fifth federally recognized wine appellation in 2001.
"Of the nine appellations in Washington state, Red Mountain is best known for its red wines: cabernet sauvignon, merlot, cabernet franc, syrah, sangiovese, lemberger and malbec."
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