From Modest Beginnings, Washington Now a Force in Wine World

Mike Roh sniffs wine before tasting it at Structure Cellars wine tasting room in Seattle, Wash. Elaine Thompson/AP

SPOKANE, Wash.—When Craig and Vicki Leuthold opened the Maryhill Winery in 2001, there were about 100 wineries in the state of Washington.

That number has since exploded to more than 1,000 wineries this year, and the remarkable growth is likely to continue.