Bud break is in full evidence throughout  Washington wine country, as contributing photographer Richard Duval can attest. He captured the morning sun bathing an estate vineyard of Watermill Winery in The Rocks District on this last day of April.

“The ever-greening of Washington’s vines will soon be in full swing,” Duval noted. “Visit any vineyard for a full on view of this almost daily change of scenery.”

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