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Wine produced in the U.S. state of Washington has a long and continued history. The state ranks 2nd in the US in the production of varietal wine with over 31,000 acres (125 km² or 48.5 square miles), as of 2006, of vineyards, a harvest of 120,000 tons of grapes (2006), and exports going to over 40 countries around the world from the 500 wineries located in the state. Washington produces premium and superpremium wines only - in 2006 Wine Advocate bestowed two perfect scores on cabernet sauvignon vintages from Washington's Quilceda Creek winery (Red Mountain AVA). Only 15 other wines have ever been scored so highly by Wine Advocate, all from California.