Wineries to Visit in Washington or Northern Oregon?

My wife and I are planning a trip to Washington state in June (starting from Vancouver, BC), and I'd like to get some ideas of wineries to visit in Washington or just across the state line in northern Oregon. We have very euro-centric palates - we like older Burgundies and Bordeaux, Alsace, Loire, Barolos, Rhones, Port and Madeira. I suspect we won't find anything like the latter four, but probably the first two or three.

Any suggestions? Also any great wine shops, particularly with older bottles?

The dates aren't finalized yet, but we'd be happy to meet up with anyone for dinner and an off-line in Vancouver or Washington (Jenise and Bill Spohn, this means you ). We'd be happy to contribute an older Chave Hermitage (83?), Bordeaux ('82 Las Cases?), Barolo (82-85?), RIoja (64 or 70) or Vintage Port (63-70). Alas our Burgundy collection doesn't start 'til the early '90s )

There's a lot of wineries in this region, it's hard to know where to start! In terms of wine stores, the big cities are the only place to go, pretty well. Vinopolis in Portland is a good store for NW wines. There are two main places for wine cellars in WA: Woodinville, which is in the north end of Seattle, and Walla Walla, which is about a 5-6 hour drive east of Seattle. A nice trip would be Vancouver-Seattle-Walla Walla, down the Columbia River valley to the Portland/McMinnville area, and then back up to Vancouver. You'd want about 10 days to really make it work.

Woodinville has an increasing number of wineries: no grapes are grown here, but it's become a popular place for Seattlites to come wine tasting. Januik, DeLille, and Mark Ryan are all nice places, but there are many other wineries in the area, many only open on the weekends. Walla Walla has about 50 wineries now, and it's a cute little town with some nice restaurants and hotels. Rasa, Walla Walla Vintners, Reynvaan, Grammercy, Waters, and Saviah are just a few of the wineries I like to visit in the area. Each region has its own website and maps of the winery areas with list of wineries and their hours. There is some interesting syrah, but I think the Bordeaux varieties and blends are the best in WA: quite New World in style, usually, but there are some great wines being made. Many places say that are emulating the Old World, but many more talk the talk rather than walk the walk (the terrior makes it much more difficult in practice than in theory).

McMinnville is a good place to base yourself if you're interested in OR wines/wineries. In the south, Cristom and Bethel Heights are favourites, and there are many other wineries nearer to McMinnville that you can visit (e.g., Patty Green, Shea, Evesham Wood, Belle Ponte, Eyrie, Ponzi, etc.). Some good restaurants there too (e.g., Bistro Maison, Nicks). Of course, pinot is king here, and again, there's some world class wines being made. Portland's about a 3 hour drive from Seattle, as I recall.

I might even be in Vancouver in June to attend any offline (too early to tell right now). I know you'll have fun in WA (and maybe OR), and I think they both have far, far better wines than in the Okanagan.