What is a good local wine?

[ColtonFromWA]

Hi, first post. I drink wine from time to time, but not much. I am pretty young, 23, and I have been holding off drinking wine over beer because of the hard time I’d get from my friends. From what I have tried so far I like a fairly fruity red wine, hardly dry as you guys put it. Being young alcohol by volume: more = better. I don't mind desert wines, though they are not my favorite, too sweet (though I like some sweet).

I have read over the forums and found some good suggestions, but I would like to buy if at all possible a local wine. I live in Washington and I've been told we have nice vineyards here, also the second most wine producing state in the U.S. if I'm not mistaken.

I don’t really like beer, I’ve given myself time to adapt to it, I’ve drunk my fare share and Quite honestly I don’t care anymore, I’m going to drink wine be damned. So in light of my new wine conviction, I’d like some help.

Beaujolais and cabernet sovereign are some samples of what I’ve liked.

I visited http://www.washingtonwine.org/washington-wine/varieties/
And I thought maybe a Syrah.

One last thing, I am a student so I kinda need to watch my where my pennies go.