Well folks, another year of Washington wine has come to a close.2010 was a breakout year for Washington with continued accolades and high scores. Of note, Gramercy Cellars was named Food & Wine magazine’s ‘Best New Winery in America’ – the second year a Washington winery has won a major award from the magazine. Wine Read more...
Kerloo Cellars – named for the call of the crane – made as impressive a debut as any Washington winery last year with two compelling 2007 Syrahs from the Walla Walla Valley. The first was a vineyard designate from Les Collines Vineyard. This vineyard, located at the foothills of the Blue Mountains, is producing Syrah Read more...
Winemaker Trey Busch of Sleight of Hand Cellars remembers drinking wine when he was in his mid-20s, but like many, he didn’t give what was in his glass much thought. All that would change a short time later when winemaking would become his life’s work.In the late 1990s, Busch met Eric Dunham who had recently Read more...
The last Virtual Tasting of 2010 is tonight! The wine is the Domaine Ste. Michelle Extra Dry Sparkling Wine NV. This wine retails for $14 and is widely available (feel free to grab a different style from the winery if you prefer). The tasting takes place from 7-8pm Pacific Time.What you need to do to Read more...
Reminder: December’s Virtual Tasting will take place on Wednesday December 29th from 7-8pm Pacific Time. Read more about it here.It seems almost impossible to believe that Corliss Estates is now finishing its tenth year. The winery spent much of this time below periscope depth. The first two vintages were made and discarded when they did Read more...
The story of William Church Winery is a very much love story – both the love of two people and their love of wine. Owners Rod and Leslie Balsley met at Digital Equipment Corporation. They subsequently worked for various technology companies, including Hewlett Packard and Microsoft, before they became tired of the rat race and Read more...
Va Piano Vineyards is a true family winery. On any given visit, winemaker Justin Wylie and his wife Liz are there along with their three young children. The winery is located south of downtown Walla Walla. Once off by itself, the area around the winery is now busting with wineries.A fourth generation Walla Wallan, Justin Read more...
A special Christmas round-up of stories on Washington wine from December 15th to 21st. See previous round-ups here.From around the country…The Illonois State Journal-Register writes about holiday gift ideas with a shout out to Milbrandt’s Late Harvest Riesling.The Knoxville Sentinel gives their best of 2010 with a shout out to Andrew Will and NXNW.Santa Fe Read more...
You cannot talk with Woodward Canyon Winery’s Rick Small without coming away excited about wine, the winery, and the Walla Walla Valley. It is simply not possible. Small could be a motivational speaker for winemakers his love of viticulture and enology is so infectious.Small is lean and wiry, intense and passionate. Among the things he Read more...
For many, the Christmas season is a time for giving to those who are less fortunate. This is how Carl Robanske spends his Christmas holiday.Robanske works as a teacher at Garrison Creek Middle School in Walla Walla. Several years ago he was looking for more ways to make an impact on young children’s lives. Robanske Read more...
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