

What you need to do to participate is:
1. Buy this month’s wine from a local retailer or from the winery.
2. Tweet your comments about the wine on Twitter between 7 and 8pm Pacific using the hashtag #Milbrandt. For those on Twitter, follow me @wawinereport.

Today’s Fresh Sheet – new and recent releases – includes wines from Idilico, Bunnell Family Cellar, Glencorrie, Cloudlift Cellars, and Anelare.
A round-up of stories on Washington wine from March 15th to 21st. Read previous round-ups here.
From around the country…
Wine Spectator gives 10 hot values from Washington.
From the blogosphere…
Wine & History Visited writes about Tero Estates and Otis Kenyon. See posts from previous weeks on Va Piano, Northstar, and Benson Vineyards.
Great Wine News makes a Washington wine month stop at Northwest Totem Cellars. They also write about McKinley Springs, Harbinger, and Kestrel.

What you need to do to participate is:
1. Buy this month’s wine from a local retailer or from the winery.
2. Tweet your comments about the wine on Twitter between 7 and 8pm Pacific on the specified date using the hashtag #Milbrandt. For those on Twitter, follow me @wawinereport.
A round-up of stories on Washington wine from March 8th to 14th 2013. Read previous round-ups here.
From around the country…
Wine Enthusiast writes about Cakebread launching Mullan Road, a Walla Walla Valley brand.
Wines & Vines writes about the influx of California money into the Pacific Northwest. They also write about Chateau Ste. Michelle’s rail distribution.
Wine Business.com writes about the Auction of Washington Wines donating to WSU.

1. Check out the seminars
There are a series of educational seminars Saturday and Sunday morning exploring everything from food and wine pairing to Washington's oldest AVA to comparing Washington to some of the world’s best wines. Read the full list of seminars here.
The following article was written by Ryan Messer. Read other articles from Messer here.
Some wine-loving parents think they have to give up wine touring when they have children or at least have to leave the kids at home. You don’t. Wine touring with children can be done, and with a little pre-planning, it can even be enjoyable for all. Below are seven steps to help think about wine touring when you have children in tow.


“2010 certainly wasn’t a year you want to follow set rules,” Januik said. With over 30 years making wine in Washington, he had reason to be less anxious than most for the cool 2010 and 2011 growing seasons having seen similar conditions before. Still, there were some reasons for concern.
A round-up of stories on Washington wine from March 1st to 7th 2013. Read previous round-ups here.
From around the country…
Wine Spectator writes about the proposed The Rocks of Milton-Freewater AVA (requires subscription).
The Chicago Tribune writes about Merlot.
From the blogosphere…
Cliff Mass writes about the fires in eastern Washington in 2012.
The following post was written by contributor Erika Szymanski. Read more about Szymanski here.
Trying to give a brief introduction to the viticulture and enology programs at Washington State University (WSU) is a bit like trying to give a brief introduction to wine in general. There’s just too much to say, so if the explanation is ever going to be brief, it must also be incomplete. So, bear with me; this is only part of the story.


“Red Mountain, always a favorite shooting locale of mine, often gets spectacular clouds,” Duval said. “Heading west from Walla Walla, I stopped to note a few places for summer shooting when this enormous storm cloud blew in quite suddenly from the southeast. Even with an ultra wide lens, I could barely contain all of it in a single frame." Click on the picture for a larger version of the image.
Editor’s Note: For more of Duval's images, pick up the Spring issue of Washington Tasting Room Magazine where Duval penned and photographed the cover story on Whidbey Island’s wine scene. Duval also provided photos for the profile of Waterbrook.
A round-up of stories on Washington wine from February 22nd to 28th. Read previous round-ups here.
From around the country…
D Magazine writes about wines to impress with a shout out to a few Washington wineries.
From the blogosphere…
WinEYak gives a pruning 101 from Todd Newhouse and Upland Vineyard.
Below is a summary of posts for February 2013.
SUMMARY OF POSTS FOR JANUARY 2013
WASHINGTON PRODUCES RECORD GRAPE CROP IN 2012
WASHINGTON WINE ROUND-UP JANUARY 22ND TO 31ST 2013
FRESH SHEET FEBRUARY 5TH 2013
SUMMARY OF POSTS FOR JANUARY 2013
WASHINGTON PRODUCES RECORD GRAPE CROP IN 2012
WASHINGTON WINE ROUND-UP JANUARY 22ND TO 31ST 2013
FRESH SHEET FEBRUARY 5TH 2013
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Sean P. Sullivan is the founder and editor of Northwest Wine Report. He has been writing about and reviewing Northwest wine since 2004. Read a full biography on the About page. All articles written by Sullivan unless otherwise indicated.
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