As we get ready to wind down the year, today we take a look at a baker’s dozen of the most read articles in this space in 2013.
I excluded several announcement posts, including my acceptance of a contributing editor position at Wine Enthusiast, the release of the 2013 Washington Wine Tour Guide, and my Washington Tasting Room Magazine article on ‘The Rocks’. I also didn’t include in the list a handful of straight review posts, although I provided links to them below and also ordered them where they fell. Those caveats aside, here you go: The Best of Washington Wine Report 2013.

Enjoy!

1.     The Most Important Thing in the Tasting Room Isn’t Always The Wine
2.     Proposed ‘The Rocks of Milton-Freewater’ AVA Focuses on Terroir
3.     Bloomberg Bloviates About A Few Washington Wines, Little Else
4.     JM Cellars Moves Toward Screwcap On High-end Wines
5.     The Californians Are Coming! The Californians Are Coming! Part II – What Duckhorn’s Arrival Means for Washington Wine
6.     How Two Wines Changed the Way I Think About Cork Taint
7.     Are Washington Wines Ageworthy? Let Lawrelin Cellars Be Your Guide
8.     Star Somm Rajat Parr Talks Millennials, MakingWine Less Intimidating
9.     The Extraordinary Wines of Lauren Ashton Cellars
10.  Lessons Learned from Tasting 600+ Washington Wines
11. When Wine Writers Are Wrong
12.  Six Steps to Starting a Wine Tasting Group
13.  Wild Weather Rolls Through Washington During Harvest