A round-up of stories on Northwest wine from January 8^th to 14^th. Read previous round-ups here.

From around the world…

The Courier Islander (Campbell River, BC) writes about the Kung Fu Girl Riesling.

From around the country…

The Capital Gazette (Maryland) writes about the Horse Heaven Hills.

The Napa Valley Register writes about Ken Wright Cellars Pinot Noir named wine of the year by Wine Enthusiast.

From the blogosphere…

Great Northwest Wine writes about the upcoming grape growers conference. They also write about Northwest wines at a California judging, Hard Row to Hoe, and that Northwest Malbec keeps on growing.

Seattle Dining writes about the women of wine.

Write for Wine writes about the Seattle Wine and Food Experience.

Zinfandel Chronicles writes about the 1999 Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon.

The Wild Walla Walla Wine Woman asks if wineries are family friendly or friendly families.

The Examiner.com writes about the perfect wine to drink while watching the Seahawks.

From the locals…

Seattle Magazine writes about Avennia.

The Tri-City Herald writes about Red Mountain’s $19.2M water system.

The Seattle Times writes about Charles Smith.

Table Talk Northwest writes about the Yakima Valley.

The Bellingham Herald writes about favorite wines from 2014. They also write about Jones of Washington.

The Good Fruit Grower writes about a new executive director of the Washington Wine Institute.

Capital Press writes about a discussion of winery waste water at the upcoming grape growers meeting.

Seattle Metropolitan writes about the 2012 Cadence Coda Red Wine (article by yours truly).

The Yakima Herald writes about positive buzz about the Yakima Valley.

Eugene Daily News writes about Merlot.

The Spokesman Review writes about a bill that would allow wine tasting at classes at four year colleges.

The Daily Barometer (Corvalis) writes that 2012 was a great year for Oregon wine.

That’s all folks!