On wine ratings
As all of my reviews and scores for Washington wines will now be published in Wine Enthusiast rather than in this space, I want to take a moment to talk about how these scores relate to the rating Read more...
Tonight! February Virtual Tasting – Saviah Cellars The Jack Cabernet Sauvignon 2012
The February Virtual Tasting is tonight! The wine is the Saviah Cellars 2012 The Jack Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley. This wine retails for $18 and is widely available. The tasting will take place tonight, Thursday Read more...
Northwest Wine Round-up February 15th to 21st 2015
A round-up of stories on Northwest wines from February 15th to 21. Read previous round-ups here. From around the country… Wine Enthusiast writes about Red Mountain rising (article by yours truly). Please bear with the six (!) advancement arrows. Read more...
February Virtual Tasting – Saviah Cellars The Jack Cabernet Sauvignon 2012
The February Virtual Tasting wine is the Saviah Cellars 2012 The Jack Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley. This wine retails for $18 and is widely available. The tasting will take place on Thursday February 26th from Read more...
Northwest Wine Round-up February 8th to 14th 2015
A round-up of stories on Northwest wine from February 8th to 14th 2015. Read previous round-ups here. From around the country… Wine Enthusiast writes about Oregon’s value Pinot Noir. From the blogosphere… Great Northwest Wine writes that a rule change Read more...
Proposed rule would alter the use of appellation names on wine labels
On Monday the Alcohol Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) proposed a rule that, if enacted, would significantly alter the way that appellation names can be used on wine labels. Specifically, the proposed rule – issued in Notice No. Read more...
Washington produces record 227,000 tons of wine grapes in 2014
2014 was once again a year for the record books in Washington, with the state producing 227,000 tons of wine grapes. This was an increase of 8% over the previous year, though the number was Read more...
Northwest Wine Round-up February 1st to 7th 2015
A round-up of stories on Northwest wine from February 1st to 7th 2015. Read previous round-ups here. From around the country… Shanken Daily News writes about Oregon wine. Read part two here. They also write about Drinkspace. Memphis City Magazine writes Read more...
Northwest Wine Round-up January 22nd to 31st 2015
Buckle your seat belts for a round-up of stories on Northwest wine from January 22nd to 31st. Read previous round-ups here. From around the country… At Wine Spectator Harvey Steiman writes about Helen Keplinger consulting at Force Read more...
The Rocks District appellation set for approval
On Monday, February 9th approval for The Rocks District of Milton-Freewater appellation will be published in the Federal Register. The Rocks District will be the first sub-appellation of the Walla Walla Valley. The region, which is Read more...
