Rand Sealey, founder of Washington’s oldest independent wine store and later author of a local wine review newsletter, passed away October 17th in Walla Walla. He was 79 years old. Sealey founded Esquin Wine Merchants Read more...
75+ wines reviewed below, including the latest from Amity, Amos Rome, Andante, Archery Summit, Avennia, Bartholomew, Christopher Michael, Desert Wind, Domaine Roy & Fils, Evolution by Sokol Blosser, Fielding Hills, Grosgrain, Kings Ridge, L’Ecole No. Read more...
Dave and Lois Cho, CHO Wines. CHO Wines, founded by Dave and Lois Cho in 2020, is in the process of constructing a winery in Willamette Valley’s Chehalem Mountains appellation. The winery and Read more...
Carrie Alexander, Atelier Freewater by Richard Duval. Building will be shared tasting room and event space for Todd Alexander’s wines, others Todd and Carrie Alexander are opening Atelier Freewater in Milton-Freewater, a town Read more...
Chateau Ste. Michelle, Washington’s largest winery, has named Taylor Butterfield as head white winemaker. Butterfield started the position earlier this year. “I love white winemaking,” Butterfield says. “I have a true passion for it.” Butterfield Read more...
In the first of my recent articles on “The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly” of Washington wine, I outlined 10 things the Washington wine industry has done well. One embarrassing omission, which a number Read more...
The Oregon Wine Board released the 2022 Oregon Vineyard and Winery Report last month. The annual study is conducted by the Institute for Policy Research and Engagement (IPRE) of the University of Oregon and looks Read more...
Image copyright Richard Duval Twelve months ago, I rebranded this site to Northwest Wine Report from Washington Wine Report, which it had been since 2004. Over the last year, the site has started Read more...
Below is a summary of articles from September 2023. Enjoy! Summary of articles August 2023 Structure Cellars to open Tacoma tasting room A look at Quilceda Creek’s new winemaking team and beyond Napa Valley’s Cakebread Read more...
This is the third in a three-part series on Washington wine. Read part I. Read part II. There has been a great deal of handwringing and soul searching in the Washington wine industry since Ste. Read more...
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