If you saw my article on the Top 10 most read articles of 2023, you no doubt noticed that many of them (six!) were about Ste. Michelle Wine Estates (SMWE). This should come as no surprise given the changes taking place at the company last year and Ste. Michelle’s out-sized impact on the wine industry in the Pacific Northwest and beyond.

Looking beyond SMWE, here’s the next six most read articles from 2023. As before, this is based on 157 articles published, not including the Top 60 Northwest Wines of 2023, which otherwise would have landed on the list at #6.

#16. Washington wine: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly, Part II

#15. Dick Erath, Willamette Valley pioneer, passes away at 87

#14. Washington wine: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly, Part I

#13. Pioneering Washington grower Dick Shaw dies at 84

#12. What will El Niño mean for Pacific Northwest weather and drought conditions?

#11. A “kick-ass, old-school country bar” is coming to Walla Walla