There were 127 articles published on Northwest Wine Report in 2025! Here is a summary by month.
JANUARY
Summary of Articles December 2024
Northwest Wine Report Top 10 most read articles of 2024
‘Critic’s Choice’ – 12 articles from 2024
Take the 2025 Northwest Wine Challenge
La Niña expected to continue, will dry weather?
Top 60 Northwest Wines of 2024
A banner year for BIG Recyclers
Bacovino opens tasting room on Seattle waterfront
Kristin Scheelar named general manager at Succession Wines
Chehalem opening tasting room in Willamette Valley’s Laurelwood District
Calling wine writers: The 2025 Allen Shoup Memorial Fellowship
FEBRUARY
Summary of Articles January 2025
WeRise Wine Bar, dedicated to diversity, opens in downtown Seattle
Katy Smith Perry, founder of Tildio Winery, passes at 66
Willamette Valley offers far more than just Pinot Noir (Wine Reviews February 14, 2025)
Northwest wine industry honors leaders
Brick House names Savannah Mills winemaker
MTN/ART Wines – The beauty of viticulture, wine, and hardship on Red Mountain
MARCH
Auction of Washington Wines gala moves to The Somm. Hotel & Spa
Washington’s 2024 growing season one of “resilience”
Making wine with Virtue (Wine Reviews March 10th 2025)
Brian Mackey named winemaker at Dineen Vineyards
20 must-try wines at Taste Washington 2025
Kevin White Winery to leave on a high note after 15 years
Jeremy Santo, Washington wine industry veteran, dies at 45
Foolhardy Vintners opens tasting room in Walla Walla Valley
Getting to know new Argyle winemaker Kate Payne Brown
Louis Skinner named winemaker at Force Majeure
Taste Washington sees record attendance
The WHO is lying to you about alcohol
Growing Grüner Veltliner in Willamette Valley (Wine Reviews March 31st 2025)
APRIL
Summary of Articles March 2025
Remembering James Laube, anti-cork taint crusader
Getting to know new ¡Salud! clinical nurse manager Ericka Chavarria
Northwest spring and summer weather outlook
Bud break begins in Washington
Looking back at Oregon’s “ideal” 2024 growing season
‘Great Women of Washington Wine’ event raises $22,850
Enter Jackson Family’s Washington winery: Jett
Oregon wine to sparkle this summer at Method Oregon
Bill Stoller, founder of Stoller Wine Group, passes away at 74
Hamilton Cellars’ legacy to benefit Washington State University
MAY
Summary of Articles April 2024
Duckhorn to wind down Canvasback, Migration, Paraduxx, and Postmark brands
Getting to know Michael Osborn, new CEO at Willamette Valley Vineyards
Washington wine has an awareness problem. The solution must come from within.
Bloom begins in the Columbia Valley
Getting to know Joel Wright, new Chateau Ste. Michelle red winemaker
JUNE
Getting to know Amy Beth Wright, Allen Shoup Memorial Fellowship recipient
Emergency Wine (Non) Review – MTN/ART 2022 The Edge of the Wild Syrah Red Mountain
Nine words the wine industry has beaten to death
Why Stoller Wine Group acquired Elouan and what comes next for the company
Spring weather conditions and summer forecast for the Pacific Northwest
Washington’s white wines are having a moment
Washington winemakers should be more judicious with oak
JULY
Washington’s tasting rooms are changing
Veraison begins in the Columbia Valley
Burdoin fire impacts Columbia River Gorge wine country
BARO winery and cellar destroyed by Burdoin fire
Wineries and wine-related businesses need your support
AUGUST
A library tasting of Horsepower Vineyards wines
Lyle wineries assess damage from Burdoin fire, start to reopen
Upchurch Vineyard opens tasting room in Woodinville
Jamie Peha looks back on a career in Washington wine
VIN-STAR Imports uses “wine diplomacy” with British Columbia wines
Auction of Washington Wines raises $4M for charitable causes
Seven reasons it’s a miracle anyone gets interested in wine
Harvest begins in the Columbia Valley
SEPTEMBER
Summary of Articles August 2025
Wine Reviews September 12th 2025
Doe Bay Wine Company celebrates second year in Seattle
Avallé wine reviews September 23rd 2025
Avallé embraces the Columbia Valley
Hurt during harvest, others help out
B.C. government extending vintage replacement support comes too late
Brandon Moss joins Ackley Brands as reserve winemaker
OCTOBER
Summary of Articles September 2025
CEO Shawn Conway leaves Ste. Michelle, company names new CEOs for Washington, Oregon businesses
Don’t call it a comeback: Charles Smith launches Real Wine
Pacific Northwest summer weather and an early look at fall and winter
Sparkman Cellars and Sigillo Cellars join forces
Matías Kúsulas will take Washington to new heights (Wine Reviews October 17th 2025)
Valo and Massalto tasting room opens in Tacoma
Has focusing on “the experience” helped the wine industry or hurt it?
Devison Vintners is making some of the world’s best wine
Wine Reviews October 29th 2025
NOVEMBER
Seattle’s Fatcork still sparkling 15 years in
Aquilini ceases wine production
Jed Steele, Lemberger, and the power of wine
The 10 best Northwest wine values right now
David Rosenthal named director of winemaking at L’Ecole No. 41
British Columbia wineries show resilience after freezes
Bledsoe Family Winery breaks ground on new Walla Walla tasting room
Fall Subscriber Drive continues
Wine Reviews November 21st 2025
Five things you might not know about me
DECEMBER
Celebrate Cyber Monday at Northwest Wine Report!
Summary of articles November 2025
Evergreen Family purchases Luke Wines
2023 a strong vintage for Willamette Valley (Wine Reviews December 8th 2025)
Washington’s Wyckoff family buys Ste. Michelle Wine Estates
Additional comments from Ste. Michelle Wine Estates
Analyzing the Ste. Michelle sale Part I: Who benefits?
Analyzing the Ste. Michelle sale Part II: Questions
Give the gift of Northwest Wine Report!
Fall Subscriber Drive, final update!
House of Smith Seattle facility listed for sale
On the importance of ‘house style’ (Wine Reviews December 22nd 2025)
Happy holidays and a programming note
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