Below is a summary of articles from October. Enjoy! Summary of articles September 2026 New wine search implementation coming Eight Bells Winery’s new “10K” facility has history and a future Wine reviews October 9th 2026 Read more...
45 wines reviewed below, including the latest from Alki, Aubaine, Badger Mountain, Caliche, Cimento, Clos Clavier, Devison, Karvalé, Lydian, Lytle-Barnett, Milbrandt, Ryan Patrick, and Soos Creek. There are an impressive number of truly exciting wines Read more...
Below is a 1 minute 50 second video overview of the new Wine Search functionality. To get the most out of the video, expand it to the full screen and make sure the sound Read more...
Smoke impact is not binary (Editor's Note: This is the last in a series of articles about smoke impact in wine. Read the first article. Read the second article. Read the third article. Read the Read more...
Editor's note: This is the fourth in a series of articles this week on smoke impact in wine. Read the first article. Read the second article. Read the third article. Smoke during the growing season Read more...
Smoke from wildfires, July 2026 via Washington Weather Chasers Editor's Note: This is the third in a series of articles this week on smoke impact in wine. Read the first article. Read the Read more...
Too many winemakers don’t know enough about the subject (Editor's note: This is the second in a series of articles this week on smoke impact in wine. Read the first.) When I first started to Read more...
This is the first in a series of articles this week on smoke impact in wine, in what I am calling Smoke Week. What does smoke impact in wine smell and taste like? Here, I Read more...
The Columbia Valley is prime agricultural land, growing dozens of crops including wheat, apples, cherries, hops, and wine grapes. The latest ‘crop’? Data centers. According to the Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business, Trammell Crow Company Read more...
Next week, I will be publishing a series of articles about smoke impact in wine. There will be one article each day, Monday through Friday, looking at different aspects of the subject. If you’re not Read more...
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