Bloom is occurring in eastern Washington as evidenced by this picture of Cabernet Sauvignon from Double Canyon Vineyard in the Horse Heaven Hills, courtesy of vineyard manager William Beightol. Beightol said that the bloom date was tracking Read more...
A round-up of stories on Northwest wine from May 15th to May 21st. Read previous round-ups here. From around the country… The San Francisco Chronicle writes about Analemma (highly recommend checking this winery out). The San Jose Mercury News writes Read more...
The May Virtual Tasting is tonight! The wine is the L'Ecole No 41 2013 Columbia Valley Chenin Blanc. This wine retails for $14 and is fairly widely available. What you need to do to participate is: 1. Read more...
Spring abounds as this image from Corvus Cellars’ Red Mountain vineyard vividly illustrates. As resident Washington Wine Report photographer Richard Duval notes, “Wine lovers heading to Revelry at Red Mountain this weekend will be greeted by these green vineyards Read more...
A round-up of stories on Northwest wine from May 8th to 14th. Read previous round-ups here. From around the country… The St. Louis Dispatch writes that dry riesling and gewürztraminer are more food-friendly. The Minneapolis Star Tribune writes about Washington Read more...
The May Virtual Tasting wine is the L’Ecole No 41 2013 Columbia Valley Chenin Blanc. This wine retails for $14 and is fairly widely available. The tasting will take place on Wednesday May 28th from Read more...
A round-up of stories on Northwest wine from May 1st to May 7th. Read previous round-ups here. From around the country… The Minneapolis Star Tribune writes that wine-wise, Washington does right by whites. The Santa Rosa Press Democrat Read more...
The May-June issue of Vineyard & Winery Management has an article I wrote on recent investments in Washington titled "Northwest Tipping Point" (Note: downloads .pdf). See a list of previous publications here. Enjoy!
A round up of stories on Northwest wine from April 22nd to 30th. Read previous round-ups here. From around the country… The Wall Street Journal writes that Seattle is the land of serious sommeliers. The Los Angeles Times Read more...
Please note that on the April 30th Fresh Sheet there was a lack of congruence between the star ratings listed and the parenthetical definitions of these star ratings for several wines. Specifically, several wines showed a four Read more...
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