Washington Wine Round-up May 8th to 14th 2013
A round-up of stories on Washington wine from May 8th to May 14th. Read previous round-ups here. From around the country… San Jose Mercury News writes about O Wines. Read more…
What is Washington’s signature grape? You decide!
Tasting through a large set of Washington wines, I am always struck by the diversity of grapes produced here. Here’s a list of varieties that I’ve come across from the Evergreen State this month: Read more...
May Virtual Tasting – L’Ecole No 41 Chenin Blanc
The May Virtual Tasting wine is the L'Ecole No 41 2012 Chenin Blanc. This wine retails for $14 and is fairly widely available. The tasting will take place on Thursday May 30th from 7-8pm Pacific. What Read more...
Washington Wine Round-up May 1st to May 7th 2013
A round-up of stories on Washington wine from May 1 to May 7. Read previous round-ups here. From around the country… The Anchorage Daily News writes about the 2010 Hedges CMS. The Pensacola News Journal writes about Duck Read more...
Fresh Sheet May 9th 2013
Today’s Fresh Sheet – new and recent releases – includes wines from Mark Ryan Winery, Sleight of Hand Cellars, Convergence Zone Cellars, Kevin White Winery, Mosquito Fleet Winery, Wind Rose Cellars, Kerloo Cellars, JB Neufeld, and Tranche Cellars. Read more…
Pic of the Vine – May 2013
Pic of the Vine is a monthly image from photographer Richard Duval. See previous images here. While there's not an official start to Washington's wine touring season, we do know how to recognize the signs. Spring Read more...
Old school! Recent print publications
The May/June issue of Edible Seattle has an article I wrote on Cadence titled, "Time in the cellar - The patient rhythms of Cadence Winery." See a list of locations to purchase a copy here. Also, the May issue Read more...
Washington Wine Round-up April 22nd to April 30th 2013
A round-up of stories on Washington wine from April 22nd to April 30th. Read previous round-ups here. From around the country… At the New York Times, Eric Asimov writes about terroirist Kevin Pogue and Walla Walla wine. Read more...
The Rise of Washington Riesling
What follows is a guest post by Andy Perdue of GreatNorthwestWine.com. While Riesling is not Washington’s No. 1 grape – barely – it is the white wine that most defines the state. This is driven by Read more...
Summary of Posts for April 2013
Below is a summary of posts for April 2013. Summary of posts for March 2013 Bloomberg bloviates about a few Washington wines, little else Old school! Recent print publications Bud break in eastern Washington Read more...
