Orr Royal Slope Red “Especially being in Woodinville, it's easy for me to ignore vineyard workers,” says Erica Orr, owner and winemaker at Orr Wines in the town’s Warehouse District. Indeed, Woodinville is Read more...
Actor Cara Buono showing off Karen Wheeler's killer bottle of Chardonnay The hit Netflix series Stranger Things wrapped up recently after five seasons. The good news is that wine plays a prominent role Read more...
Earlier this month Facebook created a substantial amount of chaos by suspending page recommendations from millions of business page owners around the world. Business owners running pages associated with wineries, breweries, distilleries, and related businesses Read more...
On or around January 9th, millions of businesses across the U.S. and around the world received notifications that Facebook would no longer be recommending their pages. Businesses with pages related to wine, beer, and spirits Read more...
Sauvignon Blanc, Boushey Vineyard, Yakima Valley by Richard Duval Drumroll please. The 2026 Northwest Challenge Wine is… Sauvignon Blanc! What you need to do to participate is: 1. Say “I accept the 2026 Read more...
I've been writing about the issue of Facebook suspending recommendations for pages, including many pages associated with the wine, beer, and spirits industries. (See here and here.) I’ve seen a number of recommendations from various Read more...
One user with Meta Verified was told that a "bug" affected "millions" of Facebook pages. If so, Meta has failed to inform businesses about the issue. This past week, wine, beer, and other alcohol associated Read more...
David Bowman, CEO, Ste. Michelle Wine Estates Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, Washington’s largest winery, has announced a series of leadership changes. David Bowman has been appointed CEO. Bowman was previously co-CEO with Anna Read more...
Peter Dow at Red Willow Vineyard, Yakima Valley Peter Dow, founder of Café Juanita in Kirkland, Washington as well as Cavatappi Winery and Cavatappi Distribuzione in Seattle, passed away December 22nd after a Read more...
Changes also appear to have impacted beer, spirits, and some non-alcohol related businesses Last week wine, beer, and spirits-related businesses received unwelcome news. Meta notified business owners that their pages would no longer be recommended Read more...
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