When Wine Writers Are Wrong
As wine reviewers, there is an understanding (hopefully) that we are reviewing each wine at a particular moment in time. It is a snapshot. There is an expectation, though, that we can project that snapshot Read more...
Contact your Senator in support of Senate Bill 5731
As many of you know, Initiative 1183, which privatized spirits sales in Washington among a number of other changes, prohibited stores under 10,000 square feet from selling spirits. This was ostensibly done to keep spirits Read more...
February Virtual Tasting – Dusted Valley Boomtown Chardonnay 2010
The February Virtual Tasting wine is the Dusted Valley Vintners 2010 Boomtown Chardonnay. This wine retails for $15 and is reasonably widely available. The tasting will take place on Thursday February 28th from 7-8pm Pacific. What you Read more...
Proposed ‘The Rocks of Milton-Freewater’ AVA focuses on terroir
NB: The appellation name was subsequently changed to The Rocks District of Milton-Freewater. For years, winemakers and wine lovers alike have discussed the distinctiveness of the wines coming from the section of the Walla Walla Valley Read more...
Washington Wine Round-up February 8th to 14th 2013
A round-up of stories on Washington wine from February 8th to 14th 2013. Read previous round-ups here. From around the country… Shanken Daily News writes about controversy with privatization. The LA Times writes about a bill in Washington Read more...
A Walk Down Yakima’s North Front Street
The following article was written by Ryan Messer. Messer lives in the Yakima Valley and writes about travel and wine tourism in the valley and throughout the state. Read additional background here. I am a Read more...
The Dreaded Valentine’s Day Wine & Chocolate Pairing
Watch my segment on wine and chocolate pairing on Seattle’s Q13 News here. We love to talk about pairing wine and chocolate, but most wine lovers and chocoholics would agree that the pairing is often Read more...
Legends – Erath’s Gary Horner
This is the first in a series of posts on some of the founding wineries and individuals in the Oregon wine industry. Going on 30 years of winemaking – nearly ten at one of Oregon’s Read more...
How Two Wines Changed The Way I Think About Cork Taint
I have written in the past (at length) about corked wines, specifically, those wines affected by TCA. TCA causes off aromas and flavors that are variously described as damp basement, wet newspaper, or wet dog among Read more...
Washington Wine Round-up February 1st to 7th 2013
A round-up of stories on Washington wine from February 1st to 7th. Read previous round-ups here. From around the country… Wines & Vines writes about the Washington Wine Commission implementing its new strategy. Good Fruit Grower writes Read more...
