Fresh Sheet December 18th 2012
Today’s Fresh Sheet – new and recent releases – includes wines from Walla Walla Vintners, The Grande Dalles, L’Ecole No 41, Tulpen Cellars, Sinclair Estate Vineyards, and Corvus Cellars. Read more…
Washington Wine Round-up December 8th to 14th 2012
A round-up of stories on Washington wine from December 8th to 14th 2012. Read previous round-ups here. From around the country… No love this week. From the blogosphere… Great Northwest Wine writes about Ryan Patrick hiring a new brand Read more...
Making holiday glögg from Washington wine
Below is a recipe my girlfriend adapted for making glögg – mulled wine – using wines from Washington. Enjoy! Read more…
Pic of the Vine – December 2012
Pic of the Vine is a monthly image taken by contributor Richard Duval. See other Pic of the Vine images here. December’s Pic of the Vine is a clever and fitting creation of Christmas lights at Bellevue’s Read more...
Change is in the air at EFESTĒ
Change is in the air at Woodinville’s EFESTĒ with former winemaker Brennon Leighton heading to Charles Smith Wines earlier this year (more on this in a future post) and Peter Devison, who was previously making wine at Precept Wine, Read more...
Old school! Recent print publications
The current issue of Washington Tasting Room Magazine has an article I wrote titled, "The Year in Wine 2012-2013." See a list of locations to find a copy here. Enjoy!
Washington Wine Round-up December 1st to 7th 2012
A round-up of stories on Washington wine from December 1st to 7th 2012. Read previous round-ups here. From around the country… Shanken Daily News writes about the increase in wine grapevine acreage in Washington. The San Francisco Read more...
Walla Walla Valley Report 2012 Part IV
Below is Part IV of a report from the Walla Walla Valley including wines from àMaurice Cellars, Seven Hills Winery, Tamarack Cellars, Pepper Bridge, and Amavi Cellars. Read Part I here, Part II here, and Part III here. Photographs by Richard Duval. Click on Read more...
December Virtual Tasting – Treveri Cellars Brut Blanc de Blanc
The December Virtual Tasting wine is the Treveri Cellars Brut Blanc de Blanc NV. This wine retails for $14 and is reasonably widely available. The tasting will take place on Thursday December 20th from 7-8pm Pacific. What Read more...
Washington Wine Round-up November 22nd to 30th 2012
A round-up of stories on Washington wine from November 22nd to 30th 2012. Read previous round-ups here. From around the country… Alister & Paine makes the 2008 Cayuse Vineyards God Only Knows Grenache its wine of the week. Read more...
