Tasting Note Database updated
The Tasting Note Database has been updated to the present date. See an explanation of the fields here.Enjoy!
Tonight! August Virtual Tasting – 2011 Milbrandt Vineyards Pinot Gris
If anyone ever asks me how to plan a successful event, I always advise to pit it against a considerably larger event going on at the same time. Tonight, we tilt at windmills on #cabernet Read more...
Flying Dreams: From Broadway Dancer to Washington Winemaker
Part of what makes the Washington wine industry such a fascinating place to explore is all of the individual stories. For many, winemaking is a second or even third career. One such example comes from Read more...
Fresh Sheet August 28th 2012
Today’s Fresh Sheet – new and recent releases – includes wines from Robert Ramsay Cellars, Cadaretta, AntoLin Cellars, Palouse Winery, Canoe Ridge Vineyard, Erath, Zero One Vintners, and For a Song. Read Read more...
Five Wines Under $15 – August 2012
In tough times, we continue the search for good, inexpensive wines. Read more…
Washington Wine Round-up August 15th to 21st 2012
A round-up of stories on Washington wine from August 15th to 21st. Read previous round-ups here.From around the country…Washington Examiner recommends the Columbia Merlot.Midland Daily News writes about Dan Wampfler of Dunham.Dawson Times writes about Read more...
Seattle Metropolitan’s Top 100 Washington Wines
The September issue of Seattle Metropolitan magazine is now in stores and on-line and features this year's list of the Top 100 Washington wines.A few words about how I compiled the list. As stated in Read more...
Mark Ryan Winery Puts Down Roots
I have written before that where winemaker Mark McNeilly of Mark Ryan Winery goes, other wineries are sure to follow. Take heed.McNeilly has long been on the vanguard of Washington wine. He was one of Read more...
How to Approach the Wild Wine Blogger
I often see presentations at marketing seminars on ‘how to deal with wine bloggers’ or some such, as if we were wild animals to be approached with extreme caution. While there may be some truth Read more...
Coming Soon…Seattle Metropolitan’s Top 100 Washington Wines
The September issue of Seattle Metropolitan magazine contains this year’s list of the Top 100 Washington wines, written again by yours truly. Subscribers received the magazine over the weekend. It will be on newsstands this Read more...
