Weekday on KUOW ‘Wine Wars’ Show
For those who missed last Friday's Weekday show on KUOW 94.9FM, here is a link to the show. Mike Veseth, author of the book Wine Wars and the blog The Wine Economist, Richard Kinssies of Read more...
Meet the Griessels! A Look at the New Owners of Betz Family Winery
What follows is a Focus Report on Betz Family Winery. Download a .pdf version of this report here. Read previous Focus reports here.The Washington wine world was stunned last spring when industry icon Bob Betz Read more...
Here we go again – Washington gears up for another liquor privatization initiative
Note: I will be speaking on Weekday on KUOW 94.9 FM today at 9am about globalization of the wine industry and Q13 at 5:30pm about the Seattle Metropolitan Top 100 list. Tune in!Just when you Read more...
Washington Wine Round-up September 1st to 7th 2011
Note: I will be speaking on Weekday on KUOW 94.9 FM this Friday at 9am about globalization of the wine industry and Q13 that same day at 5:30pm about the Seattle Metropolitan Top 100 list. Read more...
Wine Touring Season Kicks Into Full Gear
The following post was written by Carrie Simon. Simon is the founder of Washington Wine 9, a custom trip planning service for travelers to Washington State’s wine country.The season’s not over yet! In fact, one Read more...
Washington Wine Round-up August 22nd to 31st 2011
A round-up of stories on Washington wine from August 22nd to 31st. From around the country… The Washington Post writes about Washington Riesling. Wine Spectator writes about the 2011 growing season. The Cannon Beach Gazette Read more...
The ‘Great Dream’ becomes a Force Majeure: Grand Rêve Vintners gets a name change
It seems you can’t name anything in this country without tripping over someone who has something obliquely similar and whose lawyers threaten trouble (US Olympic Committee versus Olympic Cellars anyone?). I mean seriously folks, stop Read more...
Summary of Posts for August 2011
Below is a summary of posts for August 2011. Summary of Posts for July 2011 Maison Bleue – The Stuff of Dreams Tasting Note Database updated 2011 Auction of Washington Wines Washington wine round-up July Read more...
Riesling Rules! Five Rieslings Under $15
In tough times, we continue the search for good, inexpensive wines. In this month’s Five Wines Under $15 we focus on Riesling. Riesling not only represents Washington’s second most planted white grape at 6,320 acres Read more...
Gorman Winery – Wines that Go to Eleven
Tasting through the current set of releases from winemaker Chris Gorman of Gorman Winery, it is hard to think of a Washington winery that has a more impressive lineup. Chris Gorman began his career in Read more...
