A round-up of stories on Washington wine from March 8th to 14th. Read previous round-ups here. From around the country…The San Francisco Chronicle writes about Washington considering wine tastings at farmer’s markets.Aspen Daily News writes Read more...
At this year's Washington Association of Wine Grape Growers conference, an interesting and important question was asked: Is Washington Syrah a star or is it FUBAR? Panelists Bob Betz (Betz Family Winery), Marty Clubb (L'Ecole Read more...
The Taste Washington Japan event scheduled in Tokyo later this week has been postponed due to the massive earthquake and tsunami in Sendai. A trade tasting in Osaka continued as scheduled.The promotional event in Tokyo Read more...
The big story in Washington wine earlier this month was eight Walla Walla wineries cited by the state Liquor Control Board for selling alcohol to minors. By the end of last week details had emerged Read more...
A round-up of stories on Washington wine from March 1st to 7th. See previous round-ups here.From around the country…The Miami Herald writes about Pacific Rim’s 2008 Vin de Glaciere.The Great Falls Tribune writes about an Read more...
Many a wine consumer has tasted a wine and then looked at the alcohol level and thought, “That doesn’t seem right.” There are many reasons why that suspicion might be correct.Wines fourteen percent alcohol by Read more...
In a sign that the wine touring season is upon us, the Washington State Wine 2011 Tour Guide has been released.This year’s tour guide has been radically changed from previous versions. The guide is physically Read more...
EFESTĒ winemaker Brennon Leighton is a force of nature. As passionate and opinionated as he is talented, Leighton is poised to make a huge impression on the Washington wine scene in the decades to come. Read more...
March's Virtual Tasting will be the 2008 Desert Wind Ruah Red Wine. This wine retails for $20 and is widely available. The tasting will take place on Wednesday March 30th from 7-8pm Pacific Time.What you Read more...
I noticed a disturbing thing when I created my list of top wines from 2010. When going through my tasting note database I came upon the rating for the 2007 Col Solare Red Wine and Read more...
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