Rulo Winery – A labor of love
The husband and wife team of Kurt and Vicki Schlicker started Rulo Winery in 2000. That year, the Schlickers made 300 cases of wine and purchased a small plot of land south of downtown Walla Read more...
Summary of Posts for January 2011
Below is a summary of posts from January 2011.Summary of posts for 2010Best of Washington Wine Report 2010Washington Wine Round-up December 22nd to 31stWashington State Liquor Control Board clamps down on ‘corkage free zone’More on Read more...
Tonight! January Virtual Tasting 2008 Waterbrook Melange Noir
January's Virtual Tasting is tonight! The wine is the 2008 Waterbrook Melange Noir. This wine retails for $15 and is widely available.What you need to do to participate is:1. Buy this month’s wine from a Read more...
160,000 tons in 2010, 700 wineries…and Riesling once again rules!
REMINDER: This month’s Virtual Tasting takes place this Thursday from 7-8pm. Read more about it here. Washington State’s total grape production reached 160,000 tons in 2010, marking a record high production level. White Riesling took Read more...
Five Wines Under $15 – January
REMINDER: This month’s Virtual Tasting takes place this Thursday from 7-8pm. Read more about it here. In tough times, we continue the search for good, inexpensive wines. Pacific Rim is Washington’s Riesling specialist. The winery Read more...
Washington Wine Round-up January 15th to 21st
REMINDER: This month’s Virtual Tasting takes place this Thursday from 7-8pm. Read more about it here. A round-up of stories on Washington wine from January 15th to 21st. See previous round-ups here.From around the country…The Read more...
Updated: Washington Wines in the Spotlight At White House State Dinner
While Washington wines have gained increased prominence of late, Wednesday marked another step forward with two of the state’s top wines served at a White House State Dinner.The dinner with China’s President Hu Jintao, which Read more...
Reduce, reuse…refill wine bottles?
The Great Recession has left many in the wine business looking for new ways to provide high quality wine at more affordable prices. One approach, which I wrote about recently, is keg wine. Another, which Read more...
Washington Wine Round-up January 8th to 14th
A round-up of stories on Washington wine from January 8th to 14th. See previous round-ups here.From around the country…The Okalahoma Gazette writes about Washington wine.From the blogosphere…Nectar Tasting Room & Wine Bar writes about the Read more...
Washington tops 40,000 acres planted
Washington’s vineyard plantings exceeded 40,000 acres in 2010 according to the United States Department of Agriculture. Plantings totaled 40,575.9 acres, up from 36,500 acres in 2009.The majority of the increase came from plantings in the Read more...
