This is the third in a four part series about Initiatives 1100 and 1105. In the first part, I gave the initiative titles, how we got here, and a quick summary of the two initiatives. Read more...
Based on reader suggestion, October’s Virtual Tasting wine will be the 2008 Alexandria Nicole Cellars Quarry Butte. The tasting will take place Wednesday October 27rd from 7-8pm Pacific Time. The wine retails for $20 and Read more...
As part of a subsequent post about Initiatives 1100 and 1105 following the current series, I will be giving the perspective of people at all three of the distribution tiers: wineries, distributors, and retailers. If Read more...
This is the second in a four part series about Initiatives 1100 and 1105. In today’s post, I breakdown Initiative 1100. Next, a look at Initiative 1105. See the first part of the series here.Yesterday, Read more...
For people looking to understand Initiatives 1100 and 1105 on the November ballot in Washington State, in the next series of posts I will attempt to summarize relevant background information. While I have tried to Read more...
The 2010 harvest is underway in Washington State. Over the coming weeks, I will provide weekly updates on what is picked, where, and when. See previous reports here.10/13 Update: The past week was a bit Read more...
Washington State adopted its initiative process in 1912. Since that time, the initiative process has been used to enact laws large and small. Documents from the Secretary of State say, “Today, if Washingtonians are dissatisfied Read more...
Richard Funk and Anita Funk moved to Walla Walla from Montana in 1991. Upon arriving, Richard Funk took up work as an Environmental Health Specialist for the Walla Walla County Health Department. The position gave Read more...
A round-up of stories on Washington wine from October 1st to 7th. Please add links to any articles I missed to the comments section. See previous round-ups here.From around the country…The San Francisco Chronicle writes Read more...
With the economy putting the focus squarely on providing as much quality for the lowest price possible, wineries have been increasingly focused on value priced wines. The frequent refrain of late talking to Washington winemakers Read more...
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