After a series of recent challenges, Smith is back to doing what he does best: creating eye-catching brands that provide quality Charles Smith, founder of Seattle’s House of Smith Wines, has launched a new brand Read more...
55+ wines reviewed below and in the database, including the latest from Avennia, Cadence, Caelestis, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Contact, Dineen, Domaine Lumineux, Gård, King Estate, Liminal, Reali, Rujaya, Slope Life, Soos Creek, Spring Valley, and Read more...
Conway’s tenure marked by winery sales, dropped contracts, tasting room closures, and a reduction-in-force. Only time will tell if he was able to right the ship. Ste. Michelle Wine Estates (SMWE) CEO Shawn Conway has Read more...
Below is a summary of articles from September. Enjoy! Summary of Articles August 2025 Wine Reviews September 12th 2025 Doe Bay Wine Company celebrates second year in Seattle Avallé wine reviews September 23rd 2025 Avallé Read more...
Brandon Moss, Ackley Brands Also, Ackley’s Prosser production facility is now Demeter Biodynamic and CCOF Organic certified, only second in state Brandon Moss has joined Ackley Brands as reserve winemaker. Moss will lead Read more...
It looks as if the government has done something to help wineries, when the actual effect might not be that different than doing nothing while saying no more assistance is coming. It’s an outrage. The Read more...
Ben Smith, Cadence As fate would have it, Ben Smith, owner and winemaker of Cadence winery in Seattle, got hurt on the very first day of harvest. “I was just lifting an empty Read more...
“The Columbia Valley is a gift,” says Bryan Otis, founder of Avallé. The newly formed company is a collection of wineries that includes Matthews, Tenor, Jaine, Single Barrel, From the Sky Down, and Blackboard. Avallé Read more...
37 wines reviewed below from the Avallé portfolio. Avallé is a collection of wineries that includes Matthews, Tenor, Jaine, Single Barrel, From the Sky Down, and Blackboard. Read an article from today about the company. Read more...
Cole Sisson, Doe Bay Wine Company At a time when the wine industry is facing historic headwinds and many businesses are closing, Washington’s Doe Bay Wine Company is not just surviving but thriving. Read more...
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