Long time readers know of my concern (obsession?) with wine temperature. Summer is thus a particularly challenging time for me. I am constantly transferring wines from the fridge to the ice bucket to the freezer. Read more...
A round-up of stories on Washington wine from August 8th to 14th. Please add links to articles I missed during this time period to the comments section. See previous round-ups here. From around the country…The Read more...
What follows is a Focus report on Grand Rêve. Download a .pdf version of this report here. Read previous Focus reports here. Grand Rêve – the name of a new winery in Washington State – Read more...
Please note: The date of the August Virtual Tasting has been moved to Tuesday August 31st. Our August Virtual Tasting wine, as suggested by Chef Frank Magaña at Picazo 7Seventeen, will be the 2009 Chinook Read more...
Tero Estates is set apart from its peers in the Walla Walla Valley. The drive out to the winery, which goes deep into the heart of the ‘occupied area’ of the Walla Walla Valley American Read more...
A comparison I often hear is that current day Walla Walla Valley resembles Napa Valley in the 1970s. There are, in fact, numerous parallels. There is a spirit of cooperation in Walla Walla that is Read more...
A round-up of stories on Washington wine from August 1st to 7th. Please add links in the comments section to any I missed.From around the country…The Witchita-Falls TimesRecordNews writes about the Red Diamond Merlot.Sunset Magazine Read more...
What follows is a section of my 2010 Walla Walla Spring Release Report. The report will be published in its entirety in .pdf form after the last entry is posted to the blog. See previous Read more...
Shelf-talkers are an omnipresent part of the retail wine business. These cards underneath wine bottles provide information about the winery, tasting notes, and sometimes ratings. Often hand written, they can give a personal touch in Read more...
Dave Butner of Kaella Winery is a Social Media success story. A native of Los Angeles, Butner moved to Washington in 1984. He started out as a home brewer around this time and didn’t turn Read more...
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