Among the many changes in wine over the last ten years has been a general increase in alcohol and a decrease in acid levels. These changes have resulted from evolutions in viticulture, enology, and consumer Read more...
Quilceda Creek has announced their fall releases. This includes three wines from the 2007 vintage – a Galitzine Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, a Palengat Vineyard Proprietary Red Wine, and a Columbia Valley Red Wine.Quilceda Creek made Read more...
A round-up of stories on Washington wine from July 8th to 14th. Feel free to add any posts I missed to the comments section.Buckle your seatbelts ladies and gentlemen. This round-up is a long one.From Read more...
Mike Wade of Fielding Hills Winery recalls a formative wine experience at Chieftain Restaurant in Wenatchee, Washington. An avid beer drinker at the time, Wade decided one night to try a glass of “house Burgundy” Read more...
Last month I wrote about a few recent trends in the Washington wine industry. Here I discuss other recent trends and the potential implications for the coming years.Increased Number of Grape Varieties PlantedFor many years Read more...
Joseph Ramseyer started making wine in Washington in the 1960s. These were the early days of the rebirth of the state’s wine industry when Associated Vintners (now Columbia Winery) and Ste. Michelle Vintners (now Chateau Read more...
In the wine business, like in almost every business, location matters. Wineries spend a good deal of time thinking about where to hang their sign to make sure that they draw enough visitors to sustain Read more...
Below is a list of known posts from July 1st to July 7th related to the 2010 Wine Bloggers Conference. Please add links to additional posts during this time period to the comments section.From the Read more...
A round-up of stories on Washington wine from July 1st to 7th. See the special Wine Bloggers Conference edition for additional posts on Washington wine during this time period. Please refer any complaints regarding this Read more...
Despite the fact that Washington State wines have received numerous accolades and high scores in recent years, many people remain unaware that Washington is a significant wine region. Surely, people who pay close attention to Read more...
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