Sean P. Sullivan, Author at Northwest Wine Report

About Sean P. Sullivan

Sean P. Sullivan is the founder and editor of Northwest Wine Report. He has been writing about and reviewing Northwest wine since 2004 and has written more than 400 magazine articles, published over 2,000 articles on this site, and reviewed over 16,000 Northwest wines. Read more about Sullivan on this site's About page.

Back from Walla Walla

By Sean P. Sullivan|2023-01-20T06:27:12-07:00June 8th, 2009|

Back from spending a couple days in Walla Walla for Vintage weekend. This was my first time traveling to Walla Walla for this event. Due to the cost of many of the festivities (which ranged Read more...

Retrospective – Tamarack Seven Hills Vineyard Reserve 2003

By Sean P. Sullivan|2023-01-20T06:27:12-07:00June 7th, 2009|

A continuation of looks at Walla Walla wines with a few years on them for Vintage Walla Walla weekend as the rain continues to fall…Tamarack Cellars, located in the airport region of Walla Walla, is Read more...

Walla Walla gets doused

By Sean P. Sullivan|2023-01-20T06:27:17-07:00June 7th, 2009|

As I write, a hard, extended rain falls on Walla Walla. The rain has been falling for over an hour accompanied by an electrical storm. I have not ventured to the outdoor street dance downtown Read more...

Vintage Walla Walla

By Sean P. Sullivan|2023-01-20T06:27:18-07:00June 6th, 2009|

Out in Walla Walla for Vintage weekend. Didn't get here in time to take part in some great festivities yesterday, including a tasting of vintage Walla Walla Syrah led by Paul Gregutt and the Vintage Read more...

Retrospective – Leonetti Cabernet Sauvignon 2002

By Sean P. Sullivan|2023-01-20T06:27:18-07:00June 5th, 2009|

A continuation of retrospectives for Vintage Walla Walla weekend.Starting on January 23rd of this year I opened a special bottle of wine on that date each month leading up to my 40th birthday in May. Read more...

Retrospective – Buty Rediviva of the Stones 2003

By Sean P. Sullivan|2023-01-20T06:27:18-07:00June 4th, 2009|

The first of several retrospectives as we approach Vintage Walla Walla weekend. Buty Winery is located in the airport region of Walla Walla. Caleb and Nina Foster founded the winery in 2000, and the winery Read more...

Rosé Revival

By Sean P. Sullivan|2023-01-20T06:27:19-07:00June 3rd, 2009|

Summer has arrived in the Pacific Northwest and nothing says summer more than rosé. Tonight Seattle Uncorked is hosting their 7th annual summer wine event - Rosé Revival & Other Cool Whites - at Ray's Read more...

Washington Wine Round-up – May 15th to 31st

By Sean P. Sullivan|2023-01-20T06:27:19-07:00June 2nd, 2009|

A summary of articles from May 15th to May 31st on Washington wine. For your reading pleasure, the June/July issue of WINO Magazine is out. From around the country… The San Francisco Chronicle writes about Read more...

Five Under Fifteen – May

By Sean P. Sullivan|2023-01-20T06:27:19-07:00June 1st, 2009|

In tough times, we continue the search for good, inexpensive wines.Corvidae is a new winery from David O’Reilly of Owen Roe fame. The winery gets its name from a family of birds that includes crows. Read more...

L’Ecole No. 41 Recess Red 2007

By Sean P. Sullivan|2023-01-20T06:27:20-07:00May 30th, 2009|

L’Ecole No. 41’s Recess Red is the winery’s red table wine. This wine is typically composed of barrels that didn’t make it in to L’Ecole’s higher end wines as well as the hard press fractions Read more...