Two thousand and two marked the second vintage for Walla Walla’s Cougar Crest. The winery produced 4,000 cases of wine that year and began its meteoric rise. Winemaker Debbie Hansen received high Wine Spectator scores Read more...
SuLei Cellars (pronounced soo-lay) is a new Walla Walla winery. The word SuLei is a synonym for the Celtic Mother Goddess Sulis Minerva. The word is also intended as an indication of the partnership between Read more...
This month’s Virtual Tasting wine will be Waterbrook’s 2006 Melange Noir. The tasting will take place on Wednesday June 24th from 7-9pm. The 2006 Melange Noir retails for $15, can frequently be found on sale, Read more...
A summary of articles from June 1st to June 7th.From around the country…The Walla Street Journal writes about vacationing in the vineyards with a callout to Walla Walla.The Palm Beach Pulse looks at Columbia Crest’s Read more...
In the coming months, a number of Walla Walla wineries are planning to open tasting rooms west of the Cascades in the Woodinville area. Wineries at some stage of considering this include Dusted Valley Vintners, Read more...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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