Below is a summary of articles for July 2024. Enjoy! Summary of Articles June 2024 A look at O’Neill Vintners & Distillers’ acquisition of Wines of Substance On wine serving temperature (Wine Reviews July 8th Read more...
O’Neill executive VP, winegrowing Kryss Speegle, M.W. On July 1st, California-based O’Neill Vintners & Distillers purchased Wines of Substance, one of Washington’s largest wine brands. The acquisition was O’Neill’s first foray into the Read more...
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Okanagan Valley vineyard in Osoyoos, British Columbia, Nalida Sukprasert In a memo dated July 25th, the Liquor Distribution Branch (LDB) outlined a relief plan for British Columbia (B.C.) wineries impacted by the January Read more...
Colter's Creek Winery fire Colter’s Creek Winery, located in Juliaetta, Idaho, was destroyed by fire July 25th. The entire inventory of the winery was also consumed by the blaze. “The winery is gone,” Read more...
Jessica Munnell (right), Tom Merkle, Rachel Mercer, Wautoma Springs. Image copyright Richard Duval. Wautoma Springs, based out of Prosser, will open a satellite tasting room in Woodinville. The tasting room will be located Read more...
Artist rendering of DeLille's University Village main dining room. Winery’s first expansion to Seattle DeLille Cellars, one of Woodinville’s founding wineries, will open a restaurant and tasting room in Seattle’s University Village. The Read more...
Veraison in Merlot at Weinbau Vineyard, courtesy Brittany Komm Veraison, the changing of color of the grapes, has begun in the Columbia Valley. Brittany Komm, vineyard operations manager at Sagemoor Vineyards, reported seeing Read more...
The following article was written by Michael Fagin. Fagin is an operational meteorologist providing weather forecasts to clients in the Pacific Northwest and providing custom forecast for groups climbing Mt. Everest and other major peaks. Read more...
Walla Walla Valley will host the second annual Grenache Festival this fall. As in its first iteration, the event will feature a combination of educational seminars, walk around tastings, and live music. “It ultimately came Read more...
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