The tasting room arms race
Tasting rooms are now part bar, part coffee shop, part restaurant, and part activities center. Where is it all going, and is it sustainable? In days not long ago, a tasting room experience typically consisted Read more...
Why Ste. Michelle sold Sonoma’s Patz & Hall
Patz & Hall, Sonoma, CA courtesy Ste. Michelle Wine Estates James Hall, the founding partner and winemaker at Sonoma’s Patz & Hall, announced on Monday that he had purchased the winery back from Read more...
Trothe aims to elevate Horse Heaven Hills Cabernet Sauvignon
Ray McKee (left) and Jeff Andrews, Trothe. Copyright Richard Duval. “What I want to do is create a wine that can sit at the table with a world class wine from anywhere in Read more...
Washington growing season summaries 2005-2023
Photograph by Richard Duval Over the next series of weeks, I will be rolling out a group of pages with growing season, vintage, and other information for Washington. I am starting today with Read more...
Simonit & Sirch partners with Conner Lee Vineyard, first Washington venture
Conner Lee Vineyard, copyright Richard Duval Simonit & Sirch, an international vine pruning and training consulting company, is now working with Washington’s Conner Lee Vineyard. This is the company’s first foray into Washington Read more...
20 must-try wines at Taste Washington
Photo copyright Suzi Pratt. Taste Washington, the nation’s largest, single region tasting event, is coming March 14th through 24th. Taste Washington is the event to attend if you are interested in or love Read more...
The Horse Heaven Hills is Washington Cabernet Heaven
Horse Heaven Hills copyright Richard Duval Wine Reviews March 6th 2024 (50+ wines reviewed below and in the database, including the latest from Betz Family, Capital Call, City Limits, Covington, Fidélitas, Gramercy, Quady Read more...
Serge Laville named winemaker at Reali Family Vineyard
Serge Laville (left) with Kristin and Ken Reali. Photograph by Kristina Reali. Reali Family Vineyard, a new project in Walla Walla Valley, has hired Serge Laville as the estate’s founding winemaker. Laville, one Read more...
Claire Jarreau named head winemaker at Brooks Winery
L to R: Janie Brooks Heuck, Chris Williams, Claire Jarreau, Brooks Winery. Photograph by Carolyn Wells-Kramer. Brooks Winery in Willamette Valley has promoted associate winemaker Claire Jarreau to head winemaker. Long-time winemaker Chris Read more...
Summary of Articles February 2024
Below is a summary of articles published in February. Enjoy! Summary of Articles January 2024 WA State Wine Commission pivots toward distributors in new strategic plan The pitch for Red Mountain (Wine Reviews February 5, Read more...
