“An Alsatian Riesling was the first wine that I tasted where it made me differentiate more than just white or red wine,” says Anthony Sereni, new director of winemaking at Flâneur Wines in Carlton, Oregon. Read more...
Nine Hats has opened a tasting room in Walla Walla. The tasting room officially opened May 3rd for Spring Release Weekend. “We’ve always been interested in having a presence for Nine Hats in Walla Walla,” Read more...
I’ve created a summary table that contains information for each of Washington's 20 appellations plus The Rocks District of Milton-Freewater, a nested appellation of on the Oregon side of Walla Walla Valley. The table contains Read more...
White wine grapes at Antione Creek Vineyard. Image by Richard Duval. 60+ wines reviewed below and in the database, including the latest from Amos Rome, Baer, Beckstone, Cedergreen, Columbia Crest, Dahlman, Devison, Fortuity, Gargantua, Read more...
As the one year anniversary of formally launching the paid subscription side of Northwest Wine Report approaches next week, I wanted to extend my sincerest thanks to everyone who has subscribed to this site over Read more...
Brennon Leighton, vice president of winemaking and vineyards at House of Smith, has left the winery as of April 30th. Leighton spent 12 years at House of Smith and helped grow it into one of Read more...
Image by Richard Duval. Below is a summary of articles from May. Enjoy! Summary of Articles April 2024 Hospice du Rhône Walla Walla in 12 pictures Eight insider thoughts on Hospice du Rhône Read more...
Andrews family, Horse Heaven Wine Company Company will also open a McKinley Springs tasting room in Richland Horse Heaven Wine Company (HHWC) has purchased the Ste. Michelle Wine Estates (SMWE) facility in Prosser, Read more...
Lytle-Barnett and Aubaine have opened a shared tasting room in downtown Dundee in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. The tasting room had its grand opening May 10th. “It's a great opportunity to introduce the wineries to people Read more...
DIAM closure (top) compared to natural cork. In recent years there has been a dramatic increase in the use of DIAM and related closures in the Pacific Northwest. Cork taint, meanwhile, has remained Read more...
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