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.

Station break

By Sean P. Sullivan|2026-07-06T18:16:30-07:00July 6th, 2026|

Please note that there will be a brief pause in publishing.

Joe Campbell, Willamette Valley wine pioneer, passes away

By Sean P. Sullivan|2026-07-02T07:32:29-07:00July 1st, 2026|

Joe Campbell, founder of Elk Cove Vineyards in Willamette Valley, passed away June 28th in Sherwood, Oregon. He was 87 years old. Campbell and his wife Pat founded Elk Cove Vineyards in 1974. It was Read more...

Summary of articles June 2026

By Sean P. Sullivan|2026-07-30T09:34:32-07:00July 1st, 2026|

Below is a summary of articles from June. Enjoy! Summary of articles May 2026 What a barrier wine article does (and doesn’t) looks like A note to subscribers Full Pour represents the future of print Read more...

El Niño: Is it the big one, and what does it mean for Northwest summer weather?

By Sean P. Sullivan|2026-06-29T20:35:24-07:00June 30th, 2026|

Photo credit Roger Pielke Jr. 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 forecasts for groups Read more...

Wine Reviews June 29 2026

By Sean P. Sullivan|2026-07-31T17:06:24-07:00June 29th, 2026|

56 wines reviewed below, including the latest from Baer, Balsall Creek, Devison, Dusted Valley, Echolands, Evolve, Five Arrow by Monson Ranch, Goose Ridge, Grosgrain, Lawrelin, LucidWild, Obelisco, Substance, Telaya, Tranche, Trisaetum, and Windhorse. By this Read more...

Ste. Michelle closes Northstar tasting room, production facility

By Sean P. Sullivan|2026-06-25T09:10:18-07:00June 24th, 2026|

Northstar Winery by Richard Duval Northstar brand will continue Ste. Michelle Wine Estates (SMWE), Washington’s largest winery, is closing its Northstar tasting room and production facility in Walla Walla, Washington. The tasting room, Read more...

Listening to the wines of Walla Walla’s Hoquetus Wine Co.

By Sean P. Sullivan|2026-06-21T23:23:33-07:00June 22nd, 2026|

Robert Gomez, Hoquetus Wine Co. by Richard Duval “I think there are a lot of parallels between wine and music,” says Robert Gomez, musician, bartender, sommelier, and founder/winemaker at Hoquetus Wine Co. in Read more...

Are Washington wines ‘volcanic’? Yes, no, and maybe.

By Sean P. Sullivan|2026-06-25T09:09:31-07:00June 17th, 2026|

In recent years, “volcanic wines” have received a great deal of press. There can be varied definitions, but one is wines made from vines grown on soils with volcanic parent material. Common examples are wines Read more...

Bag wines, low alc wines, no alc wines. It’s all happening!

By Sean P. Sullivan|2026-06-15T18:43:37-07:00June 15th, 2026|

One of the more exciting trends in recent years has been winemakers in the Pacific Northwest experimenting with wine packaging and with wine itself. This includes wine in bags, lower alcohol wines, and no alcohol Read more...

Wine Reviews June 12 2026

By Sean P. Sullivan|2026-06-30T11:49:15-07:00June 12th, 2026|

60+ wines reviewed below and in the database, including the latest from Airfield, Capital Call, Devison, Echolands, Evolve, Gilded Grace, Glider, Goose Ridge, Knudsen, Le Doubblé Troubblé Wine Co., Lone Birch, LucidWild, The Miscreant Project, Read more...