Kathy Byrd, Woodward Canyon Earlier this month, Woodward Canyon named Kathy Byrd as Woodward Canyon’s new general manager and vice president. Byrd brings over 30 years of experience to one of Washington’s oldest Read more...
Legacy Wine Co. is coming to Seattle’s Queen Anne neighborhood. The wine retailer is slated to open in early September. “We're really excited about making sure that Queen Anne still has a fine wine presence,” Read more...
Kendall Mix, Lawrelin Wine Cellars by Richard Duval “The evolution of Lawrelin is a little bit different than what we originally planned for,” says Kendall Mix, owner and winemaker of Washington’s Lawrelin Wine Read more...
Harvest Woodinville, Woodinville, Washington Harvest Woodinville, a long-planned, oft-delayed mixed-use development, is now beginning to open to the public. It promises to dramatically reshape Woodinville and, perhaps, even Washington wine itself. “I think Read more...
Cascade Cliffs Vineyard, Columbia Hills Columbia Hills was approved as Washington’s newest appellation August 17th. Washington now has 22 federally approving grape growing regions. (See a complete list of Washington’s appellations with detailed Read more...
Precept Wine & Spirits has acquired the brand portfolio of Miller Family Wine Company, a California-based producer of Central Coast wines. The acquisition is Precept’s first substantial investment in California. “The Paso and Central Coast Read more...
30+ wines reviewed below, including the latest from Amos Rome, Ashan, Chehalem, De La Luz, Elouan, Gorman, Itä, L’Ecole No. 41, Stoller, and WineGirl. * * * At Northwest Wine Report, all scores come from Read more...
Lightning Rock Winery, Summerland, British Columbia On Friday, August 7th, Ron Kubek, owner and CEO of Lightning Rock Winery in Summerland, British Columbia went out to dinner with his family at 6:30 p.m. Read more...
Chardonnay at Hilltop Vineyard courtesy of Tirriddis. Harvest has begun in the Columbia Valley. Tirriddis, a Washington sparkling wine producer, picked Chardonnay from Hilltop Vineyard in the Rattlesnake Hills on August 11th. The Read more...
Smoke from the Little Giant Fire, Entiat River Road via Little Giant Fire Info. 2026 Pacific Northwest wineries are currently being affected to greater or lesser degrees by smoke and wildfires. In some Read more...
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