Jean Sibelius famously said “No statue has ever been put up to a critic.” Photographer Daniel Nyblin, Finnish Heritage Agency. One could be forgiven for not making it far along in The New Read more...
Happy Cyber Monday everyone! You all know the story of today. Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, became a traditional day of shopping frenzy in the U.S. Some will tell you the day got its Read more...
Generally speaking, Washington white wines excel in vintages that are either cool and/or have cool finishes. 2022, however, had a somewhat different set of circumstances that made it the strongest vintage for Washington white wines Read more...
Sémillon at Seven Hills Vineyard. Copyright Richard Duval. 55+ wines reviewed below, including the latest from Amavi, Gård, Holesinsky, Koenig, Massalto, Planet Oregon, Rocks of Bawn, Sleight of Hand, Soter, Split Rail, SuNu, Read more...
This is part 2 of a series of articles about appellations. Read part 1. In my series “The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly” of Washington wine, I wrote that too few appellations in the Read more...
Relative importance not drawn to scale. This is the first in a series of articles discussing appellations. In my series “The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly” of Washington wine, I noted that Read more...
Chateau Ste. Michelle, Washington’s largest winery, has discontinued its Tenet Wines brand. The Syrah-focused project was a partnership between the winery and two renowned Rhône winemakers, Philippe Cambie and Michel Gassier. “With the unfortunate passing Read more...
David O’Reilly and his wife Angelica, who founded Owen Roe in Yakima Valley, have launched a new winery called Rocks of Bawn. The winery’s name was inspired by a popular Irish folk song and “pays Read more...
Left to right: Trey Busch (owner), Jerry Solomon (owner), and Keith Johnson (production winemaker), Sleight of Hand Cellars. Location will be the winery’s third Sleight of Hand Cellars, a Walla Walla Valley-based winery, Read more...
Below is a summary of articles from October 2023. Enjoy! Summary of Articles for September 2023 Northwest Wine Report, one year later Five takeaways from the 2022 Oregon vineyard and winery report An ode to Read more...
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