Chateau Ste. Michelle, Washington’s largest winery, has named Taylor Butterfield as head white winemaker. Butterfield started the position earlier this year. “I love white winemaking,” Butterfield says. “I have a true passion for it.” Butterfield Read more...
In the first of my recent articles on “The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly” of Washington wine, I outlined 10 things the Washington wine industry has done well. One embarrassing omission, which a number Read more...
The Oregon Wine Board released the 2022 Oregon Vineyard and Winery Report last month. The annual study is conducted by the Institute for Policy Research and Engagement (IPRE) of the University of Oregon and looks Read more...
Image copyright Richard Duval Twelve months ago, I rebranded this site to Northwest Wine Report from Washington Wine Report, which it had been since 2004. Over the last year, the site has started Read more...
Below is a summary of articles from September 2023. Enjoy! Summary of articles August 2023 Structure Cellars to open Tacoma tasting room A look at Quilceda Creek’s new winemaking team and beyond Napa Valley’s Cakebread Read more...
This is the third in a three-part series on Washington wine. Read part I. Read part II. There has been a great deal of handwringing and soul searching in the Washington wine industry since Ste. Read more...
This is the second in a three-part series on Washington wine. Read part I. Read Part III. There has been a great deal of handwringing and soul searching in the Washington wine industry since Ste. Read more...
This is the first in a three-part series on Washington wine. Read part II. Read Part III. There has been a great deal of handwringing and soul searching in the Washington wine industry since Ste. Read more...
Left, Fruit Wine Co. buyer & manager Mark Lowry. Right, co-owner, Jackson Rohrbaugh, M.S. Char Beck Photography. New business to be named Fruit Wine Co. Crunchy Red Fruit, a Seattle-based wine club, has merged Read more...
60+ wines reviewed below, including the latest from Alta, Cinder, Coeur de Terre, Force Majeure, Gramercy, Holocene, Laissez Faire, Lange, Liminal, Parabellum, Rocky Pond, Succession, and WeatherEye. Winemaker Brock Lindsay, owner of Succession and Alta Read more...
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