Summary of Articles for June 2023
Below is a summary of articles from June 2023. Enjoy! Summary of Articles for May 2023 A look into Washington wine’s past and the promise of Ste. Michelle Walla Walla and Red Mountain test cases Read more...
Woodinville’s Avennia to open tasting room in Walla Walla
Avennia in Woodinville has announced plans to open a satellite tasting room in Walla Walla. The tasting room is expected to open later this summer. “It’s an exciting opportunity for us to be a participant Read more...
A look at Washington Mourvèdre, Rhône-style blends, and an old but up-and-coming variety (Wine Reviews June 26th 2023)
70+ wines reviewed below, including the latest from Amos Rome, Beckstone, Cloudlift, DarkRock, Devison, Dossier, Goose Ridge, Itä, J. Christopher, Kevin White, Kirkland Signature, Luke, Pášxa, Rush Lattin, Saviah, The Grande Dalles, The Walls, Time Read more...
Will the wine industry go sideways?
Will the wine industry be on the inside looking out or the outside looking in? Twenty years ago, Merlot was a star in the wine world. The variety was practically synonymous with a Read more...
Shane Collins named winemaker at Chelan’s Fielding Hills
Shane Collins, Fielding Hills Long-time Washington grower and winemaker Shane Collins has been named winemaker at Fielding Hills Winery in Chelan, Washington. Collins will start the position June 26th. “We’re thrilled,” says Karen Read more...
Two founding Washington wineries are now off the beaten path
Dry Creek exits on new section of highway U.S. 12. What happens when the highway moves: Part II. Read Part I. “I've been anticipating this for a long time,” says L’Ecole No. 41’s Read more...
Searching the review database based on Home Region
One of the questions I'm most frequently asked is which wineries to visit in a particular region. These questions are usually centered around people's personal preferences for certain types of wines. Using the Wine Search Read more...
How to use the Wine Search functionality
As I wrote yesterday, subscribers to Northwest Wine Report have access to a searchable database of wine reviews. This database is accessible through the Reviews-> Wine Search menu. The first type of search available Read more...
Benton Complex Fire touches edge of Red Mountain appellation
Fires briefly bring smoke to other eastern Washington growing regions A series of wildfires broke out Tuesday afternoon and evening in eastern Washington and northeastern Oregon. One of the fires came up to the edge Read more...
Changing to a partially subscription-based site
As promised when I rebranded this site to Northwest Wine Report last fall, effective today, Northwest Wine Report will be partially subscription-based. Specifically, two parts of the site are now paywalled. Access to all wine Read more...
