Editor's Note: In the interest of expediency at getting information out about a breaking news story, I am taking the unusual step of publishing the following press release in its entirety. Marchesi Antinori and Ste. Read more...
90+ wines reviewed below, including the latest from Airfield, Alluvium, Amos Rome, Avennia, Björnson, Block Wines, Browne Family, Cadence, City Limits, Covington, Dance, Dowsett Family, Gramercy, Julia’s Dazzle, Long Shadows, Mount Si, Oregon Territory, Pamplin, Read more...
One of the myths I hear frequently about cork taint is that the cork is not necessarily the most likely culprit. While true, in theory, that cork taint can come from other sources, in practice Read more...
Walla Walla Vintners was founded in 1995 – 28 years ago – by Myles Anderson and Gordy Venneri, two long-time home winemakers. (Read an article about the winery from 2010.) As hard as it is Read more...
Below is summary of articles from April. Enjoy! Summary of articles for March 2023 Which wine closures are sustainable and recyclable (and is that even the right question to ask)? A “kick-ass, old-school country bar” Read more...
Prospice Wines’ origin story sounds much like the beginning of a joke. A lawyer and an architect walk into a vineyard. The winery’s website even notes as such. If so, the punchline is that together Read more...
The AI is, generally speaking, either largely correct or flat out wrong, with a troubling tendency to bullshit ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence chatbots have dominated the news recently. Last weekend, I asked ChatGPT a Read more...
Bud break, the unofficial start of the growing season, has begun in Washington. Walla Walla Vineyard Management saw bud break on Cabernet Franc at Wagon Wrench Vineyard in Walla Walla Valley on April 20th. They Read more...
60+ wines reviewed below, including the latest from Airfield, Anacréon, Array, Block Wines, Devison, Esja, Full Pull & Friends, Gramercy, Grosgrain, Lange, Lone Birch, Love That Red, Mount Si, Ocelli, Prospice, Revelation by Goose Ridge, Read more...
Wine competitions have long been a dubious side of the industry. Wineries submit wines along with a healthy submission fee; competitions send back shiny medals that have a strong whiff of pay-to-play, particularly as most Read more...
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