50+ wines reviewed below and in the database, including the latest from Avennia, Brockmeyer, Foolhardy, K Vintners, Kiona, Liminal, Massalto, Samā, Valo, Virtue, and Walla Walla Vintners. Last fall, I wrote about Matías Kúsulas, head Read more...
A Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) Wine Symposium will be held in Prosser, Washington next month. The one-day event will take place April 28 at the Walter Clore Wine and Culinary Center. “We're trying to make this an Read more...
Mercer Wine Estates has acquired Matthews and three related brands under the Avallé portfolio. The wineries were purchased from the Otis family with an agreement signed March 10. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Read more...
Taste Washington is coming up later this month, with a series of events March 19th through 22nd. I’ll highlight some of those events here. Saturday the 21st starts off with The Seminars from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Read more...
Steve Wells, Time & Direction, by Richard Duval “There's a formula in the wine business when you look at branding. There's stuff that's been done 1,000 times,” says Steve Wells, “director of awesome” Read more...
Below is a summary of articles from February. Enjoy! Summary of articles January 2026 The real reason the Seahawks lost Super Bowl XLIX Marcus Rafanelli named winemaker at Woodward Canyon A primer on Facebook page Read more...
50+ wines reviewed below and in the database, including the latest from Browne Family, DeLille, Echolands, Fidélitas, Garageland, Iterum, Karvalé, and Love & Squalor. * * * At Northwest Wine Report, all scores come from Read more...
Harvest at Domaine Drouhin by Easton Richmond Oregon’s 2025 growing season was warm and otherwise uneventful. The result was a relatively stress-free growing season with high quality, approachable wines that are expected to Read more...
Seven Hills Vineyard, Walla Walla Valley by Richard Duval However, a substantial percentage of grapes went unpicked Washington’s 2025 growing season and harvest are easy to sum up. It was a warm, but Read more...
A substantial number of people are directed to my articles by posting about them on Northwest Wine Report’s Facebook page. However, Facebook has the ability to control what people see and do not see. That Read more...
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