Below is a summary of posts for October 2022.New email subscription service for Northwest Wine ReportSo you think you know Washington wine?Ste Michelle CEO David Dearie resigns, company realigns into three commercial divisionsThe Wine Group Read more...
2020 was a vintage that looked near perfect in Washington going into the second week of September. In fact, it looked like it might be among the best vintages the state had seen in the Read more...
Woodinville’s Columbia Winery announced this week that it will be closing its tasting room. The news came in an email to list members on Wednesday. “Reluctantly, we must share with you that we will be closing our Read more...
Lynn Penner-Ash spent over 40 years in the wine industry, most of it in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. In Part II of my interview, I talk with Penner-Ash about starting Penner-Ash Wine Cellars, her experiences winegrowing in Read more...
Lynn Penner-Ash spent over 40 years making wine, most of it in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. After working eight years in California, she moved to the valley in 1988, when the Oregon wine industry was still Read more...
A few years ago, Woodinville seemed at a crossroads. A group of long-time area wineries moved production to Maltby, with construction difficult in Woodinville and space increasingly expensive. Construction on what was once called the Woodinville Read more...
Seattle-based Precept Wine announced this month that it is opening a distillery. The spirits line will join Precept’s existing Browne Family label. The company will also open two tasting rooms, one in Bellevue and one in Spokane. “It's been Read more...
The article linked below by Allecia Vermillion, my editor at Seattle Metropolitan for whom I have written since 2010, is one near to my heart. It asks a simple question: Where are Washington’s woman winemakers? It's a legitimate question. Read more...
I am a wine critic and have been for a long time. However, I have often mused about whether scoring wine is a necessary evil or just evil. These are not just my own musings. Read more...
On October 6th New York-based Constellation Brands announced it had divested part of its wine portfolio to California’s The Wine Group. With the inclusion of Charles Smith Wines, The Wine Group – the second largest wine company in Read more...
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