This is the second in a three-part series on newly approved appellations in Washington. Read part one on White Bluffs here. Tomorrow the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) will officially recognize Goose Gap Read more...
Winemakers hope new growing regions ultimately lead to greater recognition for the state Washington State suddenly finds itself with a surfeit of new grape growing appellations, with the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau Read more...
Of the four appellations Washington has gained in the last nine months✝, White Bluffs – which was approved today by the Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) along with The Burn of Columbia Valley – is Read more...
J. Bookwalter in Richland, Washington has named Jeremy Santo as head winemaker. The hiring comes as the winery prepares to move into a new facility.“I'm excited about having Jeremy on board,” says John Bookwalter, president of Read more...
Concerns of smoke impact leads winery to discard vintageToday Woodinville’s Betz Family Winery, one of Washington’s most highly regarded producers, announced that it will not release its 2020 vintage wines from Washington and Oregon. The decision, Read more...
Seven Hills Winery, one of Walla Walla Valley’s founding wineries, announced this week the retirement of co-founder Casey McClellan. Bobby Richards, who has worked at the winery since 2013, has been named winemaker.“It’s been a Read more...
Sagemoor Vineyards announced today that it had partnered with a private equity firm to purchase Southwind Vineyard in Walla Walla Valley.“We’ve been looking for properties that fit our business model and are known to raise exceptional Read more...
What follows is an excerpt from an article published in Washington Tasting Room Magazine. Glancing back, last year was certainly one defined by challenges. First there was the pandemic, with wineries scrambling to adjust to a Read more...
Bloom has begun in the Columbia Valley. Sagemoor Vineyards reports seeing bloom in Chardonnay at its Wienbau Vineyard on the Wahluke Slope today, May 17th. Bloom took place on this same date in 2020. Here's a Read more...
This month’s Pic of the Vine salutes Marie-Eve Gilla, director of viticulture and winemaking for Valdemar Estates. She was recently selected as the 2021 Auction of Washington Wines Honorary Vintner. Captured here by contributing photographer Read more...
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