Virtual Taste Washington: A summary of Day One
Okay folks, Day One of Virtual Taste Washington weekend is in the books! You can see Aisle 1, wineries from A to Ca, here. Aisle 2, wineries from Cha to E, is here. And Row 3, wineries, Read more...
A Virtual Taste Washington: G – La
Welcome to a Virtual Taste Washington! As we all know, Taste Washington, the country's largest single region wine event, was cancelled this year due to the outbreak of COVID-19. This weekend, we'll be bringing you a Read more...
A Virtual Taste Washington: Cha – E
Welcome to a Virtual Taste Washington! As we all know, Taste Washington, the country's largest single region wine event, was cancelled this year due to the outbreak of COVID-19. This weekend, we'll be bringing you a Read more...
A Virtual Taste Washington: A to Ca
Welcome to a Virtual Taste Washington! As we all know, Taste Washington, the country's largest single region wine event, was cancelled this year due to the outbreak of COVID-19. This weekend, we'll be bringing you a Read more...
Kay Simon has spent over 40 years shaping Washington wine
The following appeared in the March 2020 issue of Wine Enthusiast. It’s hard to imagine just how different the wine world looked when Simon received her degree in enology from the University of California, Davis, Read more...
We can still Taste Washington…virtually
Just because Taste Washington was cancelled this year does not mean that we cannot still have our own event. Virtually. Taste Washington, the largest, single region consumer wine event in the U.S., was scheduled to take place Read more...
Seven Hills Winery Merlot stands the test of time
Casey McClellan is no stranger to Merlot. Founder and winemaker at Seven Hills Winery, McClellan is intimately associated with Merlot’s history in Washington in general and Walla Walla Valley in particular. In fact, planting Merlot was Read more...
White wines are Walla Walla Valley’s new frontier
The following article appeared in Wine Enthusiast March 4, 2020. Walla Walla Valley is Washington State’s “reddest” appellation. A recent study shows the area is 95% planted to red wine varieties, with Cabernet Sauvignon and Read more...
College Cellars is changing the way Washington makes wine
Below are my Wine Enthusiast reviews for January 2020. Wines are listed alphabetically by winery. Read information on how I review wines here. Read about the Wine Enthusiast rating system here. Read about how to interpret my scores here. All of these reviews Read more...
Washington’s 2019 vintage presented challenges, opportunities
2019 was an unusual growing season for Washington, though many growers and winemakers were enthused with the final results. Winter was warm in eastern Washington before snow arrived in February and subsequently remained in vineyards Read more...
