Washington growers and winemakers consistently use one word when describing the weather during 2018’s harvest: perfect. “It was the best weather I’ve ever seen,” said Dick Boushey, who manages vineyards in Yakima Valley and Red Read more...
Below is a look at what was picked, when, and where in Washington during October 2018. Harvested ended for some growers in warmer sites toward the end of September, whereas for others it stretched into Read more...
2015 is the third in what I refer to as Washington’s ‘staircase vintages’ from 2013-2015, where each growing season was a step up in heat accumulation from the previous one (read a recent post comparing Read more...
Three warm vintages result in very different wines After a vintage in 2012 where heat accumulation was a near perfect match for 20-year historical averages in Washington, 2013 through 2015 saw three increasingly warm growing Read more...
Below are my Wine Enthusiast reviews for November 2018. Wines are listed alphabetically by winery. Read additional information on how I review wines here. All of these reviews are freely available on-line at the Wine Enthusiast Buying Guide. There is Read more...
Bodegas Valdemar, a fifth-generation family winery based in Spain, is in the process of building a facility in Washington. The winery, which will be called Valdemar Estates, is expected to open in spring of 2019. “We Read more...
Below are my Wine Enthusiast reviews for October 2018. Wines are listed alphabetically by winery. Read additional information on how I review wines here. All of these reviews are freely available on-line at the Wine Enthusiast Buying Guide. There is Read more...
We’re at the six week mark of harvest! Harvest began in Washington this year on August 17th, with a pick of Chardonnay for sparkling wine at Hilltop Vineyard in Yakima Valley. Most winemakers I’ve spoken Read more...
With harvest in full swing around the state, contributing photographer Richard Duval is always on the road, looking to capture images of great wines in the making. Last week, he touched down in the Columbia Read more...
The October issue of Seattle Metropolitan contains a listing I wrote of Washington’s 30 most exciting wines of 2018. This list was culled from sampling over 1,000 wines. Long time readers should note that this list is a Read more...
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