A round-up of stories on Northwest wine from July 22nd 2031st 2015. Read previous round-ups here. From around the world… The Guardian writes about the top 10 bike friendly wine routes, with a callout to the Willamette Valley. Read more...
What winemaker Charles Smith does, he does big and that is much in evidence in the newly opened Charles Smith Wines Jet City in the Georgetown neighborhood of Seattle. At 32,000 square feet, the new facility is Read more...
The July Virtual Tasting is tonight! The wine is the 2014 Hogue Cellars Sauvignon Blanc Columbia Valley. This wine retails for $10 and is widely available. The tasting takes place on Thursday July 30th from Read more...
The July Virtual Tasting wine is the 2014 Hogue Cellars Sauvignon Blanc Columbia Valley. This wine retails for $10 and is widely available. The tasting will take place on Thursday July 30th from 7-8pm Pacific. Read more...
A mega round-up of articles on Northwest wine from June 22nd to July 21st. Read previous round-ups here. From around the country… Wines & Vines writes that wild weather has Northwest growers on their toes. Wine Spectator writes Read more...
The July/August issue of Vineyard & Winery Management magazine has a cover story I authored on the 10 year anniversary of the Granholm v. Heald decision. This Supreme Court case helped lead to changes in direct-to-consumer shipping Read more...
Veraison - the changing of color of the grapes - is underway in eastern Washington. This pictures is of Syrah at Clifton Hill Vineyard on the Wahluke Slope and comes courtesy of Cait Guyette. Thus Read more...
Throughout Washington you can find pockets of growth – recent plantings that speak to the ever-expanding demand for Washington wine grapes. Resident photographer Richard Duval, crisscrossing the state’s wine regions this month, captured this image Read more...
A round-up of stories on Northwest wine from June 8th to 14th 2015. Read previous round-ups here. From around the country… Wine Spectator looks back on Hedges. They also ask whether wine lists should feature local wines. CBS San Francisco Read more...
Below are my Wine Enthusiast reviews for May 2015. 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...
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