Harvest has begun with a bang as the unseasonably warm weather this growing season has accelerated the ripening process. It's a time of great anticipation and frenzied energy both for wineries and for contributing photographer Read more...
The September issue of Seattle Metropolitan magazine is now in stores and features this year’s list of the Top 100 Washington wines. A few words about how I compiled the list this year. As stated in the Read more...
A round-up of stories on Northwest wine from August 1st to 14th 2015. Read previous round-ups here. From around the country… Wines & Vines writes about Washington wineries gearing up for harvest. Asbury Park Press writes about Pursued by Bear. Read more...
Harvest has begun in Washington with Treveri Cellars - a sparkling wine producer - bringing in 18 tons of Chardonnay from the Zillah area this morning. Christian Grieb, winemaker and senior vice president of sales at Treveri, Read more...
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...
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