Veraison in eastern Washington
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...
Pic of the Vine – June 2015
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...
Northwest Wine Round-up June 8th to 21st 2015
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...
Wine Enthusiast reviews for May 2015
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...
Images from the Walla Walla Valley
Today, a few pictures from my visit this week to the Walla Walla Valley for Celebrate Walla Walla. Click on the pictures to see larger images. Enjoy! Read more…
Old school! Recent print publications
The July issue of Wine Enthusiast has an article on Northwest Chardonnay I co-authored with Paul Gregutt (I wrote the Washington section). Additionally, the summer issue of Washington Tasting Room has an article I wrote on Force Majeure. See a list of Read more...
Wine Enthusiast reviews for March 2015
Below are my Wine Enthusiast reviews for March 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...
Northwest Wine Round-up June 1st to 7th 2015
A round-up of stories on Northwest wine from June 1st to 7th 2015. Read previous round-ups here. From around the country… The New York Times writes that the drought is bearing fruit for Washington wine. Wines and Vines writes Read more...
Northwest Wine Round-up May 22nd to 31st 2015
After a long hiatus (sorry), a round-up of stories on Northwest wine from May 22nd to 31st 2015. We’ll catch up on previous weeks missed in the future if time allows. Read previous round-ups here. From around the Read more...
Pic of the Vine – May 2015
With spring comes new releases all around the Washington wine community, and resident photographer Richard Duval is prowling the state capturing as many as he can click. To date, he’s logged road time at the Read more...
