Jamie Peha, copyright Heather Curbow Later this summer Jamie Peha, executive director of the Auction of Washington Wines, will step away from the organization. (Full disclosure: My wife works for the Auction.) She Read more...
Warm weather anticipated The following article was written by Michael Fagin. Fagin is an operational meteorologist providing weather forecasts to clients in the Pacific Northwest and providing custom forecast for groups climbing Mt. Everest and other Read more...
Jackson Family's Skysill Vineyard, Walla Walla Valley Jett is one of the most exciting debuts in Washington in the last 15 years There was a ripple of excitement throughout the Washington wine industry Read more...
King Estate Winery and Vineyard, Eugene, Oregon by Richard Duval. Talking with Oregon winegrowers, there was one word they consistently used to describe the state’s 2024 harvest: ideal. The result is expected to Read more...
A look at recent temperature and precipitation trends and what might come next The following article was written by Michael Fagin. Fagin is an operational meteorologist providing weather forecasts to clients in the Pacific Northwest Read more...
Kate Payne Brown, Argyle Winery Earlier this month, Willamette Valley’s Argyle Winery named Kate Payne Brown winemaker. Brown becomes the esteemed sparkling producer’s third winemaker in the last 38 years, following in the Read more...
Red Willow Vineyard, Yakima Valley. Below is a growing season report for Washington for the 2024 vintage. See other vintage summaries and reports dating back to 2005 here. See a summary of growing Read more...
Rebecca and Ryan Johnson, MTN/ART Wines “Comfort is the enemy of greatness,” says Ryan Johnson, vineyard manager at WeatherEye Vineyards on the top of Red Mountain. “You just stop trying, and you become Read more...
Below are Northwest Wine Report’s Top 60 Northwest Wines of 2024! These wines were chosen from nearly 1,000 wines reviewed over the last year. I selected wines based on score, overall excitement, and, to a Read more...
Every now and then, a vintage comes along that perfectly suits a winery’s style. 2022 was just such a vintage for the Columbia Gorge’s Syncline Winery. “I think the quality from ‘22 is spectacular,” says Read more...
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