Okanagan Valley vineyard in Osoyoos, British Columbia, Nalida Sukprasert In a memo dated July 25th, the Liquor Distribution Branch (LDB) outlined a relief plan for British Columbia (B.C.) wineries impacted by the January Read more...
Colter's Creek Winery fire Colter’s Creek Winery, located in Juliaetta, Idaho, was destroyed by fire July 25th. The entire inventory of the winery was also consumed by the blaze. “The winery is gone,” Read more...
Jessica Munnell (right), Tom Merkle, Rachel Mercer, Wautoma Springs. Image copyright Richard Duval. UPDATE: Wautoma Springs announced in June of 2025 that the winery would be closing its Woodinville tasting room. Wautoma Springs, Read more...
Artist rendering of DeLille's University Village main dining room. Winery’s first expansion to Seattle DeLille Cellars, one of Woodinville’s founding wineries, will open a restaurant and tasting room in Seattle’s University Village. The Read more...
Veraison in Merlot at Weinbau Vineyard, courtesy Brittany Komm Veraison, the changing of color of the grapes, has begun in the Columbia Valley. Brittany Komm, vineyard operations manager at Sagemoor Vineyards, reported seeing Read more...
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 major peaks. Read more...
Walla Walla Valley will host the second annual Grenache Festival this fall. As in its first iteration, the event will feature a combination of educational seminars, walk around tastings, and live music. “It ultimately came Read more...
Mercer Wine Estates owner Rob Mercer and hospitality manager Mandy Walters Eastern Washington wineries have been opening satellite tasting rooms in Woodinville for years. More recently, wineries on both the west and east Read more...
Renowned Iron Chef and restaurant owner Masaharu Morimoto has partnered with Treveri Cellars, located in Washington’s Yakima Valley. Treveri will provide Morimoto-branded sparkling wines in restaurants throughout the continental United States and in Tokyo, Japan. Read more...
Don Mercer, who planted the first grape vines in Washington’s Horse Heaven Hills, passed away in Prosser on Saturday, July 6th. He was 87. “He was a pioneer,” says Dick Boushey, owner of Boushey Vineyards Read more...
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