“I'm not above or below doing anything. If there's a job to do, I'll do it,” says Stacy Buchanan, creator of Blood of Gods, a subversive, counterculture, metal-music-meets-wine universe. The job that Buchanan is focused Read more...
Cabernet Franc at Yellowhawk Vineyard, Mariano Diaz, Walla Walla Elite Vineyards Date approximately two weeks ahead of recent historical averages Bud break has begun in the Columbia Valley. Sagemoor Vineyard in the White Read more...
A Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) Wine Symposium will be held in Prosser, Washington next month. The one-day event will take place April 28 at the Walter Clore Wine and Culinary Center. “We're trying to make this an Read more...
Mercer Wine Estates has acquired Matthews and three related brands under the Avallé portfolio. The wineries were purchased from the Otis family with an agreement signed March 10. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Read more...
“Sagemoor Estates is a vineyard-focused winery because that's what we are and that's who we are,” says Kent Waliser, brand ambassador at Sagemoor Estates. “The winery is all built around vineyards.” Sagemoor Vineyards is a Read more...
Marcus Rafanelli, Woodward Canyon by Richard Duval Woodward Canyon, one of Walla Walla Valley’s founding wineries, has named Marcus Rafanelli winemaker. The move is part of a planned, generational transition at the winery. Read more...
The Syncline Winery offerings are wines to get excited about. They embrace and show everything that there is to love about Northwest wines: the people, the places, and how those two things intersect and express Read more...
The issue appears to have resolved for most. Some, however, still report having issues. Earlier this month, a large number of businesses – particularly many in the wine and beverage alcohol industries – were notified Read more...
MaraBela Sparkling Tea MaraBela is a new, alcohol-free sparkling tea produced in Walla Walla. The company is the brainchild of Jesús Martínez Bujanda and his sister Ana, the family behind Bodegas Valdemar in Read more...
Orr Royal Slope Red “Especially being in Woodinville, it's easy for me to ignore vineyard workers,” says Erica Orr, owner and winemaker at Orr Wines in the town’s Warehouse District. Indeed, Woodinville is Read more...
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