The Pacific Northwest received outsized recognition at the 2022 Global Fine Wine Challenge, an invitation-only wine judging that focuses on New World wines. Six Northwest wines received trophies for best of category out of twenty trophies Read more...
Spanish family continues strong series of investments in WashingtonValdemar Estates, a Walla Walla Valley winery established in 2019 by Spain’s Valdemar family, has purchased the 40-acre V2 Vineyard in Walla Walla Valley. The property was previously Read more...
Takes winemaking position in West KelownaBurgundy-born Marie-Eve Gilla made her first Washington wine in 1992, a year after moving to the US. Now, it’s possible she has made her last.This summer, Gilla accepted the position Read more...
Woodinville’s Columbia Winery announced this week that it will be closing its tasting room. The news came in an email to list members on Wednesday. “Reluctantly, we must share with you that we will be closing our Read more...
Seattle-based Precept Wine announced this month that it is opening a distillery. The spirits line will join Precept’s existing Browne Family label. The company will also open two tasting rooms, one in Bellevue and one in Spokane. “It's been Read more...
On October 6th New York-based Constellation Brands announced it had divested part of its wine portfolio to California’s The Wine Group. With the inclusion of Charles Smith Wines, The Wine Group – the second largest wine company in Read more...
Ste Michelle Wine Estates (SMWE), the Pacific Northwest’s largest winery, announced today that CEO David Dearie has resigned. Going forward, the company will realign into three commercial divisions – one each for Washington, Oregon, and Read more...
Former NFL quarterback purchases new Walla Walla vineyard and winery, will open two new tasting rooms in 2023 This week Bledsoe Wine Estates, founded in 2007 by former NFL quarterback Drew Bledsoe and his wife Maura, announced the Read more...
With the acquisition, Ste Michelle is now the largest winery in both Washington and OregonEarlier this week Ste Michelle Wine Estates (SMWE) announced it had purchased Oregon’s A to Z Wine Works and Rex Hill Winery. The reasons why the Read more...
Chateau Ste Michelle, the Pacific Northwest’s largest winery by a mile, has put its flagship Woodinville property up for sale. The 118 acre site, which includes the iconic chateau that adorns the winery’s labels, was Read more...
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