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...
Earlier this month Facebook created a substantial amount of chaos by suspending page recommendations from millions of business page owners around the world. Business owners running pages associated with wineries, breweries, distilleries, and related businesses Read more...
On or around January 9th, millions of businesses across the U.S. and around the world received notifications that Facebook would no longer be recommending their pages. Businesses with pages related to wine, beer, and spirits Read more...
One user with Meta Verified was told that a "bug" affected "millions" of Facebook pages. If so, Meta has failed to inform businesses about the issue. This past week, wine, beer, and other alcohol associated Read more...
David Bowman, CEO, Ste. Michelle Wine Estates Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, Washington’s largest winery, has announced a series of leadership changes. David Bowman has been appointed CEO. Bowman was previously co-CEO with Anna Read more...
Peter Dow at Red Willow Vineyard, Yakima Valley Peter Dow, founder of Café Juanita in Kirkland, Washington as well as Cavatappi Winery and Cavatappi Distribuzione in Seattle, passed away December 22nd after a Read more...
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