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...
Changes also appear to have impacted beer, spirits, and some non-alcohol related businesses Last week wine, beer, and spirits-related businesses received unwelcome news. Meta notified business owners that their pages would no longer be recommended Read more...
Here are the Top 10, most read articles at Northwest Wine Report in 2025 based on 127 articles published. Note that I did not include the article about The Top 60 Wines of 2024, Read more...
House of Smith Jet City Winery, Seattle, Washington The House of Smith Jet City Winery building in Seattle’s Georgetown neighborhood has been listed for sale. The facility serves as a production space and Read more...
Chateau Ste. Michelle by Richard Duval Below are additional quotes from Northwest Wine Report’s interview with Court Wyckoff, whose family purchased Ste. Michelle Wine Estates (SMWE) earlier this month, and David Bowman, co-CEO Read more...
Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville by Richard Duval Winery now locally-owned for first time in over 50 years Washington’s Wyckoff family has purchased Ste. Michelle Wine Estates (SMWE). The deal closed Thursday, December 4th. Read more...
Sean P. Sullivan Northwest Wine Report is an independent publication dedicated to the wines and wineries of the Pacific Northwest, bringing Northwest wine to you and bringing you to Northwest wine. The site provides expert-level news, feature article coverage, and reviews of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and British Columbia. The site was established by Sullivan in 2004 as Washington Wine Report. It was rebranded Sean P. Sullivan Northwest Wine Report in 2022.
Northwest Wine Report’s goals are:
To provide in-depth news and reporting about wines, wineries, vineyards, wine regions, individuals, and trends in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and British Columbia.
To help you select Northwest wines at a variety of price levels by providing objective, timely, blind tasted wine reviews.
To help you plan trips to wine country by providing information about Pacific Northwest wines, wineries, and wine regions.
To connect you to the larger wine community.
Copyright © 2004- Sean P. Sullivan Northwest Wine Report