After a series of recent challenges, Smith is back to doing what he does best: creating eye-catching brands that provide quality Charles Smith, founder of Seattle’s House of Smith Wines, has launched a new brand Read more...
Conway’s tenure marked by winery sales, dropped contracts, tasting room closures, and a reduction-in-force. Only time will tell if he was able to right the ship. Ste. Michelle Wine Estates (SMWE) CEO Shawn Conway has Read more...
Brandon Moss, Ackley Brands Also, Ackley’s Prosser production facility is now Demeter Biodynamic and CCOF Organic certified, only second in state Brandon Moss has joined Ackley Brands as reserve winemaker. Moss will lead Read more...
Ben Smith, Cadence As fate would have it, Ben Smith, owner and winemaker of Cadence winery in Seattle, got hurt on the very first day of harvest. “I was just lifting an empty Read more...
“The Columbia Valley is a gift,” says Bryan Otis, founder of Avallé. The newly formed company is a collection of wineries that includes Matthews, Tenor, Jaine, Single Barrel, From the Sky Down, and Blackboard. Avallé Read more...
Cole Sisson, Doe Bay Wine Company At a time when the wine industry is facing historic headwinds and many businesses are closing, Washington’s Doe Bay Wine Company is not just surviving but thriving. Read more...
Harvest has begun in Washington’s Columbia Valley. Amos Rome Vineyards in the Lake Chelan appellation picked Chardonnay from its Block ’98 Estate Vineyard on August 19th. The grapes will be used for sparkling wine. Co-owner Read more...
Image by Curbow Photo. The Auction of Washington Wines, Washington’s longest-running charity wine auction, raised $4,015,000 at a series of events this past week and earlier this year. Donations are still being counted, Read more...
Craig Pacheco of VIN-STAR Imports (left) with Lightning Rock owner Ron Kubek (right) and winemaker Sébastien Hotte (middle) Relations between the U.S. and its neighbor to the north have been strained of late Read more...
Chris and Thea Upchurch, Upchurch Vineyard Red Mountain’s Upchurch Vineyard has opened a tasting room in Woodinville. The tasting room is located in the Hollywood District. “It’s a pleasure for me to be Read more...
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