Let’s stop calling it ‘smoke taint’
Smoke impact is not binary (Editor's Note: This is the last in a series of articles about smoke impact in wine. Read the first article. Read the second article. Read the third article. Read the Read more...
Two big shortfalls in grappling with smoke impact
Editor's note: This is the fourth in a series of articles this week on smoke impact in wine. Read the first article. Read the second article. Read the third article. Smoke during the growing season Read more...
Time for winemakers to level up on smoke impact
Too many winemakers don’t know enough about the subject (Editor's note: This is the second in a series of articles this week on smoke impact in wine. Read the first.) When I first started to Read more...
What’s up with all the mergers and acquisitions in Washington?
Winery acquisitions are occurring at a brisk pace. Why? In the last twelve months, there have been over a half-dozen winery acquisitions in Washington, including Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, the state’s largest winery. Why is Read more...
Wine reviewing lacks transparency
Review outlets need to stop pretending that tasting wines for review under different conditions doesn’t matter. It does. There are dozens of outlets that review wine. Too few provide information about the conditions under which Read more...
On the joys of aged wine: Leonetti Cellar 2006 Reserve Walla Walla Valley
Aging wine is by no means a requirement for enjoyment. Some wines, however, are crafted specifically with aging in mind and reward patience. This Fourth of July, I opened one such bottle: a 2006 Leonetti Read more...
Are Washington wines ‘volcanic’? Yes, no, and maybe.
In recent years, “volcanic wines” have received a great deal of press. There can be varied definitions, but one is wines made from vines grown on soils with volcanic parent material. Common examples are wines Read more...
What a barrier wine article does (and doesn’t) looks like
The wine industry seems to have confused making wine more accessible with dumbing down everything to its lowest possible point. Recently, I wrote about three things people can do increase their enjoyment of wine. These Read more...
The U.S. will never have a ‘European wine culture’
If the industry makes that the target, it is sure to miss It seems that some in the wine industry aspire to create a ‘European wine culture’ in the U.S. In Europe, the thinking goes, Read more...
Three things you can do to dramatically increase your enjoyment of wine
How can you get more out of every bottle of wine that you open? It’s easy. Here are three things that will dramatically increase your enjoyment of wine. 1. Drink from quality wine glasses Nothing Read more...
