Below is a summary of articles from August. Enjoy! Northwest wildfire season accelerates rapidly Woodward Canyon names Kathy Byrd general manager, vice president Quilceda Creek acquires full ownership of Champoux Vineyard What’s working in the Read more...
Kendall Mix, Lawrelin Wine Cellars by Richard Duval “The evolution of Lawrelin is a little bit different than what we originally planned for,” says Kendall Mix, owner and winemaker of Washington’s Lawrelin Wine Read more...
Below is a summary of articles from July. Enjoy! Summary of articles June 2026 Joe Campbell, Willamette Valley wine pioneer, passes away Station break Recent reports show a reset of the Northwest wine industry On Read more...
The idea that the area’s cobblestones retain heat at night is a myth Some wine regions take on certain mythologies. So it is with the Rocks District of Milton-Freewater. This area routinely receives wine writer Read more...
Echolands, Walla Walla Valley One of the questions I’m asked most frequently is, “What’s new in Walla Walla?” The town’s wine landscape always evolves at a brisk pace. Below are select new Walla Read more...
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...
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Below is a summary of articles from June. Enjoy! Summary of articles May 2026 What a barrier wine article does (and doesn’t) looks like A note to subscribers Full Pour represents the future of print Read more...
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...
This month marks three years since I made Northwest Wine Report a subscription-based site. As I’ve written before, I did not expect the subscription version of the site to get off the ground and last Read more...
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