Washington growing season summaries 2005-2023
Photograph by Richard Duval Over the next series of weeks, I will be rolling out a group of pages with growing season, vintage, and other information for Washington. I am starting today with Read more...
20 must-try wines at Taste Washington
Photo copyright Suzi Pratt. Taste Washington, the nation’s largest, single region tasting event, is coming March 14th through 24th. Taste Washington is the event to attend if you are interested in or love Read more...
Summary of Articles February 2024
Below is a summary of articles published in February. Enjoy! Summary of Articles January 2024 WA State Wine Commission pivots toward distributors in new strategic plan The pitch for Red Mountain (Wine Reviews February 5, Read more...
The fox is in the hen house on wine reviews
In days long gone, a handful of powerful publications were the gatekeepers of wine reviews. They passed out scores, and wineries either benefitted from them or not. In today’s world, these magazines are no longer Read more...
Calling all wine writers & communicators: Allen Shoup Memorial Fellowship
The Washington wine industry has created the Allen Shoup Memorial Fellowship. This fellowship, which is an industry-wide collaboration, will give one writer or communicator each year an immersive experience in Washington wine. This person will Read more...
Summary of Articles January 2024
Below is a summary of articles published in January 2024. Enjoy! Summary of Articles for December 2023 Summary of Articles for 2023 Bookwalter names Cameron Parry director of winemaking and viticulture Top 10 most read Read more...
Additional content restrictions at Northwest Wine Report
When I announced last June that Northwest Wine Report would be partially subscription-based going forward, I paywalled wine reviews and a searchable database of reviews. I noted that my hope was to keep as much Read more...
Take the 2024 Northwest Wine Challenge
Syrah-Viognier co-ferment by Richard Duval. Drumroll please. The 2024 Northwest Challenge Wine is… Rhône style blends! What you need to do to participate is open at least one bottle of a Rhône-style blend Read more...
“Critic’s Choice” – 12 Articles from 2023
Below are 12 articles from across the year that I have selected to highlight. Enjoy! Carole Viney, assistant to six presidents at Chateau Ste Michelle, retires after 45 years at the Read more...
The next most read articles of 2023
If you saw my article on the Top 10 most read articles of 2023, you no doubt noticed that many of them (six!) were about Ste. Michelle Wine Estates (SMWE). This should come as Read more...
