Walla Walla Valley 2011 Holiday Barrel Tasting Primer
I was hoping to get Part III of this year’s Walla Walla Valley report up in advance of this weekend’s Holiday Barrel Tasting. Alas, the best laid plans of mice and men. For those of Read more...
ENOUGH about Robert Parker!
Robert Parker Jr. is the wine writer that many wine bloggers, wineries, and consumers love to hate.Bloggers love to rail against the injustice of the 100-point system. We rail against the so-called Parkerization of wine. Read more...
Old school! Recent print articles
The Winter Edition of Washington Tasting Room Magazine contains an article I wrote titled, 'The Year in Wine: Trends & Predictions.' Pick up the article on newstands now. See other recent publications here.Enjoy!
Summary of Posts for November 2011
Below is a summary of posts for November 2011.Summary of Posts for October 2011Washington Wine Round-up October 22nd to 31st 2011How Initiative 1183 Would Negatively Impact Small Wineries, Distributors, and Retailers Read Read more...
Fresh Sheet November 30th 2011
November’s Virtual Tasting takes place tonight 7-8pm Pacific. Read about how to participate here.Today’s Fresh Sheet – new and recent Washington wine releases – includes wines from Hard Row to Hoe, Mannina, :Nota Bene, Ash Read more...
Washington makes more Pinot Gris than Oregon. Where are all the wines?
In this month’s Five Wines Under $15, we take a look at Washington Pinot Gris with a cyber special 2:1 wine list. Read previous Five Under $15s here.Scan the wine and grocery store shelves and Read more...
Tasting Note Database updated
Reminder: This month's Virtual Tasting is coming up Wednesday from 7-8pm Pacific. Read about how to participate here. The Tasting Note Database has been updated to the present date. See the database here. Read an Read more...
Washington Wine Round-up November 15th to 21st 2011
A round-up of stories on Washington wine from November 15th to 21st. Read previous round-ups here.From around the country…Top winemakers take up the Tofurkey challenge, including Jean Francois Pellet of Amavi Cellars and Pepperbridge.Houston Press Read more...
Washington birdies early on Wine Spectator list, bogeys on the back nine
Washington wines were once again well represented on Wine Spectator’s annual Top 100 list with seven wines listed, including two in the top fifteen. All of the Washington wines selected were in the first fifty.The Read more...
Don’t Panic Picking Thanksgiving Wines
Seattleites tune in to Q13 Tuesday at 5:30pm when I’ll be talking about Thanksgiving wines. Thanksgiving can cause a great deal of stress: the preparation, the cooking – the relatives. Don’t let picking wines become Read more...
