Reminder: September’s Virtual Tasting takes place this Thursday from 7-8pm Pacific Time. Read more about it here. 2009 was a watershed year for the Washington wine industry. Amidst numerous high scores and accolades, there were Read more...
In a nod to friend and fellow blogger Josh Wade at Drink Nectar, September's Virtual Tasting will be the Townshend Cellar Vortex Red Wine NV. The tasting will take place Thursday September 23rd from 7-8pm Read more...
A round-up of stories on Washington wine from September 8th to 14th. Please add any I missed to the comments section. See previous round-ups here.From around the country…Wines & Vines writes about the Washington Wine Read more...
Two headlines interwove late last month. The first was an Associated Press story about Northwest wineries working to expand their presence in the Chinese market. The second was the report of China becoming the world’s Read more...
The story of Walla Walla Vintners begins in 1981. Gordy Venneri, a Certified Public Accountant, was teaching business at Walla Walla Community College. It was there that he met and became close friends with Myles Read more...
I have a saying about the difference between red wine and white wine. Red wine is like standing in front of a mirror in a thousand dollar suit. White wine is like standing in front Read more...
Some wineries are started organically with winemakers evolving from home winemaking to starting a commercial venture. Some wineries, however, are started by force. This is is one such winery’s story.Stephen Otis Kenyon and his wife Read more...
A round-up of stories on Washington wine from September 1st to 7th. See previous roundups here. Please add any I missed to the comments section.From around the country…Wine & Vines writes about Swiftwater Cellars.WineBusiness.com writes Read more...
After a number of near perfect vintages the past decade, Washington is in the midst of a vintage that is far from it. In many respects it started with the frost last October, which put Read more...
When last we saw rocket ship Gramercy Cellars, I reported that the winery had left the earth’s gravitational pull. Today Gramercy hits the warp speed button with an announcement of an award from Food & Read more...
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