Summary of Articles for January 2023
Below is a summary of articles from January. Enjoy!Summary of articles for December 2022 Va Piano purchases 53 acres in Walla Walla Valley My Top 10, most read articles of 2022 The Year in Review Read more...
Take the 2023 Northwest Cabernet Franc Challenge!
Another year, another challenge. By popular demand, the challenge variety for 2023 will be…Cabernet Franc! Why Cabernet Franc? First, it was the overwhelming choice of people polled on my Facebook page. Second, it is another Read more...
Remembering Dan McCarthy of Seattle’s McCarthy & Schiering Wine Merchants
Dan McCarthy, former co-owner of McCarthy & Schiering Wine Merchants in Seattle, passed away December 3, 2022 in Huatulco, Mexico. McCarthy opened his wine shop in Seattle’s Ravenna neighborhood in 1980, and three years later Jay Schiering Read more...
My Top 10, most read articles of 2022
Below are my ten most read articles from last year. Enjoy! 10. The Wine Group enters Washington, Constellation exits 9. Bledsoe Wine Estates is creating a Northwest vinous empire 8. Washington wine pioneer and visionary Allen Shoup, 79, Read more...
Summary of articles for December 2022
Happy New Year everyone! Back to a regular publishing schedule, typically every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.Below is a summary of articles for December 2022. Enjoy!Summary of posts for November 2022Roller coaster weather for the Northwest Read more...
Happy holidays and a programming note
Happy holidays everyone! I wish you all a holiday season filled with loved ones, happiness, and, of course, Northwest wine. Thank you all for reading and following along this year. We'll do it all again Read more...
Summary of posts for November 2022
Below is a summary of posts for November 2022.Long-time Washington winemaker Marie-Eve Gilla moves to British ColumbiaMaking dreams come true in Walla Walla ValleyAn interview with Decanter’s new US editor Clive PursehouseWashington wine pioneer and Read more...
Seattle Metropolitan magazine’s annual wine issue
The Fall issue of Seattle Metropolitan magazine, who I’ve written for since 2010, is the magazine’s annual wine issue. This year’s issue, as in previous years, contains a variety of articles written by myself and other writers Read more...
Summary of Posts for October 2022
Below is a summary of posts for October 2022.New email subscription service for Northwest Wine ReportSo you think you know Washington wine?Ste Michelle CEO David Dearie resigns, company realigns into three commercial divisionsThe Wine Group Read more...
Woodinville’s third act
A few years ago, Woodinville seemed at a crossroads. A group of long-time area wineries moved production to Maltby, with construction difficult in Woodinville and space increasingly expensive. Construction on what was once called the Woodinville Read more...
