Buty Winery is located in the airport region in Walla Walla. Among the many excellent wines this winery makes, the Sémillon/Sauvignon blend is consistently one of their best. This is the seventeenth vintage that winemaker Read more...
Betz Family Winery was founded by Bob and Cathy Betz in 1997, producing its first vintage that same year. Since that time the winery has gone from making 150 cases of wine annually to approximately Read more...
What follows is a Focus report on Kerloo Cellars and Rôtie Cellars. This report is available as a .pdf here.If you asked people to guess the biggest consumer of Walla Walla’s Va Piano Vineyard grapes, Read more...
Five Star Cellars is located in the airport region of Walla Walla. The winery was founded in 2000 by David Huse. Starting in 2002 David’s son Matt took on winemaking responsibilities. Five Star initially focused Read more...
Furion Cellars is a small winery located in Everett, Washington. Opened in 2007, Furion’s owner and winemaker is Micole Miller. This wine is 100% Syrah from Walla Walla’s Les Collines Vineyard. Wines: Score Name Notes Read more...
Cayuse Vineyards gets its name from the Cayuse tribe who live in the Walla Walla Valley. French-Canadian fur traders who came to the area in the 1800's called the Native Americans the ‘Cailloux', plural for Read more...
Winemaker John Abbott founded Abeja with Ken Harrison in 2002. Prior to starting Abeja, Abbott had served as winemaker at Canoe Ridge. Located in Walla Walla, Abeja focuses on Cabernet Sauvignon along with limited bottlings Read more...
A summary of articles from August 22nd to 31st on Washington wine. The Scoop The big story this week is Washington wine sales in the U.S. outpacing the competition based on Nielsen data. See a Read more...
In tough times, we continue the search for good, inexpensive wines.In the waning days of summer, we focus on white wines including three Rieslings. Washington is the largest producer of Riesling in the U.S with Read more...
What follows is a Focus report on Col Solare. Special thanks to Gracie Doyle at Chateau Ste. Michelle for her assistance with materials included in this report. Photos courtesy of Kevin Cruff. This report is Read more...
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