Owen Roe Abbot’s Table 2007
Owen Roe – located in Oregon – makes a number of exceptional wines from Washington fruit. Each year, the Abbot’s Table is something to look forward to. Always a fascinating blend of grapes, this year’s Read more...
Long Shadows Poet’s Leap Riesling 2007
Long Shadows has become, in a short time, one of the premier wineries in Washington state (see 2008 Walla Walla Spring Release report). Former Stimson-Lane CEO Allen Shoup works with renowned winemakers from around the Read more...
Betz Familly Winery closes mailing list
Thought those Betz Family wines were a little hard to find? They are about to get a little harder. Betz has closed their mailing list. From now on, only mailing list members will have access Read more...
Bunnell Family Cellars and RiverAerie Wines
Bunnell Family Cellars is a small winery located in Prosser, Washington. Named after winemaker Ron Bunnell, the winery focuses on Syrah, Mourvedre, Grenache, and Rhone-style blends. RiverAerie, their second label wine, is named after their Read more...
Buying Washington wine
I have received comments that people would like more information about where they can find some of the wines reviewed in my reports (see sidebar listing) in their area. As several have noted, my wine Read more...
Morrison Lane Nebbiolo 2003
Morrison Lane is a small winery located in Walla Walla, Washington. While perhaps best known for providing uncommon varietals from their estate vineyards to local winemakers, they also bottle a number of these as single Read more...
Is Washington ready for prime time?
As Washington wines continue to receive high ratings and reach a wider and wider audience, the wineries confront the increased expectations associated with high prices and high-end wine. Are Washington’s wineries ready?Indications are that some Read more...
Mark Ryan McNeilly and Chris Gorman Second Label Wines
These are two wines made by Mark Ryan McNeilly of Mark Ryan Winery and Chris Gorman of Gorman Winery for two separate wine ventures. The first, Sinner’s Punch Red, was made for the Giant Wine Read more...
Sheridan Winery New Releases
Sheridan Winery sources its grapes from their estate vineyard in Yakima Valley. Grapes from this vineyard are used by a number of prominent wineries including Andrew Will, Quilceda Creek, and O.S. (formerly Owen Sullivan). Sheridan's Read more...
A wine spectator’s dilemma follow-up
Recently I wrote about one of the issues I have with many of the major wine publications: By the time a wine is reviewed, it is no longer available. Often the next vintage is already Read more...
