Pic of the Vine – July 2018
Though not yet a common practice, camping in style in a vineyard - known as glamping - is on the rise in Washington. Contributing photographer Richard Duval spent a colorful day with glampers at Stillwater Read more...
Wine Enthusiast Reviews for September 2018
Below are my Wine Enthusiast reviews for September 2018. Wines are listed alphabetically by winery. Read additional information on how I review wines here. All of these reviews are freely available on-line at the Wine Enthusiast Buying Guide. There is Read more...
Veraison in eastern Washington
Veraison, the changing of color of the grapes, has started in the Columbia Valley. The picture here is of Carménère at Weinbau Vineyard, a Sagemoor Vineyards property on the Wahluke Slope, from July 16th. On the same date, Quilceda Read more...
Wine Enthusiast Reviews for August 2018
Below are my Wine Enthusiast reviews for August 2018. Wines are listed alphabetically by winery. Read additional information on how I review wines here. All of these reviews are freely available on-line at the Wine Enthusiast Buying Guide. There is Read more...
Wine Enthusiast Reviews for July 2018
Below are my Wine Enthusiast reviews for July 2018. Wines are listed alphabetically by winery. Read additional information on how I review wines here. All of these reviews are freely available on-line at the Wine Enthusiast Buying Guide. There is Read more...
2018 Washington State Wine Tour Guide
The 2018 Washington State Wine Tour Guide was released earlier this year. The guide contains two articles from yours truly, one called "Pushing Boundaries" on the state's wine industry and a second on Walla Walla Valley. Read more...
The Why, When and How of Wine Blending
The following article was published on-line at Wine Enthusiast on June 12, 2018. The majority of the wines you drink are blends, but why do winemakers blend and what does each variety bring to the Read more...
Wine Enthusiast Reviews for June 2018
Below are my Wine Enthusiast reviews for June 2018. Wines are listed alphabetically by winery. Read additional information on how I review wines here. All of these reviews are freely available on-line at the Wine Enthusiast Buying Guide. There is Read more...
All in the family – A look at six of Washington’s multi-generational, family wineries
The following article was published in the June issue of Wine Enthusiast magazine. Despite Washington State’s relative youth as a wine-producing region, a number of its wineries have decades of history. Many of them not Read more...
Wine Enthusiast Reviews for May 2018
Below are my Wine Enthusiast reviews for May 2018. Wines are listed alphabetically by winery. Read additional information on how I review wines here. All of these reviews are freely available on-line at the Wine Enthusiast Buying Guide. There is Read more...
