A round-up of stories on Northwest wine from April 22nd to 30th. Read previous round-ups here. From around the country… Wine Spectator writes that Washington red develop a bite. The Cape Gazette writes that Oregon wines can suit any Read more...
Returning from a long pause, a round-up of stories on Northwest wine from April 15th to 21st. Read previous round-ups here. From around the country… Wine Spectator writes about Jackson Family acquiring Penner Ash. They also write about Ste Read more...
This past month I tasted strong sets of new releases from Waters Winery, Saviah Cellars, Fidelitas, and Mark Ryan. I’ve listed a few highlights below but there is plenty more top quality wines in each of those lineups. Of Read more...
Below are my Wine Enthusiast reviews for May 2016. 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...
Bud break has begun on eastern Washington. This picture is of Nebbiolo, which broke on March 23rd at Windrow Vineyard in the Walla Walla Valley. The second image is of Merlot from the same site. Read more...
The 2016 Washington State Wine Tour Guide has been released. I had the pleasure of authoring two articles in this year's guide. The first is titled "Then and Now: A history of Washington wine" and Read more...
This past week I had the opportunity to attend ProWein in Düsseldorf, Germany. It was quite an experience, with over 5,000 winery exhibitors from around the world and 50,000+ attendees. Here are a few quick Read more...
A round-up of stories on Northwest wine from March 1st to 14th 2016. Read previous round-ups here. From around the country… Shanken Daily News writes that Oregon wine’s US sales will cross 3M cases. They also write about Kobrand launching Read more...
A round-up of stories on Northwest wine from February 22nd to 29th. Read previous round-ups here. From around the country… Wine Enthusiast writes about urban wineries, with callouts to Charles Smith and Eight Bells (Seattle section by Read more...
Below are my Wine Enthusiast reviews for March 2016. 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...
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