The pendulum in Washington has been swinging far and wide of late. 2010 saw the coolest vintage since 1999. 2011 was even cooler still, for some growers, their coolest vintage on record. 2012 was then Read more...
Today’s Fresh Sheet – reviews of new and recent releases – includes wines from Kevin White Winery, Kerloo Cellars, Brian Carter Cellars, Columbia Crest, Long Shadows project wines, Guardian Cellars, Maryhill Winery and more. Note: These are reviews for wines received and sampled prior Read more...
The November issue of Wine Enthusiast has an article I wrote on the The Rocks District of Milton-Freewater appellation proposal. The October issue of Alaska Airlines magazine has an article on touring west coast wine regions (Note: the link opens Read more...
A round-up of stories on Northwest wine from October 1st to 7th. Read previous round-ups here. From around the world… Decanter writes about Oregon’s ‘juggernaut’ vintage. Business Day Live writes about Portland’s urban wineries. The Guardian writes about Hedges. Read more...
This year's Top 100 Washington wines from Seattle Metropolitan magazine is now available on-line. If you have not already picked up a hard copy, which is still available on newsstands, you can read the electronic version here. The Read more...
While 2014 has been another warm year in Washington, many grape growers in particular are quite pleased with the results. “From a growers perspective, everything went right,” said Kent Waliser of Sagemoor Vineyards. “Consider, except Read more...
A round-up of stories on Northwest wine from September 22nd to 30th. Read previous round-ups here. From around the world… Ottawa Citizen recommends the Michelle Brut. From around the country… ESPN talks with Drew Bledsoe of Doubleback. Read more...
Harvest exploded in September in just about every appellation in the state. "Red Mountain showed its fruit in glorious color," noted resident photographer Richard Duval. "While prowling Cadence's Cara Mia Vineyard on the lower portion Read more...
The September Virtual Tasting is tonight! The wine is the J. Bookwalter Notebook NV4 Red Wine. This wine retails for $15 and is widely available. The tasting will take place tonight, Tuesday September 30th, from 7-8pm Pacific. What Read more...
I am currently working on an article on the state of the Washington wine landscape two-plus years after the implementation of Initiative 1183. This initiative privatized liquor sales and made a number of other changes Read more...
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