In holiday times, we continue the search for good, inexpensive wines. Last month I wrote about Domaine Ste. Michelle rebranding itself to Michelle and spiffing up its packaging. Today we take a look at the new label Read more...
No better holiday wish to the readers of Washington Wine Report than the “grapelights” of Bellevue Botanical Garden d'Lights, brought to you courtesy of our contributing photographer Richard Duval. Merry Christmas to all and may Read more...
A round-up of stories on Washington wine from December 15th to 21st. Read previous round-ups here. From around the country… Wines & Vines writes about Duckhorn’s Canvasback winery on Red Mountain. Shanken News Daily writes about Deutsch and Precept Read more...
Today’s Fresh Sheet – reviews of new and recent releases – includes wines from Savage Grace, Cadence, Walla Walla Vintners, Kiona Vineyards, Cloudlift Cellars, Northstar, and Stottle Winery. Read more…
The Winter issue of Washington Tasting Room Magazine contains an article I wrote titled, "Trends & Predictions: The Year in Wine." See a list of newsstand locations here. Subscribe to the magazine here. Additionally, the December issues of Wine Enthusiast contain Read more...
A round-up of stories on Washington wine from December 8th to December 14th. Read previous round-ups here. From around the country… The San Francisco Weekly writes about a possible San Francisco connection to the Esquin wine robbery. Wine Read more...
Washington has long laid claim to Northwest Riesling. The grape is frequently the state’s most produced variety and Chateau Ste. Michelle is the world’s largest Riesling producer. Things are different to the south where all Read more...
The following article was written by Ryan Messer. Read previous articles by Messer here. Iconic. It is the first word that comes to mind when I think of DuBrul Vineyard. Some vineyards produce a single high Read more...
2012 marked a return to warmer times in Washington. After two successive cool vintages – which made for some thrilling white wines, especially in 2010 – 2012 tracked close to historical averages in terms of Read more...
The December Virtual Tasting wine is the Treveri Cellars Brut Blanc de Blanc Sparkling Wine NV. This wine retails for $14 and is fairly widely available. The tasting will take place on Monday December 30th Read more...
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