If we keep creating near insurmountable barriers to entry, can we really be surprised at the inevitable result? As the global wine industry continues to struggle due to decreasing sales, many people are asking, why? Read more...
Below is a summary of articles from July. Enjoy! Summary of Articles June 2025 Wine Reviews July 7th 2025 Washington’s tasting rooms are changing Veraison begins in the Columbia Valley Burdoin fire impacts Columbia River Read more...
Now is the time to double down on the businesses that you love It’s no secret that the global wine industry is in the midst of tectonic changes. The signs are everywhere. Last year, California Read more...
The following article is from the Summer edition of Seattle Metropolitan magazine. The art is striking. The wall is exposed brick. The pours are top-notch. But this Gård Vintners tasting room isn’t in wine country. It sits Read more...
Below is a summary of articles from June 2025. Enjoy! Summary of Articles May 2025 Wine Reviews June 4th 2025 Getting to know Amy Beth Wright, Allen Shoup Memorial Fellowship recipient Emergency Wine (Non) Review Read more...
The Columbia Valley, Washington’s largest winegrowing region, is blessed with the ability to consistently produce exceptional fruit. That fruit should always be front and center of the state’s wines. At present, the oak steals the Read more...
The Summer issue of Seattle Metropolitan magazine has a series of articles I’ve written. One of them is ‘Washington white wines are having a moment,’ with callouts to itä, Liminal, Syncline, Two Vintners, Gård, Amos Read more...
This month marks the beginning of the third year of Northwest Wine Report as a subscription-based site. I started formally taking subscriptions June 14th 2023. So today I want to take a moment to thank Read more...
The wine industry loves to use certain words and phrases to describe vineyards, wines, wineries, and other things. The industry is so smitten with these words that they have become over-used to the point of Read more...
May was a light publishing month due to moving to a new home and teaching a class on ‘Writing for the Winery’ at Walla Walla Community College. We’ll be back to our regular publication schedule Read more...
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