El Niño: Is it the big one, and what does it mean for Northwest summer weather?
Photo credit Roger Pielke Jr. The following article was written by Michael Fagin. Fagin is an operational meteorologist providing weather forecasts to clients in the Pacific Northwest and providing custom forecasts for groups Read more...
Listening to the wines of Walla Walla’s Hoquetus Wine Co.
Robert Gomez, Hoquetus Wine Co. by Richard Duval “I think there are a lot of parallels between wine and music,” says Robert Gomez, musician, bartender, sommelier, and founder/winemaker at Hoquetus Wine Co. in Read more...
Full Pour represents the future of print magazines
Full Pour magazine launched in 2023 with the goal of fully covering the drinks space: wine, beer, cocktails, infused beverages, and non-alcoholic. The magazine is the brainchild of founder, editor, and publisher Lauren Buzzeo. At Read more...
Woodinville’s warehouse garagistes
How western Washington’s wine hub germinated in the seediest of places Woodinville's Warehouse District is about as far away from traditional visions of wine country as any wine lover could imagine. Run-down, shabby, prefab warehouse Read more...
Northwest weather update: End of winter to late spring
The following article was written by Michael Fagin. Fagin is an operational meteorologist providing weather forecasts to clients in the Pacific Northwest and providing custom forecasts for groups climbing Mt. Everest and other major peaks. Fagin Read more...
The grand ambitions of Walla Walla Land Company and Cimento wines
Orselli Vineyard, Walla Walla Valley “If you would have asked my graduating class in a town of 2,000 people in Nebraska who was least likely to become a farmer, I would have won Read more...
How Peter Devison became a Sauvignon Blanc savant
Peter and Kelsey Devison, Devison Vintners by Victoria Wright Editor's Note: This is the first in a series of articles about Sauvignon Blanc, the 2026 Northwest Wine Challenge variety. “I don't understand why Read more...
Steve Wells finds Time & Direction in wine
Steve Wells, Time & Direction, by Richard Duval “There's a formula in the wine business when you look at branding. There's stuff that's been done 1,000 times,” says Steve Wells, “director of awesome” Read more...
Warm 2025 season in Oregon yields high quality, consumer-friendly wines
Harvest at Domaine Drouhin by Easton Richmond Oregon’s 2025 growing season was warm and otherwise uneventful. The result was a relatively stress-free growing season with high quality, approachable wines that are expected to Read more...
Washington’s 2025 growing season warm, straightforward, with high quality fruit
Seven Hills Vineyard, Walla Walla Valley by Richard Duval However, a substantial percentage of grapes went unpicked Washington’s 2025 growing season and harvest are easy to sum up. It was a warm, but Read more...
Fall weather conditions and an early look at winter in the Pacific Northwest
The following article was written by Michael Fagin. Fagin is an operational meteorologist providing weather forecasts to clients in the Pacific Northwest and providing custom forecasts for groups climbing Mt. Everest and other major peaks. Fagin Read more...
British Columbia wineries show resilience after freezes
Image courtesy of Wine Growers British Columbia. From replanting to changing what is planted where and working on cold mitigation, B.C. wineries are bouncing back British Columbia wineries faced enormous challenges after back-to-back Read more...
