Goodbye El Niño, hello La Niña: Northwest weather update
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 forecast for groups climbing Mt. Everest and other major peaks. Read more...
How to make money wine writing in 10 (not so easy) steps
This is the last in a series of articles this week about wine writing. Read “What’s next for wine writing?” Read “Who writes about wine?” Read “How to make money freelance wine writing.” Previously, I Read more...
How to make money freelance (wine) writing
"If I just dig faster, I'll get out of this hole." This is the third is a series of four articles this week about wine writing. Read “What’s next for wine writing?” Read Read more...
The tasting room arms race
Tasting rooms are now part bar, part coffee shop, part restaurant, and part activities center. Where is it all going, and is it sustainable? In days not long ago, a tasting room experience typically consisted Read more...
Trothe aims to elevate Horse Heaven Hills Cabernet Sauvignon
Ray McKee (left) and Jeff Andrews, Trothe. Copyright Richard Duval. “What I want to do is create a wine that can sit at the table with a world class wine from anywhere in Read more...
Oregon sees warm ‘23 growing season, enjoys high quality wines
Oregon Wine Board. Photographer - Carolyn Wells-Kramer. Heat leads to compressed harvest in Willamette Valley During Oregon’s 2023 growing season, the April frost the year before was very much on everyone’s mind. However, Read more...
Washington embraces “easy” 2023 growing season
Washington's 2023 harvest marked by high quality high, low stress After a series of growing seasons that had their share of challenges, in 2023 Washington growers and winemakers welcomed a sight they hadn’t seen in Read more...
Washington growers assess impact of January freeze
Bud damage courtesy of Jeremy Petty. Walla Walla Valley and Lake Chelan appear hardest hit Growers across the Columbia Valley have spent the past few weeks assessing the impacts of frigid temperatures January Read more...
Lane Hoss retires after 42 years at Anthony’s Restaurants
Lane Hoss, vice president of operations at Anthony’s Restaurants based in Kirkland, Washington, has retired. Hoss spent 42 years at the company, almost all of that time overseeing Anthony’s wine and beverage program. “She must Read more...
Top Source offers Washington wines with a French touch
“I want more Americans to be drinking better quality wines,” says Meredith Hyslop. Hyslop is the owner of Sapere Originis, an import, sourcing, and consulting company, and Top Source, a Washington winery. They are also Hyslop’s Read more...
What will El Niño mean for Pacific Northwest weather and drought conditions?
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 forecast for groups climbing Mt. Everest and other major peaks. Fagin Read more...
Why the Figgins family sold its interests in Seven Hills, SeVein
Seven Hills Vineyard, Walla Walla Valley Yesterday the news broke that Dennis Murphy, owner of Caprio Cellars in Walla Walla Valley, purchased interests in Seven Hills Vineyard and SeVein. Some of these interests Read more...
