An interview with David Adelsheim, Willamette Valley pioneer and founder of Adelsheim Vineyard: Part II
Since first purchasing land in the area in 1971, David Adelsheim of Adelsheim Vineyard has been involved in nearly every aspect of the evolution of Willamette Valley. This spans from near the valley’s earliest days as a Read more...
An interview with David Adelsheim, Willamette Valley pioneer and founder of Adelsheim Vineyard: Part I
In 1971, David Adelsheim and his wife Ginny purchased a piece of property near Newberg, Oregon with the aim of planting a vineyard. As that site produced commercial fruit in 1978, Adelsheim Vineyard became the Read more...
Jøyus puts the enjoyment back into non-alcoholic wines
Jessica Selander’s reasons for starting Jøyus, a Seattle-based alcohol-free wine company, were simple. She doesn’t drink alcohol, having been sober for 17 years.“Drinking is a huge part of our culture in the United States,” Selander says. Read more...
Starting a winery is Foolhardy
"It must have been something in the air in Brunswick, Maine," Foolhardy Vintners co-founder Jonathan Edelman wryly says of starting a winery. Edelman’s freshman year roommate at Brunswick’s Bowdoin College was Hugh Davies, now long-time president of Read more...
Eight thoughts on reviewing Oregon for Wine Enthusiast
At the start of this year, I began reviewing Oregon wines for Wine Enthusiast magazine. (I had been covering Washington as a contributing editor since 2013.) I subsequently ended my tenure at the magazine in July.While I have Read more...
Quiddity: Washington wines at their essence
"It's somewhere between retirement and a job," Greg Peiker says starting his winery, Quiddity Wines, in Woodinville. Peiker worked at nearby Microsoft on the operations side of the software business for nearly 20 years. Realizing Read more...
Roller coaster weather for the Northwest in 2022
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...
An ode to nouveau-style wines
Last Thursday was Beaujolais Nouveau Day, celebrated the third Thursday in November. For me, Beaujolais Nouveau Day brings back memories of the early aughts. Seattle Cellars, which was located in downtown Seattle on 2nd Avenue, had Read more...
My Top 10 Cork Taint Stories: Numbers 5 to 1
Last week, I detailed the first half of my Top 10 all-time cork taint stories. Today, I bring you numbers 5 to 1. Read more about what cork taint is here.5. Cork tainted bottle at a retail Read more...
My Top 10 Cork Taint Stories: Numbers 10 to 6
Cork taint is a scourge on the wine industry. Despite great efforts to reduce or eliminate it, the issue continues.Cork taint is caused by a contaminant, most commonly trichloroanisole, that can at low levels mute the Read more...
Washington wine pioneer and visionary Allen Shoup, 79, passes away
Allen Shoup, former president and CEO of Stimson Lane (now Ste Michelle Wine Estates) and founder of Walla Walla Valley’s Long Shadows winery, passed away November 7th at his home in Shoreline, Washington. He was 79 and died Read more...
An interview with Decanter’s new US editor Clive Pursehouse
On September 30th, Clive Pursehouse joined Decanter as its US editor. Pursehouse brings to the position a diverse background, from working for almost 20 years on a college campus to cyclocross racing to wine blogging to writing Read more...
