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...
Making dreams come true in Walla Walla Valley
Since I first travelled to Walla Walla Valley in 2004, the area has been in constant motion. New wineries are constantly starting up, new wineries are being constructed, and new tasting rooms are turning on Read more...
Devison Vintners Fall 2022 Releases
2020 was a vintage that looked near perfect in Washington going into the second week of September. In fact, it looked like it might be among the best vintages the state had seen in the Read more...
An interview with Lynn Penner-Ash, co-founder of Penner-Ash Wine Cellars: Part II
Lynn Penner-Ash spent over 40 years in the wine industry, most of it in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. In Part II of my interview, I talk with Penner-Ash about starting Penner-Ash Wine Cellars, her experiences winegrowing in Read more...