Meet Washington’s newest AVAs Part 2: Goose Gap
This is the second in a three-part series on newly approved appellations in Washington. Read part one on White Bluffs here. Tomorrow the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) will officially recognize Goose Gap Read more...
Meet Washington’s newest AVAs Part 1: White Bluffs
Of the four appellations Washington has gained in the last nine months✝, White Bluffs – which was approved today by the Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) along with The Burn of Columbia Valley – is Read more...
Washington’s 2020 growing season one to remember
In a year full of challenges, winemakers are happy with the resultsWinemaker Jason Gorski at DeLille Cellars gives a succinct summation of the 2020 growing season in Washington, saying “Yields were down. The quality was Read more...
Sweet 16: Candy Mountain becomes Washington’s newest appellation
With the approval today of Candy Mountain as an American Viticultural Area (AVA), Washington gained its 16th federally recognized grape growing region. The appellation comes close on the heels of Royal Slope, which was approved Read more...
Proposed ‘The Rocks of Milton-Freewater’ AVA focuses on terroir
What follows is a Focus Report on The Rocks of Milton-Freewater. Download a .pdf copy here. Read previous Focus Reports here. NB: The appellation name was subsequently changed to The Rocks District of Milton-Freewater. For years, winemakers Read more...
Grand Rêve aims to change Washington wine – and the world’s understanding of it
What follows is a Focus report on Grand Rêve. Download a .pdf version of this report here. Read previous Focus reports here. Grand Rêve – the name of a new winery in Washington State – Read more...
