U.S. Sustainable Winegrowing Summit coming to Walla Walla
The fourth U.S. Sustainable Winegrowing Summit will take place in Walla Walla next month. The event will occur May 6 and 7. “Hosting the Summit in Washington is a big moment for our industry,” says Read more...
Blood of Gods: A zine, merrymaking, and now, a book
“I'm not above or below doing anything. If there's a job to do, I'll do it,” says Stacy Buchanan, creator of Blood of Gods, a subversive, counterculture, metal-music-meets-wine universe. The job that Buchanan is focused Read more...
Bud break begins in the Columbia Valley
Cabernet Franc at Yellowhawk Vineyard, Mariano Diaz, Walla Walla Elite Vineyards Date approximately two weeks ahead of recent historical averages Bud break has begun in the Columbia Valley. Sagemoor Vineyard in the White Read more...
DTC Wine Symposium comes to Pacific Northwest
A Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) Wine Symposium will be held in Prosser, Washington next month. The one-day event will take place April 28 at the Walter Clore Wine and Culinary Center. “We're trying to make this an Read more...
Mercer Wine Estates acquires Matthews, related brands
Mercer Wine Estates has acquired Matthews and three related brands under the Avallé portfolio. The wineries were purchased from the Otis family with an agreement signed March 10. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Read more...
Sagemoor Estates puts focus on its vineyards
“Sagemoor Estates is a vineyard-focused winery because that's what we are and that's who we are,” says Kent Waliser, brand ambassador at Sagemoor Estates. “The winery is all built around vineyards.” Sagemoor Vineyards is a Read more...
Marcus Rafanelli named winemaker at Woodward Canyon
Marcus Rafanelli, Woodward Canyon by Richard Duval Woodward Canyon, one of Walla Walla Valley’s founding wineries, has named Marcus Rafanelli winemaker. The move is part of a planned, generational transition at the winery. Read more...
Syncline Winery – 2025 Northwest Winery of the Year
The Syncline Winery offerings are wines to get excited about. They embrace and show everything that there is to love about Northwest wines: the people, the places, and how those two things intersect and express Read more...
Where the Facebook page recommendation suspension issue stands
The issue appears to have resolved for most. Some, however, still report having issues. Earlier this month, a large number of businesses – particularly many in the wine and beverage alcohol industries – were notified Read more...
MaraBela sparkling tea aims for a spot on the dinner table
MaraBela Sparkling Tea MaraBela is a new, alcohol-free sparkling tea produced in Walla Walla. The company is the brainchild of Jesús Martínez Bujanda and his sister Ana, the family behind Bodegas Valdemar in Read more...
Orr Royal Slope Red helps Stillwater Creek Vineyard workers
Orr Royal Slope Red “Especially being in Woodinville, it's easy for me to ignore vineyard workers,” says Erica Orr, owner and winemaker at Orr Wines in the town’s Warehouse District. Indeed, Woodinville is Read more...
Facebook shows signs of life (sort of) with page recommendation issue
Earlier this month Facebook created a substantial amount of chaos by suspending page recommendations from millions of business page owners around the world. Business owners running pages associated with wineries, breweries, distilleries, and related businesses Read more...
