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...
Meta’s silence on page recommendation suspensions deafening
On or around January 9th, millions of businesses across the U.S. and around the world received notifications that Facebook would no longer be recommending their pages. Businesses with pages related to wine, beer, and spirits Read more...
What’s going on at Meta?
One user with Meta Verified was told that a "bug" affected "millions" of Facebook pages. If so, Meta has failed to inform businesses about the issue. This past week, wine, beer, and other alcohol associated Read more...
David Bowman named CEO of Ste. Michelle Wine Estates
David Bowman, CEO, Ste. Michelle Wine Estates Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, Washington’s largest winery, has announced a series of leadership changes. David Bowman has been appointed CEO. Bowman was previously co-CEO with Anna Read more...
Peter Dow, restaurateur, winery owner, and distributor, dies at 80
Peter Dow at Red Willow Vineyard, Yakima Valley Peter Dow, founder of Café Juanita in Kirkland, Washington as well as Cavatappi Winery and Cavatappi Distribuzione in Seattle, passed away December 22nd after a Read more...
Meta changes sow confusion, concern in wine industry
Changes also appear to have impacted beer, spirits, and some non-alcohol related businesses Last week wine, beer, and spirits-related businesses received unwelcome news. Meta notified business owners that their pages would no longer be recommended Read more...
Northwest Wine Report Top 10 most read articles of 2025
Here are the Top 10, most read articles at Northwest Wine Report in 2025 based on 127 articles published. Note that I did not include the article about The Top 60 Wines of 2024, Read more...
House of Smith Seattle facility listed for sale
House of Smith Jet City Winery, Seattle, Washington The House of Smith Jet City Winery building in Seattle’s Georgetown neighborhood has been listed for sale. The facility serves as a production space and Read more...
Additional comments from Ste. Michelle Wine Estates
Chateau Ste. Michelle by Richard Duval Below are additional quotes from Northwest Wine Report’s interview with Court Wyckoff, whose family purchased Ste. Michelle Wine Estates (SMWE) earlier this month, and David Bowman, co-CEO Read more...
Washington’s Wyckoff family buys Ste. Michelle Wine Estates
Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville by Richard Duval Winery now locally-owned for first time in over 50 years Washington’s Wyckoff family has purchased Ste. Michelle Wine Estates (SMWE). The deal closed Thursday, December 4th. Read more...
Evergreen Family purchases Luke Wines
Evergreen Family the "largest family-owned grape-to-bottle wine company in Washington state" Evergreen Family Wines has purchased Luke Wines. The purchase includes the brand and all inventory. It adds to Evergreen’s portfolio, which includes Milbrandt Family, Read more...
Bledsoe Family Winery breaks ground on new Walla Walla tasting room
Illustration of Bledsoe Family Winery tasting room, Walla Walla by Signum Architecture Tasting room expected to open in summer of 2026 Bledsoe Family Winery has broken ground on a new tasting room in Read more...
David Rosenthal named director of winemaking at L’Ecole No. 41
David Rosenthal, L'Ecole No. 41 Walla Walla Valley winery positions itself for the future L’Ecole No. 41, one of Washington’s flagship wineries, has named David Rosenthal director of winemaking. Rosenthal is among the Read more...
Aquilini ceases wine production
Aquilini Family Wines has discontinued production of its wine brands in Washington. The move came abruptly in the middle of harvest. Last month, Aquilini informed two custom crush facilities it works with that the company Read more...
Valo and Massalto tasting room opens in Tacoma
Matías Kúsulas (L) and Michael Ruhland, Valo and Massalto Valo and Massalto, two wineries owned by Matías Kúsulas and Michael Ruhland, have opened a tasting room in Tacoma. The tasting room officially opened Read more...
Sparkman Cellars and Sigillo Cellars join forces
Sparkman Cellars, one of Woodinville’s best-known wineries, and Snoqualmie-based Sigillo Cellars have joined together to form a partnership. The ownership team includes the two original winery owners as well as others in what remains a Read more...
Don’t call it a comeback: Charles Smith launches Real Wine
After a series of recent challenges, Smith is back to doing what he does best: creating eye-catching brands that provide quality Charles Smith, founder of Seattle’s House of Smith Wines, has launched a new brand Read more...
