CEO Shawn Conway leaves Ste. Michelle, company names new CEOs for Washington, Oregon businesses
Conway’s tenure marked by winery sales, dropped contracts, tasting room closures, and a reduction-in-force. Only time will tell if he was able to right the ship. Ste. Michelle Wine Estates (SMWE) CEO Shawn Conway has Read more...
Brandon Moss joins Ackley Brands as reserve winemaker
Brandon Moss, Ackley Brands Also, Ackley’s Prosser production facility is now Demeter Biodynamic and CCOF Organic certified, only second in state Brandon Moss has joined Ackley Brands as reserve winemaker. Moss will lead Read more...
Hurt during harvest, others help out
Ben Smith, Cadence As fate would have it, Ben Smith, owner and winemaker of Cadence winery in Seattle, got hurt on the very first day of harvest. “I was just lifting an empty Read more...
Avallé embraces the Columbia Valley
“The Columbia Valley is a gift,” says Bryan Otis, founder of Avallé. The newly formed company is a collection of wineries that includes Matthews, Tenor, Jaine, Single Barrel, From the Sky Down, and Blackboard. Avallé Read more...
Doe Bay Wine Company celebrates second year in Seattle
Cole Sisson, Doe Bay Wine Company At a time when the wine industry is facing historic headwinds and many businesses are closing, Washington’s Doe Bay Wine Company is not just surviving but thriving. Read more...
Harvest begins in the Columbia Valley
Harvest has begun in Washington’s Columbia Valley. Amos Rome Vineyards in the Lake Chelan appellation picked Chardonnay from its Block ’98 Estate Vineyard on August 19th. The grapes will be used for sparkling wine. Co-owner Read more...
Auction of Washington Wines raises $4M for charitable causes
Image by Curbow Photo. The Auction of Washington Wines, Washington’s longest-running charity wine auction, raised $4,015,000 at a series of events this past week and earlier this year. Donations are still being counted, Read more...
VIN-STAR Imports uses “wine diplomacy” with British Columbia wines
Craig Pacheco of VIN-STAR Imports (left) with Lightning Rock owner Ron Kubek (right) and winemaker Sébastien Hotte (middle) Relations between the U.S. and its neighbor to the north have been strained of late Read more...
Upchurch Vineyard opens tasting room in Woodinville
Chris and Thea Upchurch, Upchurch Vineyard Red Mountain’s Upchurch Vineyard has opened a tasting room in Woodinville. The tasting room is located in the Hollywood District. “It’s a pleasure for me to be Read more...
Lyle wineries assess damage from Burdoin fire, start to reopen
Harvest at Syncline Winery in 2018 by Richard Duval. Just over two and a half weeks after the Burdoin fire burned through the Lyle/Bingen area of the Columbia River Gorge, local wineries are Read more...
BARO winery and cellar destroyed by Burdoin fire
BARO Wine, located in Lyle, Washington in the Columbia River Gorge, reports that its winery and cellar have been destroyed by the Burdoin fire. The news came in a social media post late Monday afternoon, Read more...
Burdoin fire impacts Columbia River Gorge wine country
Approximate area of Burdoin fire as of 6pm Sunday via Google Maps. The Burdoin fire is currently affecting the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge in Klickitat County. As of 7 p.m. Read more...
Veraison begins in the Columbia Valley
Veraison in Cabernet Sauvignon at Bacchus Vineyard courtesy of Victor Perez Veraison, the changing of color of the grapes, has begun in the Columbia Valley, Washington's largest winegrowing region. Color change was noted Read more...
Why Stoller Wine Group acquired Elouan and what comes next for the company
Earlier today Dayton, Oregon-based Stoller Wine Group announced the acquisition of the Elouan brand from California’s Copper Cane Wines & Provisions. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. The move nearly doubles Stoller’s production from Read more...
Getting to know Amy Beth Wright, Allen Shoup Memorial Fellowship recipient
“I came into my professional life through the arts – dance,” says Amy Beth Wright. “I think that the creative process is something I see in wanting to be a wine professional as well. You Read more...
Getting to know Joel Wright, new Chateau Ste. Michelle red winemaker
“Wine brings people together,” says Joel Wright. “It's always been community-focused in my mind, and I've always loved that.” Wright is the new red winemaker at Chateau Ste. Michelle, Washington’s largest winery. At the Chateau, Read more...
Bloom begins in the Columbia Valley
Bloom has begun in the Columbia Valley. Brittany Komm, vineyard operations manager at Sagemoor Vineyards, noted bloom in Chardonnay on May 19th at both Weinbau and Sagemoor vineyards in the Wahluke Slope and White Bluffs Read more...
Getting to know Michael Osborn, new CEO at Willamette Valley Vineyards
Michael Osborn, CEO, Willamette Valley Vineyards Earlier this week Willamette Valley Vineyards (NASDAQ: WVVI, WVVIP) announced Michael Osborn as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer. Osborn takes over from founder Jim Bernau, who Read more...
Duckhorn to wind down Canvasback, Migration, Paraduxx, and Postmark brands
Canvasback Visitor Center, Walla Walla, WA by Richard Duval Company to refocus on core parts of portfolio Napa Valley’s Duckhorn Vineyards announced today that the company will be winding down its Canvasback, Migration, Read more...
Hamilton Cellars’ legacy to benefit Washington State University
Hamilton Cellars, Red Mountain by Richard Duval Washington’s Hamilton Cellars is selling its entire inventory at a steep discount – $100 per case or less. Proceeds will go toward the Stacie & Russ Read more...
