Sleight of Hand Cellars to open Woodinville tasting room
Left to right: Trey Busch (owner), Jerry Solomon (owner), and Keith Johnson (production winemaker), Sleight of Hand Cellars. Location will be the winery’s third Sleight of Hand Cellars, a Walla Walla Valley-based winery, Read more...
Pioneering Washington grower Dick Shaw dies at 84
Dick and Wendy Shaw. Copyright Richard Duval. Dick Shaw, one of the largest grape growers in Washington and an inductee in the Legends of Washington Wine Hall of Fame, died October 27th at Read more...
Gallo shuts down Columbia Winery wine club
E. & J. Gallo, the largest wine company in the U.S., announced that the Columbia Winery wine club is shutting down. The notification came via an email to club members. “We have enjoyed the opportunity Read more...
Comparing Washington and Oregon by the numbers
The recent 2022 Oregon Vineyard & Winery report published by the Oregon Wine Board provides an opportunity to compare the Oregon and Washington wine industries across a series of metrics. (Also see my previous article Read more...
Why the Figgins family sold its interests in Seven Hills, SeVein
Seven Hills Vineyard, Walla Walla Valley Yesterday the news broke that Dennis Murphy, owner of Caprio Cellars in Walla Walla Valley, purchased interests in Seven Hills Vineyard and SeVein. Some of these interests Read more...
Rand Sealey, former wine retailer and long-time critic, dies at 79
Rand Sealey, founder of Washington’s oldest independent wine store and later author of a local wine review newsletter, passed away October 17th in Walla Walla. He was 79 years old. Sealey founded Esquin Wine Merchants Read more...
CHO Wines building Willamette Valley winery
Dave and Lois Cho, CHO Wines. CHO Wines, founded by Dave and Lois Cho in 2020, is in the process of constructing a winery in Willamette Valley’s Chehalem Mountains appellation. The winery and Read more...
Atelier Freewater to open in Walla Walla Valley
Carrie Alexander, Atelier Freewater by Richard Duval. Building will be shared tasting room and event space for Todd Alexander’s wines, others Todd and Carrie Alexander are opening Atelier Freewater in Milton-Freewater, a town Read more...
Taylor Butterfield named head white winemaker at Chateau Ste. Michelle
Chateau Ste. Michelle, Washington’s largest winery, has named Taylor Butterfield as head white winemaker. Butterfield started the position earlier this year. “I love white winemaking,” Butterfield says. “I have a true passion for it.” Butterfield Read more...
Five takeaways from the 2022 Oregon vineyard and winery report
The Oregon Wine Board released the 2022 Oregon Vineyard and Winery Report last month. The annual study is conducted by the Institute for Policy Research and Engagement (IPRE) of the University of Oregon and looks Read more...
Crunchy Red Fruit merges with Seattle Wine Company
Left, Fruit Wine Co. buyer & manager Mark Lowry. Right, co-owner, Jackson Rohrbaugh, M.S. Char Beck Photography. New business to be named Fruit Wine Co. Crunchy Red Fruit, a Seattle-based wine club, has merged Read more...
Valdemar to open Spanish restaurant in Woodinville
Pintxo by Valdemar, Woodinville. Courtesy Valdemar Family. Valdemar Estates, the Walla Walla-based winery of Rioja’s Valdemar Family, is opening a Spanish restaurant in downtown Woodinville. The restaurant is called Pintxo by Valdemar, pronounced Read more...
