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...
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...
