Walla Walla Wine On Tour expands to Spokane
Event will also shift from Seattle to Bellevue Walla Walla Wine On Tour, a series of annual events conducted by Walla Walla Valley Wine, will expand locations in 2025. The tour’s four stops will now Read more...
Grower Kevin Corliss, who spent 38 years at Ste. Michelle, retires
Kevin Corliss, vice president of grape resources at Ste. Michelle Wine Estates (SMWE), retired at the end of October. Corliss was responsible for managing all Ste. Michelle-owned and leased vineyards as well as grower relations Read more...
Windstorm causes power outages in Woodinville
Update: 10:30am Friday November 22nd: I've heard from multiple people that power has now been restored to most areas of Woodinville. A severe windstorm in western Washington Tuesday night caused widespread power outages. The outages Read more...
Washington’s Hattrup Farms purchased by Schultz, Gambles
Elephant Mountain Vineyards courtesy of Hattrup Farms. Andrew Schultz of Brothers in Farms and Tim Gamble and Teresa Spellman Gamble of Tinte Cellars have purchased Washington’s Hattrup Farms. The sale includes two vineyards, Read more...
Distributor consolidation continues in Pacific Northwest
Woodinville’s Cru Selections closes In recent years, the Pacific Northwest has seen a wave of independent distributor closures and consolidation. The latest came November 15th, when distributor/importer Cru Selections in Woodinville, Washington announced it was Read more...
Ste. Michelle closes 14 Hands and Columbia Crest tasting rooms, wine clubs
14 Hands Winery and Tasting Room, Prosser Both wineries will continue production Ste. Michelle Wine Estates (SMWE), the Northwest’s largest winery, has closed the tasting rooms and wine clubs for 14 Hands and Read more...
Oregon’s ¡Salud! auction raises record-breaking $1.4M
¡Salud! 2024. Image copyright credit John Valls. Money will support healthcare services for vineyard workers and their families ¡Salud! The Oregon Pinot Noir Auction raised $1.4M at a two-day event November 8th and Read more...
Columbia Valley Wine Lab opens in Prosser
Quinton and Ruth Sturgeon, Columbia Valley Wine Lab Columbia Valley Wine Lab opened in Prosser, Washington this past June. The company is located in the Horse Heaven Hills Wine Company building that was Read more...
Karin Gasparotti named resident vigneronne at Bionic Wines
Karin Gasparotti and Christophe Baron, Bionic Wines She takes over from Elizabeth Bourcier, who spent 16 years at the estate Walla Walla Valley’s Bionic Wines has named Karin Gasparotti resident vigneronne. Gasparotti takes Read more...
Washington wine industry veterans launch recruitment firm
Ashely Trout (left) and Alyson LaVarnway, The Osprey, copyright Victoria Wright. Two wine industry veterans, Ashley Trout and Alyson LaVarnway, have launched a recruitment firm for the Washington wine and hospitality industries. The Read more...
Tirriddis opens new tasting room in Prosser
Tirriddis tasting room, Prosser, Washington Tirriddis, one of Washington’s only sparkling wine-dedicated producers, has opened a new tasting room in Prosser. The tasting room, a short distance from the winery’s previous facility, is Read more...
A closer look at Chateau Ste. Michelle’s redevelopment plan
I wrote last week about Chateau Ste. Michelle submitting to the City of Woodinville its plan to redevelop parts of its property. There, I outlined the key aspects of the plan. Here, I drill into Read more...
