Ste. Michelle outlines plan for Woodinville property redevelopment
Design packet submitted to the city will bring extensive changes to the property Chateau Ste. Michelle announced Thursday plans to redevelop parts of its 118-acre Woodinville property. The plans are fully consistent with what the Read more...
Brian Carter Cellars opens tasting room in Columbia Collective
Legacy Washington brand will also be revived at the location Brian Carter Cellars has opened a tasting room in the Columbia Collective building in Woodinville. The tasting room is the first to open in the Read more...
Owen Roe founders buy back winery in Vintage Wine Estates selloff
Owen Roe, Yakima Valley, Washington Winery renamed Owen Roe Estate David and Angelica O’Reilly, who founded Yakima Valley’s Owen Roe in 1999, have purchased the winery in the Vintage Wine Estates (VWE) asset Read more...
Collaboration Series wines start from the ground up
The wine world is ever-brimming with wines sold for various causes. Most, however, start with what’s in barrel and then auction that off. The Washington Wine Industry Foundation’s (WWIF) Collaboration Series does the opposite. It Read more...
Capital Call Vintners to open tasting room in Walla Walla
Steve and Nikki Bruere with Alan Busacca (right) of Capital Call Vintners Winery has also purchased the Barons brand Capital Call Vintners, founded by Steve and Nikki Bruere along with Alan Busacca, is Read more...
Harvest begins in Washington
Chardonnay harvest at French Creek Vineyard courtesy of Damon Lalonde Harvest has begun in Washington’s Columbia Valley. Charles Auclair of Woodinville’s Auclair Winery kicked things off Saturday August 24th, picking Sauvignon Blanc from Read more...
Update from Ste. Michelle Wine Estates: Part II
David Bowman, Ste. Michelle Wine Estates This is the second in a two-part interview with David Bowman, Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) at Ste. Michelle Wine Estates (SMWE). In Part I, Bowman discussed potential Read more...
Update from Ste. Michelle Wine Estates: Part I
Earlier this month, Ste. Michelle Wine Estates (SMWE) submitted the first step of a site plan review for its Chateau Ste. Michelle property to the city of Woodinville. Here, in the first part of a Read more...
Seattle’s Eight Bells Winery to move to Lake City neighborhood
Artist rendering, Eight Bells Lake City exterior Eight Bells Winery, which has been in Seattle’s Roosevelt/Ravenna neighborhood since 2009, is relocating. The winery will move its tasting room and production facility to Seattle’s Read more...
The Year of Ackley Brands continues with Charles Smith Wines acquisition
Seattle-based Ackley Brands continued its aggressive growth in Washington with the purchase of Charles Smith Wines from The Wine Group. The purchase closed on August 8th and included the brand and inventory. The sale was Read more...
Auction of Washington Wines raises $4.25M for charitable causes
The Auction of Washington Wines, Washington’s longest-running charity wine auction, raised $4.25M at a series of events this past week. (Full disclosure: My wife contracts with the Auction.) Money raised will support viticulture and enology Read more...
Moonbase Cellars purchases Walla Walla Valley vineyard
Moonbase Estate Vineyard, Walla Walla Valley Moonbase Cellars, a small, family-owned winery in Walla Walla Valley, has purchased a vineyard in the valley. The site will provide estate fruit and will eventually be Read more...
