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...
Fires briefly bring smoke to other eastern Washington growing regions A series of wildfires broke out Tuesday afternoon and evening in eastern Washington and northeastern Oregon. One of the fires came up to the edge Read more...
Even when WeatherEye Vineyards was just a whisper in the Washington wine industry, the potential was clear. Legendary grower Ryan Johnson, who has over 20 years of experience farming on Red Mountain, was working on Read more...
Woodinville’s Avennia has purchased Tapteil Vineyard on Red Mountain, one of Washington’s premier appellations. The sale includes 45 acres, a small winery and tasting room, and a residential property.“We've been working with Red Mountain fruit since we started,” Read more...
While Red Mountain has firmly established itself as one of Washington’s premier wine growing regions, the tiny appellation – Washington’s smallest at 4,040 total acres – continues to grow and expand with additional acreage planted Read more...
The great dream – now an unstoppable force – goes on at Force Majeure (formerly Grand Rêve Vintners) with the winery naming an estate winemaker and also adding its seventh Collaboration Series winemaker. For the estate wines, Read more...
It is simply not possible to talk with Paul McBride and Ryan Johnson of Force Majeure, taste the winery’s offerings, and not come away exhilarated about Washington wine and its future.Formerly known as Grand Rêve, Read more...
It seems you can’t name anything in this country without tripping over someone who has something obliquely similar and whose lawyers threaten trouble (US Olympic Committee versus Olympic Cellars anyone?). I mean seriously folks, stop Read more...
In a tough economy there is nothing like finding a wine that drinks like a more expensive bottle. Here are a few that have stood out recently. While you won’t find any of these wines Read more...
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