America’s Róse Revolution
Well, with months of dreary winter weather behind us and, yes, months of dreary spring weather still in front of us here in the Pacific Northwest, it’s time to celebrate the beginning of spring. And Read more...
Fresh Sheet May 9th 2013
Today’s Fresh Sheet – new and recent releases – includes wines from Mark Ryan Winery, Sleight of Hand Cellars, Convergence Zone Cellars, Kevin White Winery, Mosquito Fleet Winery, Wind Rose Cellars, Kerloo Cellars, JB Neufeld, and Tranche Cellars. Read more…
2012 Walla Walla Valley Report Part I
Below is Part I of a report from the Walla Walla Valley including wines from Rotie Cellars, Gramercy Cellars, Sleight of Hand Cellars, Waters Winery, and Rasa Vineyards.Rotie CellarsA cool vintage like 2010 plays right Read more...
2011 Vintage Rosé Round-up
Well folks, summer is finally upon us (right?). Yes, I know for wetsiders in Washington the season doesn’t officially begin until July 5th, but our eastern Washington counterparts have been baking in the summer sun Read more...
Walla Walla Valley Report 2011 Part I
Below is Part I of a report from the Walla Walla Valley including wines from Rasa Vineyards, Mackey Vineyards, Fjellene Cellars, Sleight of Hand Cellars, and àMaurice Cellars. Read a .pdf version of this report Read more...
Recent print articles and thoughts on Washington Chardonnay
The July/August edition of edibleSeattle contains an article I wrote titled ‘Liquid assets: Why Chenin Blanc is a grape worth saving.’ The article, which contains a list of recommendations, can be found at the following Read more...
An inconvenient truth about spring in Seattle: 2010 rosé round-up
There is an inconvenient truth about spring in western Washington. It’s just not very spring like!A recent look at the daily temperatures here serves as a case in point: high of 50, low of 46. Read more...
No tricks from Sleight of Hand Cellars – just good wine at good prices
Winemaker Trey Busch of Sleight of Hand Cellars remembers drinking wine when he was in his mid-20s, but like many, he didn’t give what was in his glass much thought. All that would change a Read more...
Five Under Fifteen – June
Reminder that this month's Virtual Tasting will take on Wednesday. Read more about it here.In tough times, we continue the search for good, inexpensive wines.Sleight of Hand Cellars is located in Walla Walla, Washington. Trey Read more...
