Long-time winemaker Serge Laville laid off as part of Ste. Michelle Wine Estates February workforce reduction Katherine "Kate" Derby, whose family founded Spring Valley Vineyard in 1993, has been promoted to winemaker. Derby, a sixth Read more...
This report from the Walla Walla Valley includes wines from Corliss Estates, Tranche Cellars, Tamarack Cellars, Dunham Cellars, and Spring Valley Vineyard. Read Part I here and Part II here. Corliss Estates Part of the joy of the wines from Corliss Estates is that they Read more...
Today’s Fresh Sheet – new and recent releases – includes wines from Stoller Family Estate, Spring Valley Vineyard, San Juan Vineyards, Locati Cellars, Pamplin Family Winery, and Pendulum. Read more…
The Fresh Sheet – reviews of recent and current Washington wine releases – for today includes wines from Betz Family Winery, Guardian Cellars, Gorman Winery, SYZYGY, Spring Valley Vineyard, Col Solare, and Cadaretta. Read more...
This morning Wine Spectator published its Top 100 Wines for 2009. The list was published to subscribers and will be generally available Wednesday. Spectator publishes this list each year with what it considers the year’s Read more...
What follows is an excerpt from the 2009 Walla Walla Spring Release Weekend Report. Download the full report here (Note: Opens .pdf).Winemaker Serge Laville calls the 2006 vintage “our most labor intensive vintage ever” with Read more...
Spring Valley Vineyard consistently makes some of the best wine in Walla Walla Valley. Three of the first seven vintages of the Uriah – their Merlot based blend – landed in Wine Spectator’s Top 100 Read more...
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