Walla Walla Valley Report 2014
This report on the Walla Walla Valley includes wines from Cayuse Vineyards, No Girls, Abeja, Woodward Canyon, Delmas, and Maison Bleue. Read more…
Fresh Sheet February 26th 2014
Today’s Fresh Sheet – new and recent releases – includes wines from Mark Ryan Winery, Kerloo Cellars, EFESTE, Eight Bells Winery, Auclair Winery, Buty Winery, and Robert Ramsay Cellars. Read more…
Happy 30th Birthday Walla Walla Valley!
Today marks the 30th anniversary of the approval of the Walla Walla Valley appellation. At the time the application was submitted, the valley had a mere two wineries and 60 acres of grapes. Since that Read more...
Walla Walla Valley Report Part III 2013
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...
Walla Walla Valley Report 2013 Part II
This report from the Walla Walla Valley includes wines from Reynvaan Family Vineyards, Gramercy Cellars, Woodward Canyon, Rasa Vineyards, and Seven Hills Winery. Read Part I here. Reynvaan Family Vineyards Reynvaan Family Vineyards’ ascension into the upper echelon of Northwest wineries has Read more...
The Wines of Chris Figgins
The Figgins family has already cemented its place in Washington wine history. The family’s story is well known. In 1977, Gary and Nancy Figgins founded Leonetti Cellar, the first bonded winery in the Walla Walla Valley. Read more...
On the Joys of A Well-aged Wine
Most every wine lover can name an epiphany bottle or two – a wine that changed the way that they thought about wine or thought about a region. One of those wines for me is Read more...
Walla Walla Valley Report 2013 Part I
This report from the Walla Walla Valley includes wines from Abeja, Amavi Cellars, Pepper Bridge, Buty, Tulpen Cellars, L’Ecole No 41, Tempus Cellars, and Forgeron Cellars. Abeja While Abeja has long been known as a Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay shop (it still is), recent vintages Read more...
Tero Estates purchases Waters Winery
Doug Roskelley and Mike Tembreull of Tero Estates and Flying Trout have purchased Walla Walla Valley’s Waters Winery. Terms of the sale were not disclosed but include both the Waters brand as well as inventory. The Waters building and the Read more...
Proposed ‘The Rocks of Milton-Freewater’ AVA focuses on terroir
What follows is a Focus Report on The Rocks of Milton-Freewater. Download a .pdf copy here. Read previous Focus Reports here. For years, winemakers and wine lovers alike have discussed the distinctiveness of the wines coming from the Read more...
