I wrote about Kevin White Winery’s origin story in 2012 when the winery’s inaugural wine was released. Since that time, the Kevin White wines have consistently been among the highest quality Rhône-style wines in Washington. Read more...
“All these farmers, it all starts with them,” says Damon Huard, president and co-owner of Passing Time in Woodinville, Washington. Huard’s wine journey began in 1997 after he was signed by the NFL’s Miami Dolphins Read more...
Ste. Michelle's Woodinville property. Areas 1-5 in rezoning request. Ste. Michelle Wine Estates (SMWE) has requested the City of Woodinville rezone portions of its Woodinville property. The rezoning would allow for residential townhouse Read more...
L to R: David Rosenthal, Betsy Long, Melissa Long Vilar, and Whitney Patterson, Obelisco Estate. Image by Jessamy Lennon Photography. Second generation now involved in winery David Rosenthal has been named winemaker at Read more...
Left to right: Trey Busch (owner), Jerry Solomon (owner), and Keith Johnson (production winemaker), Sleight of Hand Cellars. Location will be the winery’s third Sleight of Hand Cellars, a Walla Walla Valley-based winery, Read more...
Pintxo by Valdemar, Woodinville. Courtesy Valdemar Family. Valdemar Estates, the Walla Walla-based winery of Rioja’s Valdemar Family, is opening a Spanish restaurant in downtown Woodinville. The restaurant is called Pintxo by Valdemar, pronounced Read more...
Mullan Road tasting room, Woodinville, WA. Copyright Mullan Road. Sally Johnson Blum hired as Mullan Road winemaker Mullan Road, a Washington brand for Napa Valley’s Cakebread Cellars, has opened a tasting room in Read more...
Last Labor Day weekend, winemaker Ross Mickel of Woodinville’s Ross Andrew Winery died in a seaplane crash near Whidbey Island. His pregnant wife, Lauren Hilty, and the couple’s 22-month old son, Remy, were also killed Read more...
"It's somewhere between retirement and a job," Greg Peiker says starting his winery, Quiddity Wines, in Woodinville. Peiker worked at nearby Microsoft on the operations side of the software business for nearly 20 years. Realizing Read more...
Kevin White’s path to becoming a winemaker had a most unusual starting point – a koosh ball. White was majoring in computer science at the University of Connecticut when he stopped by the Microsoft booth Read more...
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