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Walla Walla’s College Cellars looks to the future
Today the Institute for Enology and Viticulture at Walla Walla Community College announced the search for a new director. The institute is home to College Cellars, a teaching winery that along with the...
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Patterson Cellars purchases Tertulia winery and vineyard, will move to Walla...
Patterson Cellars announced today the purchase of the former Tertulia Cellars winery and its surrounding Whistling Hills Vineyard in Walla Walla Valley. The long-time Woodinville producer will move...
View ArticleUpdated Wine Enthusiast submission schedule for Washington and Oregon
Wineries, please note that the Wine Enthusiast submission schedule for Washington and Oregon has changed from the schedule that was released at the beginning of the year.In the revised schedule,...
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Bud break begins in Columbia Valley
Bud break has begun in Columbia Valley. Sadie Drury at North Slope Management noted bud break in Syrah at Seven Hills Vineyard on March 28th. Drury also said that she has seen bud break in Cabernet...
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Hinterlands: Washington's Horse Heaven Hills
The following article appeared in the April 2022 edition of Wine Enthusiast. Horse Heaven Hills is a region of unsurpassed physical beauty. It is also home to nearly a third of Washington State’s...
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A look back at Washington’s 2021 growing season
Year marked by high heat, low yields, good quality 2021 was an unusual growing season in Washington, marked by a record heat event in late June, an overall hot growing season, and in many cases...
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It's time for wine capsules to go away
The following article appeared in the March 2022 issue of Wine Enthusiast Most wines are adorned with a capsule atop the bottle. Whether made of plastic, aluminum, tin or something else, they are so...
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Hyatt Vineyards hires Caleb Foster as general manager and winemaker
Hyatt Vineyards in Washington’s Yakima Valley has announced the hiring of Caleb Foster as general manager and winemaker. Foster started at the position earlier this month.“I'm excited about the...
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Guardian Cellars opens Walla Walla tasting room
Watch out Walla Walla, there’s a new sheriff in town. Woodinville stalwart Guardian Cellars is opening a tasting room in the valley.“It's always been kind of a desire to have something [in Walla Walla]...
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Rocky Reach: an in-depth look at Washington’s newest appellation
Today the Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) approved Washington’s newest appellation, Rocky Reach. The approval comes on the heels of three appellations last year, bringing the state’s total number of...
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A (quite) delayed bloom begins in Columbia Valley
Bloom has begun in Columbia Valley. Lacey Lybeck at Sagemoor Vineyards reports seeing bloom in Weinbau Vineyard Chardonnay on the Wahluke Slope on June 4th. Lybeck also saw bloom in Chardonnay at...
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Celebrating 18 years of Washington Wine Report
Over the years, I have often told the story of the inception of Washington Wine Report. It turns out that the story I was telling was wrong.The story that I have told innumerable times goes like...
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Washington’s Ste Michelle puts Woodinville property up for sale, moves white...
Chateau Ste Michelle, the Pacific Northwest’s largest winery by a mile, has put its flagship Woodinville property up for sale. The 118 acre site, which includes the iconic chateau that adorns the...
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Full statement from Ste Michelle on property listing and moving white wine...
In the interest of completeness, below is the full statement I was provided by Chateau Ste Michelle on Monday June 20th regarding moving white wine production to eastern Washington and the listing of...
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One year later, a look back at the Pacific Northwest’s 2021 Heat Dome
The following article was written by Michael Fagin. Fagin is an operational meteorologist providing weather forecasts to clients in the Pacific Northwest and providing custom forecast for groups...
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Moving on from Wine Enthusiast
After nine and a half years, I am moving on from Wine Enthusiast.I started at the magazine as a contributing editor at the beginning of 2013. Since that time, I have reviewed nearly 13,000 wines and...
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A visit to the Royal Slope appellation
On Thursday, July 7th, I took a day trip out to the Royal Slope. Though grapes have been grown in the area since the 1980s, Royal Slope only recently received appellation status, becoming Washington’s...
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Les Collines distinguishes itself with grapes, place, and people
Les Collines Vineyard sits like a sentinel at the base of the Blue Mountains. The Walla Walla Valley stretches out to the west. On a clear day, the views extend all the way to the Tri-Cities. If wine...
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Veraison begins in Columbia Valley
Growers in Washington are seeing the start of veraison, the changing of color of the grapes. This means the beginning of harvest will soon be at hand.Sager Small at Woodward Canyon Winery in Walla...
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A Toast! To Washington wine
I am beyond humbled to have been recognized with a Toast! Award for ‘Wine Industry Champion’ as part of this year's Auction of Washington Wines. The Auction is in its 35th year and has raised over $55M...
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A look at Washington’s 2022 growing season thus far
A cold, wet spring impacted the regionThe following article was written by Michael Fagin. Fagin is an operational meteorologist providing weather forecasts to clients in the Pacific Northwest and...
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Harvest begins in Washington
Harvest is underway in Columbia Valley. Christian Grieb at Treveri Cellars reports picking Chardonnay from the winery's estate vineyard in Yakima Valley on August 31st. The fruit, which will be used...
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Why Ste Michelle bought A to Z and Rex Hill, how it happened, and what it...
With the acquisition, Ste Michelle is now the largest winery in both Washington and OregonEarlier this week Ste Michelle Wine Estates (SMWE) announced it had purchased Oregon’s A to Z Wine Works and...
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Bledsoe Wine Estates is creating a Northwest vinous empire
Former NFL quarterback purchases new Walla Walla vineyard and winery, will open two new tasting rooms in 2023This week Bledsoe Wine Estates, founded in 2007 by former NFL quarterback Drew Bledsoe and...
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WeatherEye Vineyards will change the way Washington makes wine
Back in 2018 I wrote in Wine Enthusiast about a new project from Cam Myhrvold and Ryan Johnson atop Red Mountain called WeatherEye Vineyards. The idea for the project is simple.Put hand selected clones...
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