Image courtesy of Wine Growers British Columbia. From replanting to changing what is planted where and working on cold mitigation, B.C. wineries are bouncing back British Columbia wineries faced enormous challenges after back-to-back Read more...
Did you ever notice that on-line and print publications always use right now in their article titles? They aren’t worried about yesterday. They aren’t concerned about tomorrow or next week. It’s all Read more...
Winemaker Jed Steele Winemaker Jed Steele passed away this week. Steele’s contributions to the Lake County and California wine industries have been well-documented. Here, I want to touch on Steele’s Washington connections and Read more...
Aquilini Family Wines has discontinued production of its wine brands in Washington. The move came abruptly in the middle of harvest. Last month, Aquilini informed two custom crush facilities it works with that the company Read more...
“There have been two pillars of Fatcork,” says Bryan Maletis, founder of Fatcork in Seattle. “The best quality sparkling wine in the world and the best customer service we can offer.” Fatcork has delivered both. Read more...
NB: Northwest Wine Report's Fall Subsciber Drive continues. This site needs additional subscribers to continue publishing in 2026. If you haven't already, please subscribe now. Below is a summary of articles from October. Enjoy! Summary Read more...
45+ wines reviewed below, including the latest from Chehalem, Echolands, History, L’Ecole No. 41, Pashey, Rocky Pond, Sagemoor, Stoller Family, Trisaetum, and Wautoma Springs. At Northwest Wine Report, all scores come from blind tastings in Read more...
Peter Devison, Devison Vintners Winemaker Peter Devison of Walla Walla Valley’s Devison Vintners has more than 20 harvests in Washington under his belt, and he’s just getting started. Since launching his eponymous winery Read more...
More time at a winery = fewer overall winery visits There has been a lot of hand-wringing of late about why tasting room visitation is down. Overlooked, however, is a very simple math problem that Read more...
Matías Kúsulas (L) and Michael Ruhland, Valo and Massalto Valo and Massalto, two wineries owned by Matías Kúsulas and Michael Ruhland, have opened a tasting room in Tacoma. The tasting room officially opened Read more...
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