MILTON-FREEWATER, Ore. - Jim Bernau is doing it again. The founder and CEO of Willamette Valley Vineyards is creating another winery on the other side of Oregon - and he's bringing hundreds of friends and investors along. On Sunday, more than 300 people arrived from across the Northwest and the nation to join Bernau and his team in breaking ground and planting Cabernet … [Read more...] about Hundreds help launch Walla Walla Valley’s Pambrun in style
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3 Horse Ranch Vineyards to toast Idaho Wine Month with Eagle Foothills wines
EAGLE, Idaho - Gary Cunningham needs no help selling them, but 3 Horse Ranch Vineyards is poised to release the inaugural wines labeled with the new Eagle Foothills American Viticultural Area designation - the first sub-AVA of the Snake River Valley in Idaho. “I was in Spokane last week and there were people talking to me who I was surprised even understood what an AVA is,” … [Read more...] about 3 Horse Ranch Vineyards to toast Idaho Wine Month with Eagle Foothills wines
Rob Folin leads Folin Cellars from north to south in Oregon
GOLD HILL, Ore. - There’s not much pretense, but there’s a wealth of overlooked winemaking talent in Southern Oregon’s Rogue Valley, and the unpretentious Rob Folin of Folin Cellars serves as an example of both. Not many winemakers will wear a camouflage jacket in their tasting room, but it fits Folin. And only a select few can say they worked at prestigious Domaine Serene - … [Read more...] about Rob Folin leads Folin Cellars from north to south in Oregon
A to Z Wineworks puts Western juniper to use in vineyards
NEWBERG, Ore. - It won’t be taking root in the Willamette Valley, but Western juniper continues to spread throughout Oregon vineyards as trellising end posts - thanks in part to A to Z Wineworks, one of the state’s largest producers. “The company is all about being sustainable and looking for more ways to be more sustainable, so Western juniper was a no-brainer for us,” Ryan … [Read more...] about A to Z Wineworks puts Western juniper to use in vineyards
Stats show 2016 vintage for Northwest vineyards off to record start
Record-setting heat during April kick-started the 2016 vintage in the Pacific Northwest wine industry, with the Walla Walla Valley recording nearly twice as many growing degree days during the same month of last year's historically hot season. Greg Jones, an environmental science professor at Southern Oregon University in Ashland and the wine world’s leading climate … [Read more...] about Stats show 2016 vintage for Northwest vineyards off to record start