The 11th Washington State Wine Awards will be announced today during a four-hour program that starts at 3 p.m. at McCaw Hall in Seattle. This will be the first time for the awards to be handed out under the auspices of Steve Warner, who took over as executive director of the Washington State Wine Commission last March. The awards began in 2003 when Steve Burns headed … [Read more...] about Washington State Wine Awards to be announced today in Seattle
Archives for January 2013
How Northwest wines fared at the 2013 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
Here are the medals won by Pacific Northwest wineries in the 2013 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, held in Cloverdale, Calif. Best in class Airfield Estates 2011 Barbera, Yakima Valley, $28 Barnard Griffin 2011 Chardonnay, Columbia Valley, $14 Gordon Brothers Cellars 2009 Merlot, Columbia Valley, $21 Kiona Vineyards Winery 2011 Chenin Blanc, Columbia … [Read more...] about How Northwest wines fared at the 2013 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
San Francisco Chronicle hangs 2 gold medals on Hogue Cellars Riesling
CLOVERDALE, Calif. - A head cold forced Co Dinn out of the office Friday morning, but the director of winemaker for Hogue Cellars in Prosser, Wash., felt a bit better when he learned his 2011 Riesling earned best of class at the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition. His sweeter Riesling, the Hogue Cellars 2011 Late Harvest Riesling, also received a gold medal. "I … [Read more...] about San Francisco Chronicle hangs 2 gold medals on Hogue Cellars Riesling
Northwest wines win 8 top awards in giant California competition
CLOVERDALE, Calif. - Eight Northwest wines earned best-of-class awards at the nation’s largest wine competition. The winners were announced Friday morning at the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, conducted in the northern Sonoma County town of Cloverdale. Maryhill Winery in Goldendale, Wash., won a unanimous double gold and three gold medals for red wines, three … [Read more...] about Northwest wines win 8 top awards in giant California competition
Governor appoints 2 directors to Oregon Wine Board
The Oregon Wine Board announced Wednesday that Gov. John Kitzhaber has appointed Steve Thomson of King Estate Winery and Juan Pablo Valot of Silvan Ridge Winery as directors. News of the two Eugene-area appointments was joined by the reappointment Leigh Bartholomew of Archery Summit in Dundee and Michael Donovan of RoxyAnn Winery in Medford. Archery Summit's Bartholomew to … [Read more...] about Governor appoints 2 directors to Oregon Wine Board