WOODINVILLE, Wash. - Nearly four years ago, the Northwest's largest sparkling wine producer got a makeover with a new label and a new name, moving from Domaine Ste. Michelle to Michelle Sparkling Wines. Now, Ste. Michelle Wine Estates is bringing back the old name...
PORTLAND, Ore. - One of the hottest trends in the world of wine - around the globe and throughout the Pacific Northwest - is rosé. And a new book by one of the West Coast's most celebrated wine writers explores the world of pink wine. We recently got on the...
SONOMA, Calif. - Jeff Martin, a British Columbia winemaker with more than 40 vintages in two hemispheres, dominated at one of California's oldest and most respected wine competitions. La Frenz Winery on the Okanagan Valley's revered Naramata Bench won four gold...
With the arrival of sunny skies across the Pacific Northwest, it's that time of year when we want to always have a couple of white wine in the fridge, ready to open to enjoy at the end of a warm day with a plate of fresh seafood, pasta or grilled vegetables....
GRANDVIEW, Wash. — After a two-year hiatus, the Washington State Wine Competition is returning. Two years ago, the Central Washington State Fair discontinued its longtime competition after organizer Ruth Anglin retired from the fairgrounds staff after 34 years - 33...
Dick Boushey, one of Washington wine country's most celebrated grape growers, now is managing another of Red Mountain's top vineyards. On Monday, Boushey told Great Northwest Wine that he agreed to take over Klipsun Vineyard, which last week was sold to a Chicago...
Klipsun Vineyards, long considered one of the top vineyards in Washington state, has been sold to Terlato Wines International, a leading importer and marketer based in Chicago. The selling price was not disclosed. Terlato owns such Napa Valley brands as Chimney...
Across the Columbia Valley, the 2017 vintage is under way. The start of the wine grape growing reason is marked by bud break, when tiny leaves and flowers begin to emerge from their winter slumber and turn vineyards from brown to green. What has grape growers and...
SPOKANE - One of Washington's largest family owned wineries is opening a new tasting room - in its owners' hometown. Maryhill Winery, one of the state's most remarkable wineries since it started in 1999, is opening its first satellite tasting room, in Spokane,...
PATERSON, Wash. - Doug Gore, a man who's quietly been promoting Washington wine for more than 35 vintages, is the 2017 inductee into the Legends of Washington Wine Hall of Fame. Gore, who is the vice president of winemaking for Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, said he...
