• Oregon wine harvest fell by 29% in 2020, but growth continues
• Quilceda Creek acquires 22 acres of famed Champoux Vineyards from Woodward Canyon
• Hat Ranch Winery tops Idaho Wine Competition with Cabernet Franc from Lewis-Clark Valley
• Central Oregon Winegrowers schedule summer summit
• Avennia purchases vineyard, tasting room on Red Mountain
• Heat units in Northwest vineyards as much as 29% ahead of last year
• Washington Wine Industry Foundation awards 6 of its 7 scholarships to women
• Kiona, Barnard Griffin toast 40th Red Mountain harvest with fundraiser Cab
• Pandemic prompts Red Mountain wineries to postpone consumer weekend
• Hot, dry climate July report marks finale by Greg Jones at Linfield

All posts by Andy Perdue

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  La Frenz Winery in Naramata dominates top California competition

  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

  • Posted May 22, 2017
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  Affordable Northwest white wines under $15

  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

  • Posted May 21, 2017
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  Washington State Wine Competition returns this spring

  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

  • Posted May 2, 2017
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  Boushey takes over Klipsun Vineyard management

  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

  • Posted April 18, 2017
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  Red Mountain’s famed Klipsun Vineyard sold to Chicago firm

  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

  • Posted April 15, 2017
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  Bud break marks start of 2017 vintage for Washington wine

  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

  • Posted April 14, 2017
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  Maryhill Winery unveils plans for Spokane tasting room

  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

  • Posted April 11, 2017
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  Ste. Michelle’s Doug Gore elected to Washington Wine Hall of Fame

  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

  • Posted April 7, 2017
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  Ancient Lakes fascinates as young Washington wine region

  Some of Washington’s oldest vines are in the state’s newest American Viticultural Area. Vineyards planted in the 1970s are in the Ancient Lakes of Columbia Valley, Washington’s 13th federally recognized AVA.

  • Posted March 19, 2017
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  Cab rules massive 2016 harvest in Washington wine industry

  As expected, the Washington wine industry’s 2016 harvest for grapes was a record. The Washington State Wine Commission released statistics Wednesday morning, and the 2016 Grape Crush Report showed a

  • Posted March 2, 2017
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