• Koenig wins Idaho Wine Competition for new owners
• Bledsoe Family Winery set to open tasting room in Oregon
• Northwest vineyards track along 2017 vintage after cool July
• Idaho wine industry prepares for 10th annual judging
• Walla Walla Valley Wine Alliance hires Robert Hansen as executive director
• 2019 American Wine Society conference casts spotlight on Pacific Northwest
• BC wine industry loses a lion with passing of Harry McWatters
• VineLines Dispatch: Growing support for WSU wine research
• Amelia Wynn 2016 Grenache wins Washington State Wine Competition
• Zerba Cellars 2016 Wild Z wins Walla Walla wine competition

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About Ellen Landis

Ellen Landis is a certified sommelier, wine writer, wine educator, wine event moderator and frequent judge at prominent regional, national and international wine competitions. Ellen and her husband, chef Ken Landis, sold Landis Shores Oceanfront Inn, a boutique resort on Miramar Beach, Calif., in 2015 and relocated to the Pacific Northwest.

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  2019 American Wine Society conference casts spotlight on Pacific Northwest

  There will be a sizable contingent of Pacific Northwest producers this fall in St. Pete Beach, Fla., at the national conference of the American Wine Society, the largest organization in the U.S. for wine consumers and professionals....

  • Posted July 28, 2019
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  Alloro Vineyard weaves New World with Old in Chehalem Mountains

  SHERWOOD, Ore. – Meandering up the scenic path to Alloro Vineyard had me reminiscing about a visit to Tuscany a decade ago. Tall, swaying cypress trees guide you into a picturesque 110-acre estate, leading to a panoramic...

  • Posted May 27, 2019
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  Purity, sophistication at play on Youngberg Hill in McMinnville

  McMINNVILLE, Ore. – Seeking out fine wines and a first-class getaway in Oregon’s Willamette Valley? You’ll feel enriched and spoiled after a visit to the idyllic McMinnville estate that is Youngberg Hill. Wayne Bailey, who grew up...

  • Posted March 6, 2019
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  Vidon Vineyard melds science, craftsmanship into Oregon wine

  NEWBERG, Ore. – Vicki Lewis and her husband Don Hagge, a Ph.D., and former NASA physicist, purchased in 1999 what is now Vidon Vineyard (pronounced “VEE-dawn” – a contraction of their names) in Oregon’s North Willamette Valley...

  • Posted November 14, 2018
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  Erica Landon, Ken Pahlow take Walter Scott Wines into second decade

  SALEM, Ore. – The year 2008 may be widely known for the significant economic downturn, but for husband-and-wife team of Erica Landon and Ken Pahlow it marked the launch of their dream in Oregon’s Willamette Valley: the...

  • Posted September 27, 2018
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  Lenné Estate exudes sophistication, sense of place with Pinot Noir

  YAMHILL, Ore. — Steve and Karen Lutz relocated to Oregon in 1998 after spending a year living in Karen’s native England, near her parents. They moved to Oregon to be near additional family members and a wine...

  • Posted July 21, 2018
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