• Apples to grapes: The path to the Lake Chelan AVA
• Maryhill, Gehringer Bros. stand tall at INDY International judging
• Alloro Vineyard weaves New World with Old in Chehalem Mountains
• Koenig Vineyards in Idaho stays local with sale to Nederends
• VineLines Dispatch: Tasting rooms spring up across Washington, Oregon
• 2019 vintage off to warm start in Northwest vineyards
• From apples to grapes: Lake Chelan AVA turns 10
• I Love Gamay festival helps kick off Oregon Wine Month
• Travel Oregon awards $125,000 in grants via Wine Country license plate
• Josh Lawrence, Tom Merkle team up to buy Conner Lee Vineyard

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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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  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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