• Betz Family Winery will not release wines from smoky 2020 vintage
• Matías Kúsulas replaces Aryn Morell as Gård Vintners winemaker
• Boise-area Telaya Wine Co., uses Idaho Syrah to top Cascadia International
• Sagemoor enters Walla Walla Valley grape market with Southwind Vineyard purchase
• Fire destroys distillery at Westport Winery Garden Resort in Washington
• Fries family departs Washington wine industry with Desert Wind sale
• Warnshuis realizes dream of Utopia along Oregon’s tiny Ribbon Ridge
• Fidelitas promotes Will Hoppes, Mitch Venohr as part of transition
• New Alliance of Women in Washington Wine already stands at 200 strong
• Bullocks bid goodbye to Eye of the Needle Winery in Woodinville

All posts by Eric Degerman

About Eric Degerman

Eric Degerman is the President and CEO of Great Northwest Wine. He is a journalist with more than 30 years of daily newspaper experience and has been writing about wine since 1998. He co-founded Wine Press Northwest magazine with Andy Perdue and served as its managing editor for a decade. He is a frequent wine judge at international wine competitions throughout North America and orchestrates 10 Northwest competitions each year.

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  DeLille Cellars 2018 Harrison Hill 25th Vintage Red Wine, Snipes Mountain, $105

  In 1972, the Newhouse family took over farming this 5-acre site established a century ago by W.B. Bridgman within the city limits of Sunnyside, Wash. The prized component has been the acre of Cabernet Sauvignon that was...

  • Posted June 13, 2021
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  Betz Family Winery will not release wines from smoky 2020 vintage

  WOODINVILLE, Wash. — Smoke from West Coast wildfires adversely affected grapes for Betz Family Winery, so rather than damage the reputation of their famous winery, owners Steven and Bridgit Griessel informed customers they will not release wines...

  • Posted June 8, 2021
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  Matías Kúsulas replaces Aryn Morell as Gård Vintners winemaker

  PROSSER, Wash. — When Josh and Lisa Lawrence became part-owners of Desert Wind Winery and its production facility in Prosser, it seemed merely a matter of time before they would shift the winemaking for their Gård Vintners...

  • Posted June 8, 2021
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  Boise-area Telaya Wine Co., uses Idaho Syrah to top Cascadia International

  RICHLAND, Wash. — Twice in the past three years, Earl and Carrie Sullivan of Telaya Wine Co., turned Syrah from the Snake River Valley into the Best Red Wine at the Idaho Wine Competition. At the 2021 Cascadia...

  • Posted June 5, 2021
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  Sagemoor enters Walla Walla Valley grape market with Southwind Vineyard purchase

  It’s a good thing viticulturists Kent Waliser and Lacey Lybeck live in the Tri-Cities because their commutes on behalf of Sagemoor Vineyards clients took an additional turn with this week’s acquisition of Southwind Vineyard on the Oregon...

  • Posted June 4, 2021
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  Fire destroys distillery at Westport Winery Garden Resort in Washington

  ABERDEEN, Wash. — A year ago, the Roberts family of Westport Winery Garden Resort earned headlines during the pandemic for using their Ocean’s Daughter Distillery to produce hand sanitizer for law enforcement and first responders. This morning,...

  • Posted May 16, 2021
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  Fries family departs Washington wine industry with Desert Wind sale

  PROSSER, Wash. – Less than three years ago, the Fries family owned a combined 1,017 acres of grape vines in Washington state and Oregon while producing 120,000 cases of wine under brands in each state. This week...

  • Posted May 14, 2021
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  Fidelitas promotes Will Hoppes, Mitch Venohr as part of transition

  RICHLAND, Wash. – Charlie Hoppes, one of Washington state’s most decorated and popular winemakers, will now spend more time with fans of Fidelitas Wines and less time at his computer and in the cellar. His new title...

  • Posted March 22, 2021
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  New Alliance of Women in Washington Wine already stands at 200 strong

  For these members of the wine industry, March 1 — the start of Women’s History Month — was an ideal day to announce the launch of The Alliance of Women in Washington Wine. The group’s stated mission is...

  • Posted March 1, 2021
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  Bullocks bid goodbye to Eye of the Needle Winery in Woodinville

  WOODINVILLE, Wash. — GOING, GOING, GONE! That’s the subject line for the latest mailing from Eye of the Needle Winery in Woodinville, Wash. On Feb. 28, Bob and Lauren Bullock will say farewell to their longtime supporters...

  • Posted February 19, 2021
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