• In tune with Bells Up Winery in Oregon’s Chehalem Mountains
• Ste. Michelle Wine Estates closes wineries, tasting rooms to public
• Fortuity Cellars recruits winemaker Alexis Sells from Duckhorn
• TEXSOM awards Best Syrah to So. Oregon producer Reustle
• Coronavirus outbreak prompts cancellation of Taste Washington
• Gamay, Grenache Blanc steal show at McMinnville judging
• VineLines Dispatch: Tasting rooms continue to swirl around Woodinville
• Walla Walla Valley wine industry helps raise $55K for food bank
• VineLines Dispatch captures late scramble amid early freeze
• L’Ecole No. 41 recruits Marcus Rafanelli to take over as winemaker

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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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  Ste. Michelle Wine Estates closes wineries, tasting rooms to public

  WOODINVILLE, Wash. — Ste. Michelle Wine Estates – the largest wine company in the Pacific Northwest – announced late Friday that all of its wineries and tasting rooms will be closed to public effectively immediately in response...

  • Posted March 13, 2020
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  Fortuity Cellars recruits winemaker Alexis Sells from Duckhorn

  WAPATO, Wash. — Fortuity Cellars, a young brand poised to open up a new winery and tasting room in the Yakima Valley, has taken a significant step by hiring Alexis Sells, a member of the winemaking team...

  • Posted March 10, 2020
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  TEXSOM awards Best Syrah to So. Oregon producer Reustle

  Reustle – Prayer Rock Vineyards in Southern Oregon continues to earn global acclaim for its work with Syrah by capturing the award for Best of Variety at the TEXSOM International Wine Awards last month in Irving, Texas....

  • Posted March 7, 2020
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  Coronavirus outbreak prompts cancellation of Taste Washington

  SEATTLE — In the aftermath of Tuesday’s update by Gov. Jay Inslee on the coronavirus outbreak, the Washington State Wine Commission announced Thursday afternoon the cancellation of Taste Washington, a four-day festival in Seattle that last year...

  • Posted March 5, 2020
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  Gamay, Grenache Blanc steal show at McMinnville judging

  McMINNVILLE, Ore. — As much as Oregon justifiably brands itself with world-class Pinot Noir, a panel of judges recruited from across the country voted to highlight charming examples of Gamay Noir and Grenache Blanc as the top...

  • Posted February 10, 2020
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  Walla Walla Valley wine industry helps raise $55K for food bank

  WALLA WALLA, Wash. – It began in 2011 as a modest $2,000 fundraiser spearheaded by the Walla Walla Valley Wine Alliance, yet this year’s Barrel Full of Money reached impressive new heights when the Blue Mountain Action...

  • Posted December 23, 2019
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  L’Ecole No. 41 recruits Marcus Rafanelli to take over as winemaker

  LOWDEN, Wash. — It sounds odd to matriculate from college back to a century-old schoolhouse, but Marcus Rafanelli couldn’t pass up the opportunity to work again for Marty Clubb at storied L’Ecole No. 41. Only now, Rafanelli...

  • Posted December 3, 2019
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  Alexandria Nicole Cellars uses white Rhône blend to lead Great Northwest Invite

  HOOD RIVER, ORE. — The 2019 Great Northwest Invitational Wine Competition will be remembered for the domination of the Alexandria Nicole Cellars 2018 Shepherds Mark White Wine, a beautiful and fascinating blend of Roussanne, Marsanne and Viognier. ...

  • Posted November 7, 2019
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  Maison Bleue Winery 2016 Voyageur Syrah, Walla Walla Valley, $50

  At one point, Dr. Jon Meuret had no plans to produce wines from the 2016 vintage for his Maison Bleue project. Fortunately, the triathlete changed his mind, and his melange from Les Collines, Stone Valley and Yellow...

  • Posted October 14, 2019
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  ‘Slow and steady harvest’ forecast for Northwest grapes in 2019

  The 2019 vintage has entered the homestretch in the Pacific Northwest, and the weather forecast seems to indicate that vineyards are positioned for essentially an uneventful hand-ride through harvest. Greg Jones, a professor at Linfield College in...

  • Posted September 4, 2019
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