• Wild Goose Vineyards in British Columbia tops Cascadia wine judging again
• Southern Oregon starts June ahead of historically hot 2015 vintage
• Columbia Valley growers, winemaker look back on Mount St. Helens
• Salty fries and old Spätlese; the ’99 Bottles’ that made Andre Mack a somm
• Oregon wineries woo sports broadcaster Tony Kornheiser
• Walla Walla Valley Wine Alliance moves Celebrate to 2021
• Early freeze, drop in demand lead to smallest harvest for Washington wine since 2012
• Stock helps David Hill join ranks of B Corp wineries
• First markers for 2020 vintage include wet January, cool start to April
• In tune with Bells Up Winery in Oregon’s Chehalem Mountains

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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  Wild Goose Vineyards in British Columbia tops Cascadia wine judging again

  LEWISTON, Idaho — The Canada/U.S. border has been closed for months, but the pandemic didn’t prevent Wild Goose Vineyards in Okanagan Falls, British Columbia, from using its 2019 Mystic River Vineyard Gewürztraminer to win best of show...

  • Posted June 30, 2020
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  Southern Oregon starts June ahead of historically hot 2015 vintage

  As Northwest wine country officially enters summer, the forecast for the region signals a return to warmer-than-average conditions and growing concern about the extended drought conditions in some corners. Gregory V. Jones, director of the Evenstad Center...

  • Posted June 17, 2020
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  Columbia Valley growers, winemaker look back on Mount St. Helens

  Anyone from the Class of 1980 in Spokane, Wash., will remember where they were and what they were doing when ash from Mount St. Helens began to fall 40 years ago on May 18. It marked a...

  • Posted May 18, 2020
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  Oregon wineries woo sports broadcaster Tony Kornheiser

  What began with a mention by ESPN personality Tony Kornheiser about his desire post-pandemic to play golf at renowned Bandon Dunes has led to three mentions of two Oregon wineries in less than a week on the...

  • Posted May 13, 2020
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  Walla Walla Valley Wine Alliance moves Celebrate to 2021

  Friday brought news of another festival postponement prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic when Celebrate Walla Walla Wine – The World of Syrah was pushed back to the summer of 2021. Organizers made the decision nearly three months...

  • Posted April 26, 2020
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  Early freeze, drop in demand lead to smallest harvest for Washington wine since 2012

  Some of the world’s best wines from the 2019 vintage will come from Washington state, however there will be fewer total bottles produced as a result of last year’s reduced harvest. Last month, the Washington State Wine...

  • Posted April 26, 2020
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  Stock helps David Hill join ranks of B Corp wineries

  David Hill Vineyards & Winery in Forest Grove, Ore., home to some of the Pacific Northwest’s oldest vines, recently received Certified B Corporation status. Outdoor apparel giant Patagonia, Ben & Jerry, Athleta and Bombas are among the...

  • Posted April 14, 2020
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  First markers for 2020 vintage include wet January, cool start to April

  Vines are gradually coming out of their winter slumber, but the 2020 vintage already will be one that no wine lover in the Pacific Northwest will forget. World-renowned climate researcher Greg Jones, who also serves as director...

  • Posted April 5, 2020
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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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