Oscar Castillo has quietly been making some of the Northwest’s best red wines in the Lake Chelan community of Manson, Wash. Earlier this month, judges in California determined that Castillo crafted one of the country’s most delicious wines when the Wapato Point...
The husband/wife team of winemaker Paul Bianchi and artist Wendy Armstrong recently combined their talents and donated their efforts to raise $24,788 in support of war-ravaged Ukraine during an evening at their Amelia Wynn Winery Bistro on Bainbridge Island. They...
Favorable crowd-sourced ratings and reviews are prized in the hospitality industry, and three Northwest wineries were ranked No. 1 in their state by Yelp users. The top-ranking wineries are Willamette Valley Vineyards for Oregon, Ambassador Wines of Washington and...
Stylianos Logothetis, a native of Greece, will be the seventh director in the history of The Institute for Enology and Viticulture at Walla Walla Community College. (Photo courtesy of WWCC) WALLA WALLA, Wash. — For the first time in the 22-year history of the...
Melanie Krause, her husband, Joe Schnerr, and their children, Rowen and Charli, take a moment to relax at their Cinder winemaking studio and tasting room in the Boise suburb of Garden City, Idaho. (Photo courtesy of Cinder Wines) CALDWELL, Idaho — Melanie Krause...
3100 Cellars winemaker Hailey Minder, and her husband, Marshall, own and operate Idaho's only program dedicated to sparkling wine. Their 2017 Whitewater sparkling wine was voted the best wine of the 2022 Cascadia International Wine Competition. (Photo courtesy of...
Tim Gamble and Teresa Spellman Gamble of Tinte Cellars in Woodinville, Wash., are leading efforts to gather new supplies and raise funds to help the people of Ukraine. (Photo courtesy of Tinte Cellars) Teresa Spellman Gamble, her husband, Tim, and their customers...
Abeja in Walla Walla, Wash., has sold 61 acres of an 117-acre site near Mill Creek Road to California giant Jackson Family Wines. (Richard Duval Images) WALLA WALLA, Wash. — It seemed merely a matter of time until Sonoma-based Jackson Family Wines planted a flag in...
Lane Hewett, left, and his cousin, Vince Hewett, recent graduates of two of Washington state’s top winemaking schools, are the driving forces behind Rivaura Estate Vineyards and Winery in Juliaetta, Idaho. (Shane Courtney Photography / Courtesy of Rivaura Estate...
James and Caitlin Holesinsky share the winemaking duties at Holesinsky Vineyard and Winery in Buhl, Idaho. Their wines won a trio of Double Platinums at the 2021 Platinum Awards, leading to their selection as our 2022 Idaho Winery of the Year. (Photo by Randy...
