HOOD RIVER, Ore. – Wine experts rarely are unanimous when it comes to gold-medal wines, so we asked our judges at the fifth annual Cascadia Wine Competition to list some of their favorite wines. We dub these as “Judges Selections.” At The Cascadia, staged at the historic Columbia Gorge Hotel in Hood River, Ore., our 21 judges worked in teams to taste through more than 900 … [Read more...] about Judges select favorites from 2017 Cascadia Wine Competition
Individual tickets on sale for 2017 International Pinot Noir Celebration in Oregon
McMINNVILLE, Ore. — A few tickets to one of the Northwest wine industry’s most delicious events, the Salmon Bake for the 2017 International Pinot Noir Celebration, have been released by organizers of the annual celebration in Oregon’s North Willamette Valley. The Saturday, July 29, evening on the campus of Linfield College pairs slabs of wild salmon barbecued in traditional … [Read more...] about Individual tickets on sale for 2017 International Pinot Noir Celebration in Oregon
Mosquito Fleet Winery uses Malbec to top Capital judging
LACEY, Wash. — Mosquito Fleet Winery, a boutique producer on Washington's Kitsap Peninsula paying tribute to the small ferries that buzzed around Puget Sound, used a 2013 Malbec to win best of show honors at the 2017 Capital Food and Wine Festival Wine Competition. Brian Petersen, a chiropractor who grew up near Bremerton, established his winery with the 2009 vintage. He … [Read more...] about Mosquito Fleet Winery uses Malbec to top Capital judging
Northwest wineries shine on Wine Spectator bargain list
Wine Spectator, the world’s leading wine publication, pays tribute to some of the Pacific Northwest’s top wines on a regular basis. The year-end 2009 issue goes down as one of the most important milestones in the region’s history when the Columbia Crest 2005 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon was selected as Wine Spectator’s No. 1 wine of the year. This spring, Spectator shows … [Read more...] about Northwest wineries shine on Wine Spectator bargain list
Reveal Walla Walla Valley Wine Auction returns April 10
WALLA WALLA, Wash. — Collectors and merchants flocked to Oregon’s Willamette Valley last weekend to bid on Pinot Noir from the 2015 vintage. This weekend, some of them migrate to Walla Walla where they scout out big 2015 reds placed on the auction block for the second annual Reveal Walla Walla Valley Wine, a marketing fundraiser for the Walla Walla Valley Wine … [Read more...] about Reveal Walla Walla Valley Wine Auction returns April 10