CANNON BEACH, Ore. - Yakima Valley winemaker Robert Smasne earned nine gold and double gold medals at the second annual Savor Northwest Wine Awards, held the last weekend in February. The results, released this week, showed Smasne won a unanimous double gold medal and best in class for his 2010 Muscat Ice Wine from Snipes Mountain grapes in the Yakima Valley. Smasne also won … [Read more...] about Winemaker Smasne nabs 9 golds at Savor Cannon Beach
British Columbia wine
A look at the top wines from the Great Northwest Wine Competition
Everything is packed up, and the Columbia Gorge Hotel is mostly back to normal again after playing host to the inaugural Great Northwest Wine Competition for the past few days. Longtime journalist and wine writer Ken Robertson tasted through all of the gold medal wines as they were awarded and wrote up notes on his impressions of the wines. Let's take a look at the top six … [Read more...] about A look at the top wines from the Great Northwest Wine Competition
Tinhorn Creek’s Miradoro begins defense of winery restaurant award
OLIVER, British Columbia - A sure sign of the spring thaw in British Columbia's Okanagan Valley is when the doors are unlocked at Miradoro Restaurant at Tinhorn Creek, last year's winner of Vancouver Magazine's Best Winery/Vineyard Dining Award. The tony estate restaurant for Tinhorn Creek Vineyards re-opened March 1 after its traditional closure for January and February … [Read more...] about Tinhorn Creek’s Miradoro begins defense of winery restaurant award
Cold weather brings ice wine harvest to British Columbia
OLIVER, British Columbia - It has been more than two months since wine grape harvest finished across the Pacific Northwest. But producers of British Columbia ice wines can finally close the book on the 2012 vintage, thanks to a cold snap that froze the last clusters of grapes on the vine last weekend and gave them the nectar that will become precious ice … [Read more...] about Cold weather brings ice wine harvest to British Columbia
Top 10 Pacific Northwest wine stories of 2012
By most accounts, 2012 was a year of moving forward in the Pacific Northwest wine industry. After two difficult vintages, the weather cooperated in 2012 with what is expected to be a record-sized crop. New leaders entered the picture in Washington and Oregon, Gallo moved into Washington in a big way, and the wine industry continued to help drive the economy forward. In … [Read more...] about Top 10 Pacific Northwest wine stories of 2012