The Abeja winemaking tandem of Amy Alvarez-Wampfler, and her husband, Daniel Wampfler produced the top entry in Great Northwest Wine's 2022 comparative tasting of Merlot. (Richard Duval Images) It’s rare for a wine writer to receive gratitude for conducting a...
Tim Gamble and Teresa Spellman Gamble of Tinte Cellars in Woodinville, Wash., own two vineyards in the Red Mountain American Viticultural Area. Their acquisition of E&E Shaw Vineyards gives Tinte Cellars 17 acres of vines in the AVA. (Photo courtesy of Tinte...
An empty bin in the shade will soon be filled Oct. 6, 2020 at Phelps Creek Vineyards in Hood River, Ore. (Richard Duval Images) PORTLAND, Ore. — In the four-decade history of the Oregon Vineyard and Winery Report, this year's ranks as the most sobering...
Acclaimed climate researcher Greg Jones, one of the wine world's leading figures, has resigned from Linfield University in McMinnville, Ore. (Photo by Eric Degerman/Great Northwest Wine) The July 2021 Weather and Climate Summary and Forecast by renowned...
Chilean-born winemaker Matías Kúsulas, center, now will head up the cellar for Gård Vintners, which is owned by Josh Lawrence, left, and his wife, Lisa Lawrence, right. Kúsulas will also be making the wines for Desert Wind Winery, which the Lawrence family recently...
Bud break for the 2020 vintage at Evergreen IV Vineyard in the Ancient Lakes of Columbia Valley near Quinicy, Wash., took place on April 25. (Richard Duval Images) As Northwest wine country officially enters summer, the forecast for the region signals a return to...
If the forecast holds true, the 2019 vintage is shaping up to be one of quality without any major weather events involving harvest on the horizon. (Richard Duval Images) The 2019 vintage has entered the homestretch in the Pacific Northwest, and the weather forecast...
Judy Phelps is the winemaker/co-owner of Hard Row to Hoe Vineyards in Manson, Wash., on the north short of Lake Chelan. (Richard Duval Images) Editor's note: This marks the second of a two-part series by Judy Phelps, past-president of the Lake Chelan Wine Growers,...
Spring Barrel Release visitors to Chandler Reach in Benton City, Wash., saw bud break on April 28, 2019. (Richard Duval Images) The Pacific Northwest wine industry won't soon forget the snow and cold of February, and yet the 2019 vintage is off to a warm start,...
Winemaking with Cabernet Sauvignon from Red Mountain has helped increase demand for the grape in Washington state. (Richard Duval Images) SEATTLE - Winemakers in Washington state crushed more Cabernet Sauvignon in 2018 than ever before, and it accounted for 29...
