WAPATO, Wash. - In just about every conceivable way, the 140 acres of wine grapes here at Red Willow Vineyard are hallowed ground. Here is where Washington's first Syrah was planted. Here is where some of the Northwest's earliest plantings of Tempranillo, Viognier, Sangiovese and Cabernet Franc went into the ground. And atop a steep-facing vineyard is a humble stone … [Read more...] about Red Willow Vineyard: Hallowed ground in the Yakima Valley
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HillCrest Vineyard to pour Oregon wine at Austrian icon’s 900th anniversary
ROSEBURG, Ore. — Umpqua Valley winemaker Dyson DeMara operates Oregon’s oldest estate winery, but his HillCrest Vineyard will be the neophyte next week in Austria when he pours as the only North American invitee to the 900th birthday party for Stift Klosterneuburg Winery. "It’s a one-day event, and they are using wineries from around the world to help celebrate,” DeMara told … [Read more...] about HillCrest Vineyard to pour Oregon wine at Austrian icon’s 900th anniversary
20 years later, André Tchelistcheff’s influence remains in Washington
NAPA, Calif. - It has been 20 years since "the Maestro" died, and André Tchelistcheff left an indelible imprint on the Pacific Northwest wine industry, particularly Washington. Tchelistcheff, who died in April 1994, spent more than 20 years shepherding the early Washington wine industry through its lean early years, acting as a winemaking consultant for Chateau Ste. … [Read more...] about 20 years later, André Tchelistcheff’s influence remains in Washington
Great Northwest Wine Time Machine Project: Preston Wine Cellars 1976 Pinot Noir
Editor’s note: This is the first in an occasional series called 'The Great Northwest Wine Time Machine Project," a look at the stories behind the labels of older Pacific Northwest wines. RICHLAND, Wash. — Rob Griffin established Barnard Griffin Winery back in 1983, but he first moved to Washington state six years earlier when Bill Preston hired him to take … [Read more...] about Great Northwest Wine Time Machine Project: Preston Wine Cellars 1976 Pinot Noir
A Great Northwest Wine Time Machine
RICHLAND, Wash. — Some folks save corks from Pacific Northwest wine they find special. Max Ulver took a more hands-on approach. The longtime Oregonian soaked the bottles, saved the labels and collected them as if they were baseball cards. One of his first was from a 1975 Pinot Noir by Erath Vineyards in Dundee. His daughter, Teresa Schott of Richland, Wash., recently … [Read more...] about A Great Northwest Wine Time Machine