WALLA WALLA, Wash. — Wine industry icon Myles Anderson has been looking for someone to help Walla Walla Vintners take the next step as he moves aside. And the timing seems ideal for Portland software developer Scott Haladay to join co-founder Gordy Venneri as co-owner. Today signals an ownership transition for one of Walla Walla Valley’s oldest producers, a winery bonded in … [Read more...] about Myles Anderson sells his share of Walla Walla Vintners
History
Crimson Wine Group buys historic blocks of Seven Hills Vineyard
WALLA WALLA, Wash. — Casey McClellan planted Merlot in the original Seven Hills Vineyard in 1982 and his family shared in its ownership for years while his winery and winemaking helped make Seven Hills Winery and the Walla Walla Valley famous. As of Wednesday, McClellan can again refer to those old blocks of Seven Hills Vineyard as an estate planting for Seven Hills Winery. … [Read more...] about Crimson Wine Group buys historic blocks of Seven Hills Vineyard
Fire-setting dentist inspires Walla Walla winery Otis Kenyon
WALLA WALLA, Wash. - One might not think of a convicted arsonist as the role model for launching a winery. But an unusual family background that concludes with a story of redemption was the perfect backdrop for Otis Kenyon Wine in Walla Walla. The winery began in 2004, but this story started 80 years earlier with James Otis Kenyon. He was the first dentist in … [Read more...] about Fire-setting dentist inspires Walla Walla winery Otis Kenyon
Idaho’s Bitner pays tribute to old vines with new label
CALDWELL, Idaho - Ron Bitner has spent half his life talking to his first block of Chardonnay vines. Today, he's honoring those first vines - some of the oldest in Idaho's Snake River Valley - with a new label that features a drawing of one of his oldest vines. "I'm 70 years old, and I've been tending to these vines for 35 years," he told Great Northwest Wine. "It was a … [Read more...] about Idaho’s Bitner pays tribute to old vines with new label
How an interned American helped Washington’s wine industry
BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, Wash. - One of the darker sides of U.S. history was the internment of American citizens of Japanese descent during World War II. One of those locked away ended up having a role in the development of the Washington wine industry. We recently caught up with Mike Lempriere, owner and winemaker for tiny Perennial Vintners on this island that is a 30-minute … [Read more...] about How an interned American helped Washington’s wine industry