It's easy to tell that the team at Wine Folly loves to share its knowledge about wine in a fun and understandable way. These days, it's easy to walk into a wine store or community college wine program in the Seattle area and find Wine Folly posters on the walls explaining a region of the wine world. That's why the first book by Madeline Puckette and Justin Hammack should … [Read more...] about ‘Wine Folly’ book a fun way to learn about wine
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14 Left Bank blends from the Great Northwest
A reader recently asked us about Left Bank-style blends from Washington, and that gave us the idea of compiling a list of Left Bank Bordeaux-style blends from the red blends we've tasted recently. Generally speaking, a Left Bank blend is one that uses one or more of the six red Bordeaux grapes and leads with Cabernet Sauvignon. A Right Bank blend will lead with Merlot or, on … [Read more...] about 14 Left Bank blends from the Great Northwest
Deadline nears for San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
CLOVERDALE, Calif. - Deadline is looming for entries in the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, the nation's largest wine judging. Deadline to enter the competition is Nov. 20. The judging takes place in early January in this town in northern Sonoma County. Last year, the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition drew 6,417 entries from 28 states, exceeding its own … [Read more...] about Deadline nears for San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
Woodward Canyon tops Seattle Times top 50 wines of 2015
LOWDEN, Wash. - A Walla Walla wine with a long and distinguished pedigree was named the best Pacific Northwest wine of 2015 by The Seattle Times. Woodward Canyon Winery's 2012 Old Vines Cabernet Sauvignon was the top wine in The Seattle' Times' annual list of the 50 best regional wines. The list was compiled by Andy Perdue, wine columnist for The Seattle Times and editor and … [Read more...] about Woodward Canyon tops Seattle Times top 50 wines of 2015
NW boosts global Riesling cred with Dan Berger
We are fortunate to be in a golden era of Riesling. So says one of the world's leading experts on what he calls the greatest wine on Earth. We recently chatted with Dan Berger, a longtime wine journalist who lives in Santa Rosa, Calif., and one of the founders of the International Riesling Foundation. We caught Berger in a particularly great mood because he'd just finished … [Read more...] about NW boosts global Riesling cred with Dan Berger