Abeja in Walla Walla, Wash., has sold 61 acres of an 117-acre site near Mill Creek Road to California giant Jackson Family Wines. (Richard Duval Images) WALLA WALLA, Wash. — It seemed merely a matter of time until Sonoma-based Jackson Family Wines planted a flag in...
James and Caitlin Holesinsky share the winemaking duties at Holesinsky Vineyard and Winery in Buhl, Idaho. Their wines won a trio of Double Platinums at the 2021 Platinum Awards, leading to their selection as our 2022 Idaho Winery of the Year. (Photo by Randy...
Lane Hewett, left, and his cousin, Vince Hewett, recent graduates of two of Washington state’s top winemaking schools, are the driving forces behind Rivaura Estate Vineyards and Winery in Juliaetta, Idaho. (Shane Courtney Photography / Courtesy of Rivaura Estate...
Westport Winery Garden Resort is owned and operated by the Roberts family, led by Blain, Carrie and Kim. Their business was named Washington Winery to Watch in 2011, and they used six Platinum medals last fall to become the 2022 Washington Winery of the Year....
Sarah Lathrop and winemaking husband Mark Lathrop, purchased Liberty Lake Wine Cellars in 2016. The winery in the Spokane suburbs was named as the 2022 Washington Winery to Watch by Great Northwest Wine magazine after winning an astounding seven Platinums during...
Chris Barnes purchased 62 acres west of Carlton, Ore., in 2010, and he's transitioned more than a third of the Old Wagon Road parcel to vineyard. (CWK Photography / Courtesy of Chris James Cellars) CARLTON, Ore. — It’s a delicious cliché to approach the wines of...
Founding winemaker Rob Griffin and his winemaking daughter, Megan Hughes, teamed up to produce the Barnard Griffin Winery 2021 Rosé of Sangiovese that was voted as the best rosé of 2022 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition. (Richard Duval Images) CLOVERDALE,...
Amy Prosenjak is the CEO of A to Z Wineworks, a Certified B Corp., in Newberg, Ore., and the state's the top-selling wine brand. (Photo courtesy of A to Z Wineworks) Amy Prosenjak was at a leadership seminar in 2018 when someone asked her to write down the No. 1...
A final burst of summer ripens Merlot at Northstar Vineyard in the south end of the Walla Walla Valley. (Richard Duval Images) Merlot was a shining star among the Northwest’s red wines 25 years ago when the core staff of Great Northwest Wine magazine launched the...
Andrew Riechers received international acclaim last summer from judges in London. (Photo courtesy of Audeant Wines) SALEM, Ore. — When you start a wine brand to build something that will span generations and sustain a community rather than building something to...
