ABERDEEN, Wash. — It’s been a remarkable voyage in Grays Harbor County for the Roberts family, a project of depth and layers that lives up to its billing as Westport Winery Garden Resort. “We were in a remote location, and we knew if we were going to be successful, we needed to create a destination and multiple reasons for people to come here,” says Blain Roberts, who … [Read more...] about 2022 Washington Winery of the Year: Westport Winery Garden Resort
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2022 Washington Winery to Watch: Liberty Lake Wine Cellars
LIBERTY LAKE, Wash. — Leave it to a winemaking MBA to prove that investing in some of the best grapes available on the market repeatedly yields amazing returns. In the case of Liberty Lake Wine Cellars east of Spokane, Wash., Mark Lathrop purchases from two storied families with roots on Red Mountain who are members of the Washington Wine Hall of Fame — Dick and Wendy Shaw … [Read more...] about 2022 Washington Winery to Watch: Liberty Lake Wine Cellars
2022 Pacific Northwest Winery of the Year: DeLille Cellars
WOODINVILLE, Wash. — As DeLille Cellars celebrates 30 years of historic achievements in 2022, its storied wine program and business never have been better. Five years ago, our team named DeLille Cellars as the 2017 Washington Winery of the Year. Now, with an impressive three-story modern chic destination and next-gen leadership from winemaker Jason Gorski and CEO Tom … [Read more...] about 2022 Pacific Northwest Winery of the Year: DeLille Cellars
The Wines That Made Us: I’ll show you mine first
I grew up around wine. My late grandfather, Bob Woehler, began writing about Northwest wine in the 1970s when he was assigned to cover the opening of Preston Premium Wines in Pasco, Wash., and their wunderkind winemaker, Rob Griffin. Incidentally, Rob has been my boss for the past 13 years – a job I applied for at the “gentle urging” of my grandfather. (He set up the … [Read more...] about The Wines That Made Us: I’ll show you mine first
Expect heavy bidding as Reveal Walla Walla wine auction returns
WALLA WALLA, Wash. — It’s been almost three years to the day since the last Reveal Walla Walla wine auction, and Coeur d’Alene restaurateur Naomi Boutz looks forward to returning to the scene of one of the most deliciously nerve-wracking episodes of her career in the wine trade. Today, the Walla Walla Valley Wine Alliance is back at stately Corliss Estates for the auction of … [Read more...] about Expect heavy bidding as Reveal Walla Walla wine auction returns