WALLA WALLA, Wash. - In February, the Northwest's most renowned and visible wine region will take its show on the road to pour in Seattle and Portland. The annual Walla Walla Valley tasting experience will be Feb. 8 at McCaw Hall in Seattle. It will be Feb. 29 in Portland's Pure Space. "This is a rare chance for wine lovers to sample wines from so many acclaimed Walla … [Read more...] about Walla Walla winemakers head to Seattle, Portland
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Washington wine industry prepares for annual convention
KENNEWICK, Wash. - The Washington wine industry will get together next month when the Washington Association of Wine Grape Growers (WAWGG) stages its annual convention. WAWGG's convention will take place Feb. 9-11 at the Three Rivers Convention Center in the heart of Washington wine industry. It is filled with seminars, awards dinners and a trade show. WAWGG is headed by … [Read more...] about Washington wine industry prepares for annual convention
Great Northwest Wine of the Year: Passing Time 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon
WOODINVILLE, Wash. - When retired NFL quarterbacks Dan Marino and Damon Huard decided to get into the wine business, they were serious about creating a great wine and not just putting together a vanity winery to take advantage of their fame. Their first release, the Passing Time 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon, was a huge hit, selling out quickly and taking its place amid some of … [Read more...] about Great Northwest Wine of the Year: Passing Time 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon
Walla Walla Valley wineries help raise $23,723 for food bank
WALLA WALLA, Wash. - A year ago, Walla Walla Valley wineries and businesses came up short of the $20,000 target for their annual Barrel Full of Money food bank campaign. This holiday season, community leaders and more than 60 wineries combined to crush their goal as they presented a check of $23,723.77 on Thursday to the Blue Mountain Action Council Food Bank. It was a … [Read more...] about Walla Walla Valley wineries help raise $23,723 for food bank
Washington winemakers begin to evaluate remarkable 2015 wines
As winter settles in across Washington wine country, the frantic work of harvest, fermentation and pressing is all but behind winemaking teams. For the most part, wines have completed their secondary malolactic fermentation - at least those that go through the process that softens their acidity - and that means Washington winemakers are able to begin to reflect on the new … [Read more...] about Washington winemakers begin to evaluate remarkable 2015 wines