The 2016 vintage in Pacific Northwest vineyards has simmered down a touch in the past few weeks, but it’s still tracking on the heels of the historically hot 2015 growing season. “Well, here we are in July, and it feels and looks like April!” Greg Jones, the wine industry’s leader in climate research, wrote in his latest weather update and forecast. “The cool-down in the … [Read more...] about Northwest vineyards still tracking near record rate
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Anthony’s Restaurants founder receives top award from peers
SEATTLE - Seattle restaurateur Budd Gould, one of the Washington wine industry’s strongest supporters, recently received the Washington Restaurant Association’s top award. Gould, founder and president of Anthony’s Restaurants, was given the Full Service Operator of the Year Award on Wednesday during the Washington Restaurant Association’s state of the industry meeting at the … [Read more...] about Anthony’s Restaurants founder receives top award from peers
4th annual Cascadia Wine Competition set for March 15-17
HOOD RIVER, Ore. — The largest judging of Pacific Northwest wine, staged at one of the West Coast’s oldest hotels, has a new name: the Cascadia Wine Competition. Great Northwest Wine will assemble more than 20 wine professionals from Washington, Oregon, Idaho and British Columbia at the Columbia Gorge Hotel to seek out and put the spotlight on the region’s top … [Read more...] about 4th annual Cascadia Wine Competition set for March 15-17
Marketing group DrinkSpace adds Walla Walla wine brand
DrinkSpace, a young sales and marketing company in Redmond, Wash., announced Tuesday its partnership with Renegade Wine Co., a growing second label for Sleight of Hand Cellars in Walla Walla. Seattle residents Thomas Vogele, a winemaker and former executive at Michael Mondavi’s FOLIO Fine Wine Partners, and marketing specialist Steve Reed have developed DrinkSpace into … [Read more...] about Marketing group DrinkSpace adds Walla Walla wine brand
2015 vintage ends 6 percent warmer for Walla Walla wine industry
ASHLAND, Ore. — Weather data proves what those in the Walla Walla wine industry already knew: The 2015 vintage was even warmer than last year's record. Renowned climate expert Greg Jones, a professor at Southern Oregon University in Ashland, released his End of Season Weather and Climate Review on Tuesday, and his Walla Walla Valley station in Milton-Freewater, Ore., … [Read more...] about 2015 vintage ends 6 percent warmer for Walla Walla wine industry