HOOD RIVER, Ore. — Tech exec Tim Armstrong began his admiration for the Washington wine industry in 2009 when he and his wife, Jennifer, were living in Chicago. Two years later, with winemaking courses through University of California-Davis, Washington State University and South Seattle College along the way, the Armstrongs were in Woodinville and ready to launch Armstrong … [Read more...] about Armstrong Family Winery turns Discovery Vineyard Syrah into best wine at Great Northwest Invitational
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2020 vintage for Northwest tracks dry, warm but not hot
If growers and winemakers throughout the Pacific Northwest enjoyed the fruits of their labor from the 2019 vintage, then Mother Nature might be providing a somewhat similar season from an already unforgettable 2020. A number of weather stations throughout the Northwest are showing heat unit accumulations somewhere between the 30-year average from 1981 to 2010 and those of … [Read more...] about 2020 vintage for Northwest tracks dry, warm but not hot
Wild Goose Vineyards in British Columbia tops Cascadia wine judging again
LEWISTON, Idaho — The Canada/U.S. border has been closed for months, but the pandemic didn’t prevent Wild Goose Vineyards in Okanagan Falls, British Columbia, from using its 2019 Mystic River Vineyard Gewürztraminer to win best of show at the Cascadia International Wine Competition. It marked the third time in four years for the Kruger family to learn that one of its … [Read more...] about Wild Goose Vineyards in British Columbia tops Cascadia wine judging again
First markers for 2020 vintage include wet January, cool start to April
Vines are gradually coming out of their winter slumber, but the 2020 vintage already will be one that no wine lover in the Pacific Northwest will forget. World-renowned climate researcher Greg Jones, who also serves as director of the Evenstad Center for Wine Education at Linfield College in McMinnville, Ore., issued his Weather and Climate Summary and Forecast for April on … [Read more...] about First markers for 2020 vintage include wet January, cool start to April
Ste. Michelle Wine Estates closes wineries, tasting rooms to public
WOODINVILLE, Wash. — Ste. Michelle Wine Estates - the largest wine company in the Pacific Northwest - announced late Friday that all of its wineries and tasting rooms will be closed to public effectively immediately in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. The closure includes six properties in Washington, led by Chateau Ste. Michelle, which means its popular Summer Concert … [Read more...] about Ste. Michelle Wine Estates closes wineries, tasting rooms to public