EAGLE, Idaho - Gary Cunningham needs no help selling them, but 3 Horse Ranch Vineyards is poised to release the inaugural wines labeled with the new Eagle Foothills American Viticultural Area designation - the first sub-AVA of the Snake River Valley in Idaho. “I was in Spokane last week and there were people talking to me who I was surprised even understood what an AVA is,” … [Read more...] about 3 Horse Ranch Vineyards to toast Idaho Wine Month with Eagle Foothills wines
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Rob Folin leads Folin Cellars from north to south in Oregon
GOLD HILL, Ore. - There’s not much pretense, but there’s a wealth of overlooked winemaking talent in Southern Oregon’s Rogue Valley, and the unpretentious Rob Folin of Folin Cellars serves as an example of both. Not many winemakers will wear a camouflage jacket in their tasting room, but it fits Folin. And only a select few can say they worked at prestigious Domaine Serene - … [Read more...] about Rob Folin leads Folin Cellars from north to south in Oregon
A to Z Wineworks puts Western juniper to use in vineyards
NEWBERG, Ore. - It won’t be taking root in the Willamette Valley, but Western juniper continues to spread throughout Oregon vineyards as trellising end posts - thanks in part to A to Z Wineworks, one of the state’s largest producers. “The company is all about being sustainable and looking for more ways to be more sustainable, so Western juniper was a no-brainer for us,” Ryan … [Read more...] about A to Z Wineworks puts Western juniper to use in vineyards
Stats show 2016 vintage for Northwest vineyards off to record start
Record-setting heat during April kick-started the 2016 vintage in the Pacific Northwest wine industry, with the Walla Walla Valley recording nearly twice as many growing degree days during the same month of last year's historically hot season. Greg Jones, an environmental science professor at Southern Oregon University in Ashland and the wine world’s leading climate … [Read more...] about Stats show 2016 vintage for Northwest vineyards off to record start
Taste Washington attracts record 5,258 to Grand Tasting
SEATTLE - A total of 237 award-winning wineries lured a record 5,258 wine lovers to the two-day Grand Tasting at Taste Washington, the state’s signature event for Washington Wine Month. Next year will mark the 20th anniversary for Taste Washington, which organizers bill as the largest, single-region wine and food event in the United States. Taste Washington 2016 reported … [Read more...] about Taste Washington attracts record 5,258 to Grand Tasting