If you were offered a glass of Baco Noir or a crisp Seyval Blanc with your dinner, would you know what was being poured? An estimated 20% of wine grapes in North America are hybrids, traditionally French-American hybrids. The remaining 80% are vitis vinifera — Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Chardonnay, etc. When colonizers arrived on the East Coast of what would become the … [Read more...] about Hybrid grapes provide delicious option amid climate change
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Ellen on Wine: Isabelle Meunier keeps Lavinea Winery on global stage
A decade ago, Willamette Valley winemaker Isabelle Meunier and business partner Greg Ralston co-founded their single-vineyard wine brand, Lavinea. Her winemaking, which includes a focus on site-specific transparency and minimal oak influence, has landed Lavinea releases on Wine Spectator’s Top 100 Wines of the Year numerous times and frequently receives high scores from the … [Read more...] about Ellen on Wine: Isabelle Meunier keeps Lavinea Winery on global stage
Turning the tables: Wine and love led Hoke Harden from Texas to the Pacific Northwest
PORTLAND, Ore. — Hoke Harden left a career in academia to follow his muse for the past 40 years, traveling the world to see and taste the great wine-producing regions. The Portland resident has experienced many facets of the wine and spirits trade as a retailer, restaurateur, bartender, buyer, wholesaler, supplier, marketer, critic, writer, competition judge and … [Read more...] about Turning the tables: Wine and love led Hoke Harden from Texas to the Pacific Northwest
A different panel, another best of show for Idaho winemaker Will Wetmore
CALDWELL, Idaho — Back when Will Wetmore was playing college baseball in California, it’s hard to fathom he strung together as many hits as he has as a winemaker in his adopted home state of Idaho. Great Northwest Wine’s reigning Idaho Winery of the Year more than doubled down on that acclaim this spring when Wetmore’s Veer Wine Project 2022 Garnacha won best of show at the … [Read more...] about A different panel, another best of show for Idaho winemaker Will Wetmore
Veer Wine Project in Idaho goes Rhone again to repeat as Cascadia International Wine Competition winner
KENNEWICK, Wash. — For the second straight year, a judging panel made up mostly of winemakers voted a red Rhône entry from Will Wetmore’s Veer Wine Project near Boise, Idaho as the competition’s No. 1 — a 2022 Mataro. “I don’t even know what to say,” Wetmore said, “but that’s awesome! It’s been really surreal the past year. These awards are gratifying. It’s cool, and it’s … [Read more...] about Veer Wine Project in Idaho goes Rhone again to repeat as Cascadia International Wine Competition winner