Liz Moss Woerman, director of hospitality and direct-to-consumer manager for Barnard Griffin Winery, represents the third generation of her family to work in the Washington wine industry. (Richard Duval Images) I grew up around wine. My late grandfather, Bob...
Naomi Boutz, proprietor of Vine & Olive Eatery and Wine Bar in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, won the 2019 Reveal Walla Walla auction for a lot of L'Ecole N° 41 2017 Ferguson Vineyard Block 4 Cabernet Sauvignon. (Richard Duval Images) WALLA WALLA, Wash. — It’s been...
Western U.S. temperature departures from normal (left) and percent of normal precipitation (Image by WestWide Drought Tracker, Western Region Climate Center; University of Idaho / Courtesy of ClimateOfWine.com) For those in the Pacific Northwest who believed the...
Lisa Callan stands in Quintessence Vineyard, one of the sources on Red Mountain for Callan Cellars. (Richard Duval Images) Rising star Lisa Callan hasn’t yet outgrown her winery and tasting room in Woodinville, but the critical acclaim and sales approach for Callan...
Quilceda Creek Winery in Snohomish, Wash., has hired winemaker Mark Kaigas, who spent more than decade at Napa Valley producer Colgin Cellars. (Photo courtesy of Jarvis Communications) In a move that was measured, renowned Quilceda Creek Winery recently recruited...
The state Legislature passed House Bill 1530 on Wednesday, a piece of legislation sponsored by Rep. Kelly Chambers (R-Puyallup) that would create the Washington Wine License plate. (Photo courtesy of State Senate Republican Committee.) Thanks to vineyard...
Sagemoor Vineyards has hired Aryn Morell to oversee all of the winemaking for its Sagemoor By Selections lineup. The wines will be produced in the Walla Walla Valley. (Richard Duval Images) Sagemoor Vineyards, a group with holdings that include some of the...
The Washington State Wine Commission helped to develop a mock-up of a special Washington wine license plate that features a landscape involving one of the state's wine growing regions. Here, it is the Horse Heaven Hills American Viticultural Area with the Columbia...
Kristen Dorrity, left, and Leigh McMillan own Welcome Road Winery and operate its tasting rooms in West Seattle and now Bellingham, Wash. (Photo by Dan Radil) BELLINGHAM, Wash. — The philosophy of Welcome Road Winery owners Kristen Dorrity and Leigh McMillan is...
Miriah Falce, enologist for Cairdeas Winery in Manson, Wash., helped launch the social media program last year for the Alliance of Women in Washington Wine. She received a science degree at the University of New Mexico prior to graduating from Yakima Valley...
