LACEY, Wash. — David Volmut, who has made Italian varieties a focus of Wind Rose Cellars on Washington's Olympic Peninsula, produced a 2013 Primitivo from acclaimed StoneTree Vineyard on the Wahluke Slope that won best of show at the annual Capital Food and Wine Festival Wine Competition near Olympia. A grape-growing grandfather from the famed wine region of Piedmont in … [Read more...] about Wind Rose Cellars tops Capital judging with Primitivo
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15 years of women in wine at Walla Walla Community College
WALLA WALLA, Wash. — This spring marks the 15th anniversary of Walla Walla Community College’s enology and viticulture program, from which 280 students have graduated. Of those graduates, 77 are women. When another 23 students graduate on June 16, eight will be women. Elizabeth Bourcier was a member of the first graduating class, in 2003. Ari Nickolisen is graduating this … [Read more...] about 15 years of women in wine at Walla Walla Community College
Wild Goose Vineyards Pinot Gris repeats as Cascadia best of show
RICHLAND, Wash. — Hagen Kruger and Wild Goose Vineyards in British Columbia's Okanagan Valley are doing their best to make sure Pinot Gris does not get overlooked in the Pacific Northwest or at the Cascadia Wine Competition. Last week, the Wild Goose Vineyards 2017 Pinot Gris took top honors at the sixth annual Cascadia Wine Competition, an international judging in … [Read more...] about Wild Goose Vineyards Pinot Gris repeats as Cascadia best of show
Reustle wins 6 gold medals at SavorNW Wine Awards
CANNON BEACH, Ore. — Stephen Reustle, who opened the 2018 competition calendar in Sonoma with seven gold medals at largest judging in the country, added to his season total with six gold medals to lead last month's celebration of SavorNW Wine Awards on the Oregon Coast. Reustle-Prayer Rock Vineyards in Roseburg used its 2016 Estate Smaragd Grüner Veltliner to top that … [Read more...] about Reustle wins 6 gold medals at SavorNW Wine Awards
‘Style council’ to lead Oregon Chardonnay Celebration
NEWBERG, Ore. — Many of the state's top winemakers continue to offer an array of complex and delicious Chardonnay, which makes it easier for organizers of the Oregon Chardonnay Celebration to develop an intriguing theme each year. The seventh annual Oregon Chardonnay Celebration has recruited Patrick Comiskey of Wine & Spirits magazine to moderate the 2018 panel that … [Read more...] about ‘Style council’ to lead Oregon Chardonnay Celebration