The 2017 harvest has all but wrapped up. Walk into any winery in the Pacific Northwest and in the cellar there will be red and white wines happily bubbling away, with yeast happily converting the sugar to alcohol. It takes up to a few weeks for white wine grape juice to complete the magical process of becoming wine. That typically happens in stainless steel tanks, vessels … [Read more...] about Time to make room for new Northwest white, pink wines
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Melanie Krause, Cinder Wines use Riesling to top Idaho Wine Competition
CALDWELL, Idaho – An off-dry Riesling from one of the Pacific Northwest’s top winemakers won best of show Tuesday afternoon at the eighth annual Idaho Wine Competition. Boise native Melanie Krause wowed the judges with her Cinder Wines 2016 Off-Dry Riesling. The graduate of Washington State University who trained and made wine at Chateau Ste. Michelle more than a decade ago … [Read more...] about Melanie Krause, Cinder Wines use Riesling to top Idaho Wine Competition
Canadian giant Peller to acquire Black Hills, Gray Monk, Tinhorn
Canadian giant Andrew Peller Limited announced today that it has entered agreements to purchase Tinhorn Creek Vineyards, Black Hills Estate Winery and Gray Monk Estate Winery - three of British Columbia’s most important wineries. The publicly traded company with headquarters in Grimsby, Ontario, said the combined total of the three transactions will cost $95 million in a … [Read more...] about Canadian giant Peller to acquire Black Hills, Gray Monk, Tinhorn
Yakima Valley thrives as historical heart of Washington wine
The Yakima Valley is where the Washington wine industry got its start, as we like to say, "the cradle of the industry." There's a ton of history in this valley, including: Walter Clore, "the father of Washington Wine," lived and did much of his research here. His life is now celebrated at the Walter Clore Wine and Culinary Center in Prosser. William Bridgman, … [Read more...] about Yakima Valley thrives as historical heart of Washington wine
A dozen great Northwest wines
What makes a great Northwest wine? When we evaluate wines, we taste them under blind conditions, meaning we know neither the producer nor the price until the evaluation is complete. We think this is the fairest way to look at a wine, letting the wine speak for itself. We think this is the fairest way to look at a wine, letting the wine speak for itself. We look at flavor, … [Read more...] about A dozen great Northwest wines