SEATTLE - A handful of wineries that participated in last weekend's Taste Washington event at the CenturyLink Field Event Center reported having items stolen from their tables late Saturday night or early Sunday morning. Two wineries - Alexandria Nicole Cellars and Airfield Estates - noticed bottles of wine missing when they returned Sunday morning to Taste Washington for … [Read more...] about Wineries report thefts during Taste Washington in Seattle
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Results of the 2013 Great Northwest Wine Competition
HOOD RIVER, Ore. - The inaugural Great Northwest Wine Competition concluded Sunday afternoon at the Columbia Gorge Hotel. Here are the results. Best in show Zerba Cellars 2010 Malbec, Walla Walla Valley, $38 Best white Abacela 2012 Albariño, Umpqua Valley, $18 Best rosé Barnard Griffin 2012 Rosé of Sangiovese, Columbia Valley, $12 Best sparkling Bella Sparkling Wines … [Read more...] about Results of the 2013 Great Northwest Wine Competition
Super Bowl food-and-wine pairings
Super Bowl Sunday is coming up fast, so we asked five winemakers and one chef from the Pacific Northwest what they would pair with six classic Super Bowl food snacks. Of course, these food-and-wine pairings will work for any sporting event, tailgate party or get-together, so there's no reason to limit this advice to Sunday's game. Our six participants are: Dana … [Read more...] about Super Bowl food-and-wine pairings
These Northwest wineries make Cab far from drab
On the eve of Wine Press Northwest magazine's peer-judging of more than 140 entries of Cabernet Sauvignon made in the Pacific Northwest, Great Northwest Wine takes a moment to look back at some of the best Cabs our panel has tasted during the second half of 2012. Judging of 140 Northwest Cabernet Sauvignon set for Jan. 24 The Bordeaux grape variety long has been deemed to … [Read more...] about These Northwest wineries make Cab far from drab
A closer look at some Northwest wines at the San Francisco Chronicle judging
The San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition - the Daytona 500 of North American wine judgings - presented the best of its 5,500 entries for the sweepstakes round last Friday in Cloverdale, Calif. Now that we've had a chance to sort through the decoder ring and the 180-page binder of results from the wine competition, here are some of the best wines from the Pacific … [Read more...] about A closer look at some Northwest wines at the San Francisco Chronicle judging