HOOD RIVER, Ore. - It’s not the easiest judging to organize, but the standards for next week’s annual Great Northwest Invitational Wine Competition are simple. If one of 20 West Coast wine influentials is a fan of a particular Pacific Northwest wine and includes it among their list, then we send a note to the winery informing it that one of the judges nominated their wine … [Read more...] about Judges nominations grow for Great Northwest Invitational Wine Competition
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Northwest Riesling scene more than just Chateau Ste. Michelle
When we think of Northwest Riesling, our minds often focus on Chateau Ste. Michelle. That would seem natural because Washington's oldest and largest winery makes more Riesling than any producer in the world. That's right: No single winery in Germany, Austria, California or Australia makes more Riesling than Ste. Michelle. But here in the Pacific Northwest, we are blessed … [Read more...] about Northwest Riesling scene more than just Chateau Ste. Michelle
NW wines shine at 2015 Sunset Wine Competition
MENLO PARK, Calif. - Pacific Northwest wineries brought home 49 medals from one of the nation's largest and most prestigious international wine judgings. The Sunset International Wine Competition took place in April at the magazine's longtime campus in the heart of Silicon Valley near Stanford University. It is the final year that the competition will take place there, as … [Read more...] about NW wines shine at 2015 Sunset Wine Competition
Riesling wins 2014 Great Northwest Invitational Wine Competition
HOOD RIVER, Ore. - A British Columbia Riesling - a wine that might never be made again - won best of show at the second annual Great Northwest Invitational Wine Competition. The Wild Goose Vineyards 2012 God's Mountain Riesling from the Okanagan Valley finished atop the blind tasting of 426 wines from Washington, Oregon, British Columbia and Idaho. Hagen Kruger, … [Read more...] about Riesling wins 2014 Great Northwest Invitational Wine Competition
Brian Carter Cellars, La Frenz top 19th Northwest Wine Summit
HOOD RIVER, Ore. — Brian Carter Cellars in Woodinville, Wash., and La Frenz Winery in Penticton, British Columbia, received the top awards at the 19th annual Northwest Wine Summit, which was staged earlier this spring. Carter, who has been making wine in Washington state since 1980 after graduating from Oregon State University and University of California-Davis, topped his … [Read more...] about Brian Carter Cellars, La Frenz top 19th Northwest Wine Summit