Tempranillo has been around the Pacific Northwest for barely two decades, yet the zesty Spanish red variety is catching on quickly with winemakers, grape growers and consumers. The first Tempranillo in the Northwest went into the ground in 1993 when Mike Sauer planted a tiny bit at iconic Red Willow Vineyard in the western Yakima Valley. Two years later, Earl and Hilda Jones … [Read more...] about Tempranillo catching on throughout Pacific Northwest
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Washington wine industry partners on U.S. Open corporate tent
UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. — Next month’s U.S. Open Golf Championship at Chambers Bay west of Tacoma is viewed as the most important sporting event ever staged in Washington state, and the Washington State Wine Commission has made sure many of its best wines will be poured near the 18th tee throughout the tournament. It started with the $120,000 investment as its share of a … [Read more...] about Washington wine industry partners on U.S. Open corporate tent
Olympia winery’s Merlot tops Capital competition
LACEY, Wash. - An Olympia winery earned best-of-show honors at the annual Capital Food & Wine Festival Competition. Sovereign Cellars, owned and operated by Denny and Kathy Gross, took home the top trophy for its 2012 Merlot, which used Red Mountain grapes. The couple started the winery in 2004. Sovereign makes tiny amounts of wine - fewer than 200 cases per year - at … [Read more...] about Olympia winery’s Merlot tops Capital competition
The madness of Viognier
With the way other Rhône varieties grow in the Pacific Northwest, then Viognier seems like a sure bet, too. Yet Viognier, a white grape variety from the Condrieu region of the Northern Rhône Valley, is a maddening grape, perhaps the white equivalent to Pinot Noir. It's difficult to grow because individual grapes within a cluster tend to ripen unevenly. Pick it a few days … [Read more...] about The madness of Viognier
Tempranillo adds zest to Northwest wine scene
Tempranillo, the primary red grape of Spain's Rioja region, has been planted in the Pacific Northwest since at least 1995, when Earl Jones at Abacela put his first vines in the ground in the Umpqua Valley near Roseburg, Ore. From there, the rustic and robust red variety has spread throughout the Pacific Northwest into Washington, Idaho and British Columbia - albeit in small … [Read more...] about Tempranillo adds zest to Northwest wine scene