LACEY, Wash. - A young Malbec grown in the Yakima Valley and poured in the shadows of the Cascades Range's most active volcano will be featured as best of show during one of the Pacific Northwest’s largest single-day wine festivals. Gary Dunbar, owner/winemaker for Mount St. Helens Cellars in Castle Rock, Wash., used his 2014 Malbec from Crawford Vineyard to top the field of … [Read more...] about Malbec tops Capital Wine and Food Festival wine competition
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4th annual Cascadia Wine Competition begins today
HOOD RIVER, Ore. - The fourth annual Cascadia Wine Competition begins this morning at the historic Columbia Gorge Hotel. The judging attracted more than 1,000 entries from Washington, Oregon, British Columbia and Idaho. Twenty-two wine professionals from across the Pacific Northwest will serve as judges for the next three days. The Cascadia Wine Competition concludes … [Read more...] about 4th annual Cascadia Wine Competition begins today
Judgment of Geyserville discovers beauty, grace of cool-climate Syrah
Thanks in large part to Australian wineries flooding the American market with overripe and inexpensive Shiraz, U.S. consumers have largely become bored with Syrah. But that all changes when we find a Syrah grown in a cooler climate, in a region that allows the red grape to reveal its depth of flavor and complexity. In search of great cool-climate Syrah, several top wine … [Read more...] about Judgment of Geyserville discovers beauty, grace of cool-climate Syrah
Winemakers redefining Oregon Chardonnay
Oregon Chardonnay is slowly making a comeback. The noble white grape most closely associated with France's Burgundy region has played second chair in Oregon since 2000, when Pinot Gris overtook Chardonnay. While Oregon Chardonnay plantings are not skyrocketing, they are starting to creep up. In 2014 (the most recent year available), Oregon winemakers crushed … [Read more...] about Winemakers redefining Oregon Chardonnay
2 of 3 wine-related bills fail in Washington Legislature
OLYMPIA, Wash. - Small wineries in Washington state must wait another year to get a crack on trimming some of their excise taxes. That’s because the chairman of the Washington House Commerce & Gaming committee intended to discuss such a tax break this session solely to air out ideas to tackle in the 2017 session. This was one of three significant winery-related bills … [Read more...] about 2 of 3 wine-related bills fail in Washington Legislature