You know you've become a wine expert when you embrace the opportunity to select a wine at a restaurant because you have the confidence to pick out a great bottle for any occasion. Until then, being handed a thick wine list in front of a group of colleagues is nearly as terrifying as giving a speech in front of 1,000 people. Fortunately, a new book by one of Oregon's most … [Read more...] about Review: ‘Fake Your Way Through a Wine List’
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Cabernet Sauvignon is king in Washington wine country
Ask most winemakers around Washington about Cabernet Sauvignon, and they are likely to refer to the bold red wine as "King Cab." And in Washington, Cab is the king of wines. Cabernet Sauvignon grows well just about wherever it is planted (within reason), and it is most famous in the two most-renowned wine regions in the world: Bordeaux and Napa Valley. Here in Washington, it … [Read more...] about Cabernet Sauvignon is king in Washington wine country
19th annual Taste Washington wine festival poised to break record
SEATTLE - Taste Washington organizers anticipate surpassing 5,000 visitors in 2016 for the first time in its 19-year history when the two-day Grand Tasting concludes Sunday, April 3, at Seattle’s CenturyLink Field Event Center. Last spring, Taste Washington attracted a record 4,991 wine lovers for the weekend tasting that featured 234 wineries, 800 wines, 78 restaurants and … [Read more...] about 19th annual Taste Washington wine festival poised to break record
Bubbles rise within Idaho wine industry
BOISE, Idaho - It was the prospect of making Syrah from the Snake River Valley that helped lure Leslie Preston back to her home state of Idaho. Now, the owner of Coiled Wines bubbles with enthusiasm for Riesling sparkling wine, a project she calls Rizza - a dry tribute to the Aussie nickname for the noble white grape from Germany. “If I had to only make one wine, it would … [Read more...] about Bubbles rise within Idaho wine industry
Bella leads way for British Columbia sparkling wine
NARAMATA, British Columbia - Jay Drysdale could be seen as a bit of a renaissance man, working through the years as a chef, sommelier, wine merchant, winery general manager and wine judge. Instead, he's known as the bubble man of British Columbia. Drysdale is the owner and winemaker for Bella Sparkling Wines in the Okanagan Valley, the only winery in the province that … [Read more...] about Bella leads way for British Columbia sparkling wine