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
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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
Great Northwest Wine guide to Oregon sparkling wine
Not unlike the French sparkling wine region of Champagne, Oregon's Willamette Valley is a cool area that is turning out to be just about perfect for sparkling wine. And also like Champagne, the Willamette Valley focuses on two of the classic sparkling wine grapes: Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Oregon's sparkling wine movement began early, with Argyle Winery in Dundee … [Read more...] about Great Northwest Wine guide to Oregon sparkling wine
Great Northwest Wine guide to Washington sparkling wine
Now is a great time to be a sparkling wine lover in Washington. It's not quite a golden age, but that could well be on the horizon. More than a dozen wineries are now crafting sparkling wine - perhaps an all-time high - in Washington, with three focusing their production on bubbles. Total production in Washington is more than 300,000 cases, and prices range from affordable … [Read more...] about Great Northwest Wine guide to Washington sparkling wine