All posts tagged "ticker"

  • Oregon wine
    Vintage Oregon kicks off Oregon Wine Month

    PORTLAND – The wine industry will kick off Oregon Wine Month with its second annual Vintage Oregon, a tasting event April 28 in Portland. Oregon Wine Month is May. “Last year’s event helped us launch Oregon Wine...

    • Posted February 16, 2013
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  • Washington wine
    Milbrandt winemaker launches own Washington wine

    MATTAWA, Wash. – Following in a long line of former Ste. Michelle winemakers, Josh Maloney is making a Washington wine under his own name. Maloney, who spent six years at Chateau Ste. Michelle as its red winemaker,...

    • Posted February 15, 2013
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  • Melissa Burr feature 120x134 - Forbes writer 'called out' about Oregon female winemakers
    Forbes writer ‘called out’ about Oregon female winemakers

    Editor’s note: We continue to work at keeping this list current, so please contact us with additions and revisions. Forbes recently published what is billed as the first of a four-part series about Oregon female winemakers. The...

    • Posted February 14, 2013
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  • Horse Heaven Hills
    Coyote Canyon roots run deep in Horse Heaven Hills

    For the Andrews family, roots run deep in the dry, sandy soils of Washington’s Horse Heaven Hills. Mike Andrews, who runs Coyote Canyon Vineyard in the Horse Heaven Hills and Coyote Canyon Winery in the Yakima Valley...

    • Posted February 11, 2013
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  • idaho.feature.file 120x134 - Precept reports no sign of winter damage in Idaho vineyards
    Precept reports no sign of winter damage in Idaho vineyards

    CALDWELL, Idaho — Precept winemaker Maurine Johnson, who has been part of the Idaho wine industry since arriving at Ste. Chapelle Winery in 1987, is not too worried about the extended cold blast in the Snake River...

    • Posted February 10, 2013
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  • Washington wine
    Comparing California, Washington wine

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. – On Friday, the USDA released California’s preliminary 2012 wine grape harvest numbers, and they reveal a lot of interesting information, especially when compared with Washington wine. Overall, California crushed more than 4 million tons...

    • Posted February 9, 2013
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  • Elkton Oregon AVA
    Elkton Oregon AVA is state’s 17th appellation

    ELKTON, Ore. – The federal government has approved Oregon’s 17th American Viticultural Area – and the sixth in Southern Oregon. The Elkton Oregon AVA is the coolest and wettest area in Southern Oregon, said Greg Jones, a...

    • Posted February 8, 2013
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  • Oregon wine
    Investment helps Dobbes expand Oregon wine operation

    Wine by Joe, run by Oregon wine star Joe Dobbes, received a boost today when Bacchus Capital Management, a private equity firm, made a capital investment to allow Wine by Joe to expand its national and international...

    • Posted February 7, 2013
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  • Washington wine grapes
    Mild winter pleases Washington wine grape growers

    KENNEWICK, Wash. – So far, so good. That’s what Washington wine grape growers are saying after a mild winter in Washington’s Columbia Valley. “So far, it looks really great,” said Kent Waliser, who managers Sagemoor Farms north...

    • Posted February 7, 2013
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  • WSU Wine Science Center
    WSU Wine Science Center takes another step forward

    RICHLAND, Wash. – Washington State University’s Wine Science Center took another step forward today when the group overseeing its construction selected three finalists to design and build the $23 million facility. The three finalists are: Lydig Construction...

    • Posted February 6, 2013
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