All posts tagged "ticker"

  • Bud break for the 2017 vintage in the Columbia Valley began during the second week in April. Cabernet Franc was the first to break bud – which is typical for Washington.
    First markers for 2020 vintage include wet January, cool start to April

    Vines are gradually coming out of their winter slumber, but the 2020 vintage already will be one that no wine lover in the Pacific Northwest will forget. World-renowned climate researcher Greg Jones, who also serves as director...

    • Posted April 5, 2020
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  • david specter bells up winery lineup 120x134 - In tune with Bells Up Winery in Oregon’s Chehalem Mountains
    In tune with Bells Up Winery in Oregon’s Chehalem Mountains

    NEWBERG, Ore. — “Bells up” refers to a memorable moment in classical music when French horn players raise the bells of their instruments up to the heavens for a bright, brassy and dramatic projection.  Oregon winemaker David...

    • Posted March 14, 2020
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  • chateau ste michelle directions richard duval images 120x134 - Ste. Michelle Wine Estates closes wineries, tasting rooms to public
    Ste. Michelle Wine Estates closes wineries, tasting rooms to public

    WOODINVILLE, Wash. — Ste. Michelle Wine Estates – the largest wine company in the Pacific Northwest – announced late Friday that all of its wineries and tasting rooms will be closed to public effectively immediately in response...

    • Posted March 13, 2020
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  • alexis sells fortuity cellars 120x134 - Fortuity Cellars recruits winemaker Alexis Sells from Duckhorn
    Fortuity Cellars recruits winemaker Alexis Sells from Duckhorn

    WAPATO, Wash. — Fortuity Cellars, a young brand poised to open up a new winery and tasting room in the Yakima Valley, has taken a significant step by hiring Alexis Sells, a member of the winemaking team...

    • Posted March 10, 2020
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  • Stephen Reustle Reustle Prayer Rock Vineyards
    TEXSOM awards Best Syrah to So. Oregon producer Reustle

    Reustle – Prayer Rock Vineyards in Southern Oregon continues to earn global acclaim for its work with Syrah by capturing the award for Best of Variety at the TEXSOM International Wine Awards last month in Irving, Texas....

    • Posted March 7, 2020
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  • taste washington richard duval images 1979 120x134 - Coronavirus outbreak prompts cancellation of Taste Washington
    Coronavirus outbreak prompts cancellation of Taste Washington

    SEATTLE — In the aftermath of Tuesday’s update by Gov. Jay Inslee on the coronavirus outbreak, the Washington State Wine Commission announced Thursday afternoon the cancellation of Taste Washington, a four-day festival in Seattle that last year...

    • Posted March 5, 2020
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  • mcminnville wine food classic evergreen museum c hillestad photography 120x134 - Gamay, Grenache Blanc steal show at McMinnville judging
    Gamay, Grenache Blanc steal show at McMinnville judging

    McMINNVILLE, Ore. — As much as Oregon justifiably brands itself with world-class Pinot Noir, a panel of judges recruited from across the country voted to highlight charming examples of Gamay Noir and Grenache Blanc as the top...

    • Posted February 10, 2020
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  • delille cellars feature 11 30 19 0619 120x134 - VineLines Dispatch: Tasting rooms continue to swirl around Woodinville
    VineLines Dispatch: Tasting rooms continue to swirl around Woodinville

    Industry churn for Washington state’s wine industry during the final months of 2019 brought a flurry of new tasting room activity, much of it centered in and around Woodinville. DeLille Cellars opens Hollywood Station The much-anticipated opening...

    • Posted January 3, 2020
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  • walla walla valley wine barrel full of money 2019 check presentation 120x134 - Walla Walla Valley wine industry helps raise $55K for food bank
    Walla Walla Valley wine industry helps raise $55K for food bank

    WALLA WALLA, Wash. – It began in 2011 as a modest $2,000 fundraiser spearheaded by the Walla Walla Valley Wine Alliance, yet this year’s Barrel Full of Money reached impressive new heights when the Blue Mountain Action...

    • Posted December 23, 2019
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  • week 4 crush feature 120x134 - VineLines Dispatch captures late scramble amid early freeze
    VineLines Dispatch captures late scramble amid early freeze

    The final week of Great Northwest Wine photojournalist Richard Duval’s 2019 harvest trek throughout the Great Northwest wine community took him to the Walla Walla Valley, the Columbia Valley, the Yakima Valley and Woodinville. Sudden and dramatic...

    • Posted December 7, 2019
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