Grape growers and winemakers in the Snake River Valley enjoyed a record vintage in 2012, but a string of days with single-digit temperatures in January has the Idaho wine industry worried about bud damage in 2013. "We had temps down to minus 3 at our place for a week, so I am concerned," Ron Bitner of Bitner Vineyards in Caldwell said via email. "I am going to do bud samples … [Read more...] about Long, hard freeze worries Idaho wine industry
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14 Hands to get tasting room in Prosser; Snoqualmie moves to Columbia Crest
PROSSER, Wash. - Ste. Michelle Wine Estates announced this morning that it will move production of Snoqualmie Vineyards to Columbia Crest in Paterson and will rechristen the Prosser location as the tasting room for 14 Hands Vineyards. "The location is perfect for 14 Hands," said Erin Shane, spokeswoman for Ste. Michelle Wine Estates in Woodinville. She said Snoqualmie … [Read more...] about 14 Hands to get tasting room in Prosser; Snoqualmie moves to Columbia Crest
Precept, House Wine help returning American soldiers
SEATTLE - House Wine, a brand started by Walla Walla's Charles Smith and now marketed and distributed nationally by Precept Wines in Seattle, will spend all of this year helping returning American soldiers. House Wine has teamed up with the national nonprofit Building Homes for Heroes to help U.S. soldiers who return from Iraq and Afghanistan. The goal is to help these … [Read more...] about Precept, House Wine help returning American soldiers
Washington wine harvest a record in 2012
Washington winemakers are seeing red after the 2012 harvest. According to U.S. Department of Agriculture statistics released Friday afternoon, Washington crushed 188,000 tons of wine grapes last fall, easily surpassing 2010's record of 160,000 tons. And for the first time in the state's history, red wine grapes surpassed white grapes in total tonnage. Washington is the … [Read more...] about Washington wine harvest a record in 2012
Canada honors McWatters again for wine industry work
Harry McWatters, who helped grow the British Columbia wine industry, has been presented Canada's Diamond Jubilee Medal. Recipients of medals, created to commemorate Queen Elizabeth's 60th anniversary on the throne of Canada, were selected "for their contributions to their community as well as their contributions to the Province of British Columbia and to Canada," according … [Read more...] about Canada honors McWatters again for wine industry work