HOOD RIVER, Ore. - The 16th annual Northwest Wine Summit competition is taking place starting today and running through Tuesday. The competition, which is being conducted at the historic Columbia Gorge Hotel in Hood River, includes wines from Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and British Columbia. It is owned and operated by H. Parks Redwine III, a longtime wine importer, … [Read more...] about Northwest Wine Summit competition begins today
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Yakima Valley Spring Barrel Tasting Weekend evolves
PROSSER, Wash. - As wine lovers descend on the Yakima Valley this weekend for the annual Spring Barrel Tasting event, wineries are looking forward to long hours and an opportunity to get some face time with customers. Spring Barrel Tasting officially began in 1983. Or it might have been 1981. Two of the winemakers who were there from the beginning are a little fuzzy on the … [Read more...] about Yakima Valley Spring Barrel Tasting Weekend evolves
Washington wine grape growers dodge more spring frost
Washington wine grape growers dodged more freezing temperatures this week across the Columbia Valley, especially in the Horse Heaven Hills, where the mercury dropped as low as 23 degrees. "We put up a good battle, and I think we won," said Paul Champoux, owner of famed Champoux Vineyards in the Horse Heaven Hills. Early Tuesday morning, Champoux saw temperatures drop to … [Read more...] about Washington wine grape growers dodge more spring frost
Mission Hill winery brings top music acts to British Columbia
WEST KELOWNA, British Columbia — Bud break in the Pacific Northwest has been followed by wineries announcing their summer concert schedules, and Mission Hill Family Estate — British Columbia's most majestic winery facility — released an impressive lineup that includes country star LeAnn Rimes. Tickets went on sale Wednesday for the 2013 season at the winery's 1,000-seat … [Read more...] about Mission Hill winery brings top music acts to British Columbia
Wild Goose Vineyards gushes over young British Columbia vineyard
OLIVER, British Columbia - The building blocks for British Columbia's Wild Goose Vineyards took root in Okanagan Falls starting in 1983. That 10-acre Stoney Slope Vineyard serves as the backdrop to the new and modern tasting room that sits atop the winery that founding winemaker Adolf Kruger built adjacent to the family home. It's also the backbone for some of North … [Read more...] about Wild Goose Vineyards gushes over young British Columbia vineyard