SEATTLE - Taste Washington is coming up fast, and there still are opportunities to sign up for one of the seminars. Here's a quick rundown on what is available. Saturday at Taste Washington Intro to the World of Wine Sean Sullivan will lead this seminar that will help you learn more about why Washington state is such an interesting region to grow wine. The panelists … [Read more...] about Dive into wine, knowledge at Taste Washington seminars
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A look at the top wines from the Great Northwest Wine Competition
Everything is packed up, and the Columbia Gorge Hotel is mostly back to normal again after playing host to the inaugural Great Northwest Wine Competition for the past few days. Longtime journalist and wine writer Ken Robertson tasted through all of the gold medal wines as they were awarded and wrote up notes on his impressions of the wines. Let's take a look at the top six … [Read more...] about A look at the top wines from the Great Northwest Wine Competition
Results of the 2013 Great Northwest Wine Competition
HOOD RIVER, Ore. - The inaugural Great Northwest Wine Competition concluded Sunday afternoon at the Columbia Gorge Hotel. Here are the results. Best in show Zerba Cellars 2010 Malbec, Walla Walla Valley, $38 Best white Abacela 2012 Albariño, Umpqua Valley, $18 Best rosé Barnard Griffin 2012 Rosé of Sangiovese, Columbia Valley, $12 Best sparkling Bella Sparkling Wines … [Read more...] about Results of the 2013 Great Northwest Wine Competition
Introducing the Great Northwest Wine Competition
HOOD RIVER, Ore. - We are pleased to introduce the inaugural Great Northwest Wine Competition. This new competition of West Coast wines is a collaboration between Great Northwest Wine and the historic Columbia Gorge Hotel. Judges arrive this evening, and the competition takes place Saturday and Sunday. About 800 wines from Washington, Oregon, British Columbia, Idaho and … [Read more...] about Introducing the Great Northwest Wine Competition
Total botrytis affected wines labor of love in Northwest
One never knows where inspiration will come from, but Idaho winemaker Greg Koenig remembers exactly how he got the idea to attempt a Total Botrytis Affected-style Riesling. "I had read that Wild Goose Vineyards in British Columbia had done a TBA, and I wondered if we could ever do one in Idaho because of the dry conditions," said Koenig, owner of Koenig Winery in … [Read more...] about Total botrytis affected wines labor of love in Northwest