Wine grape vines are waking up across Washington's Columbia Valley, and growers could not be more pleased. "I'm plenty happy," said Mike Sauer, owner of Red Willow Vineyard west of Wapato in the Yakima Valley. "We haven't had it this early in several years." The first sign of grape vines waking up from their winter slumber is called bud break, when baby leaves begin to … [Read more...] about Warm, early spring excites Washington wine grape growers
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Eola Hills Wine Cellars takes fans to Safeco Field
RICKREALL, Ore. - Eola Hills Wine Cellars will be taking some of its fans in the Willamette Valley out to the ballgame this season, as the Oregon winery has scheduled two Sunday trips to Safeco Field to see the Seattle Mariners play. The first trip is June 9 to face the aging and hobbled New York Yankees. On June 30, the M's play host to the Chicago Cubs and Beaverton, Ore., … [Read more...] about Eola Hills Wine Cellars takes fans to Safeco Field
Oregon’s Ponzi Vineyards getting ready to unveil state-of-art tasting room
BEAVERTON, Ore. - Ponzi Vineyards, one of Oregon's oldest and most innovative and progressive wineries, is getting ready to unveil a new tasting room. Ponzi Vineyards was founded nearly 40 years ago by Dick and Nancy Ponzi. The second generation is building a beautiful new tasting room atop a hill near the winery's gravity-flow production facility near the northern … [Read more...] about Oregon’s Ponzi Vineyards getting ready to unveil state-of-art tasting room
Chateau Ste. Michelle to re-open Canoe Ridge Estate for tastings, tours
PATERSON, Wash. - Chateau Ste. Michelle will re-open its Canoe Ridge Estate tasting room to visitors starting Friday, April 5. This is the third year in which Ste. Michelle will have opened its most remote - and arguably its most beautiful - winemaking facility to the public. It will be open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through October. Chateau … [Read more...] about Chateau Ste. Michelle to re-open Canoe Ridge Estate for tastings, tours
Seattle’s Bartholomew Winery to pair up with chocolatier
SEATTLE — Bart Fawbush and his Bartholomew Winery will be expanding tasting room hours and bringing another culinary attraction to The Old Rainier Brewery building in Seattle by partnering with Tease Chocolates. "They have the same mindset we do and the same attention to detail," Fawbush told Great Northwest Wine. "They do some single-origin type chocolates, which features … [Read more...] about Seattle’s Bartholomew Winery to pair up with chocolatier