DUNDEE, Ore. - This year marks Laurent Montalieu’s 25th anniversary of making wine in Oregon, and the state’s most prolific winemaking consultant - with 40 clients and counting - is taking steps to expand even further. His NW Wine Co., recently purchased 400 acres of future vineyards near the central Willamette Valley town of Monmouth. When they come online, the Cottonwood … [Read more...] about Montalieu set to expand in 25th year as Oregon winemaker
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Seattle Wine Awards competition this weekend
SEATTLE - The Seattle Wine Awards, the largest and most prestigious wine competition held in Washington, will take place this weekend at the tony Rainier Club in downtown Seattle. This year's competition drew the most in its eight years, with 1,105 entries from Washington. It easily outpaced last year's record number of 984. The first competition, held in 2006, drew 274 … [Read more...] about Seattle Wine Awards competition this weekend
Washington wine grape growers dodge spring frost
Sub-freezing temperatures caused wine grape growers across Washington's Columbia Valley to lose sleep, but it appears they mostly dodged a potentially deadly spring frost bullet. "It was a little scary," said Kent Waliser, who manages Sagemoor Vineyards north of Pasco. "It was cold enough to cause significant damage. Without frost protection systems, we would have had … [Read more...] about Washington wine grape growers dodge spring frost
Idaho winery buys historic Sandpoint building
SANDPOINT, Idaho — Stephen and Julie Meyer, owners of Pend d'Oreille Winery, announced they have purchased the historic Belwood Building in downtown Sandpoint and will use it for their tasting room and restaurant operations starting Sept. 13. The Belwood Building, at 301 Cedar St., is across the street from the winery, Bistro Rouge Café and tasting room on the corner of … [Read more...] about Idaho winery buys historic Sandpoint building
Fries family celebrates 2 generations, 2 decades of Duck Pond Cellars
DUNDEE, Ore. - Two generations of the Fries family mapped out some quality time with each other to celebrate two decades of working side-by-side on Duck Pond Cellars and making some of the Northwest's top value wines. "What it looks like now is definitely not what was drawn up 20 years ago," Greg Fries, Duck Pond Cellars' president and longtime winemaker, said with a … [Read more...] about Fries family celebrates 2 generations, 2 decades of Duck Pond Cellars