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a look back at the washington wine industry 30 years ago 26 Aug 2013 | 05:18 am
In my library of wine books is (not surprisingly) a pretty comprehensive collection of books specifically about Northwest wines. A fellow named Ted Meredith was one of the first to take up the subject...
inside the head of... trey busch 23 Aug 2013 | 07:29 pm
When Trey Busch opened his tasting room in downtown Walla Walla a few years ago, it quickly became a must-see. A lovely young woman in dreadlocks was pouring the wines; vintage vinyl was rocking the r...
why is wine advertising so predictable? 21 Aug 2013 | 09:50 am
Wine, as anyone who cares enough about it to read this blog surely will agree, is an endlessly fascinating, deeply nuanced product that touches almost every aspect of our lives, our culture, and our h...
waitsburg cellars news and reviews 19 Aug 2013 | 09:03 am
When I launched Waitsburg Cellars with my partners at Precept Wines it was a straight shot into unknown waters. As I’ve written here before, I had never considered the possibility of making wine until...
rising stars and pick(s) of the week 16 Aug 2013 | 11:36 am
Jason and Erin Morin are the owner/winemakers at Ancestry Cellars, a Woodinville start-up that shares production space with Lauren Ashton Cellars, Savage Grace Wines and William Grassie. All four new ...
wine scores are not eternal, but wine ads may be 14 Aug 2013 | 10:14 am
There is a large billboard on the highway I drive during regular trips to and from Waitsburg, and for some time I barely noticed it. But lately, it's become annoying. In fact, more than just annoying....
wine labels: the good, the bad, and the ugly 12 Aug 2013 | 09:35 am
I have no scientific proof for this, but I would bet a large sum of money that, along with good scores, attractive wine labels are responsible for a sizable percentage of all wine sales, and perhaps a...
50 shades of gris 9 Aug 2013 | 08:23 am
For the past three years, I’ve been a featured speaker at the Oregon Pinot Gris Symposium, organized by Jo and Jose Diaz, and hosted by Greg Lint at Oak Knoll. This event has generated some excellent ...
an open letter to consumers of washington wines 7 Aug 2013 | 08:57 am
From 2002 until spring of this year, I wrote a weekly wine column that ran in the Seattle Times. For much of this same period the column also ran in newspapers in Yakima and Walla Walla. It was my goa...
the brilliant wines of peter lehmann 5 Aug 2013 | 09:04 am
Not long ago came the sad news that Peter Lehmann had passed away. The ‘Baron of Barossa’ was 82 and in declining health. But whenever one of the founding giants of the modern wine industry dies, ther...
