Rootin', Tootin' (wine) Mavericks
Mavericks... Thats what they were...Rootin, Tootin Mavericks. They listened to some All-Hat-No-Cattle advisors; those without risk in the game. They planted wine grapes where alfalfa grew to sell...
View ArticleNom de Vine: Menopause Merlot, Bitner Vineyards
More than a few wines and wineries have undoubtedly been named while two or more friends shot the breeze and emptied a bottle of wine.Click to Continue »
View ArticleLove poem
if you let it love will move you it can dance under the strobe light of your halo even if you cant dance…Click to Continue »
View ArticleGrab ‘em by the grapes!
Size matters, and dont let anyone tell you differently.Click to Continue »
View ArticleSome wines outlast conventional wisdom
The wines of the Pacific Northwest continue to amaze me almost every time I open an older bottle, especially whites. I regularly hear "experts" advise that white wines will be…Click to Continue »
View ArticleHead swiftly to Swiftwater Cellars
We tell our employees to treat our guests as they would their mothers, says Andrew Wilson, general manager at Swiftwater Cellars in Cle Elum, Wash.Click to Continue »
View ArticleEvaluating reds from Italian grapes
Do you choose the wine first or the food?Click to Continue »
View ArticleAmerican dream starts in vineyard
Equality, freedom, prosperity. This is every Americans dream, the basic tenet of this country, the reason behind creating this beloved nation.Click to Continue »
View Article10 Great Things to do in Northwest Wine Country
Traditionally and unofficially, Labor Day weekend marks the end of a Washington state winemakers summer.Click to Continue »
View ArticleMatch Makers: A path to culinary enlightenment in Belltown
Hes spent four decades as part of Seattles food scene, so Geogy Chacko knows how simmering trends turn into fully plated business opportunities.Click to Continue »
View ArticleHood River: Oregon's wild west wine country takes center stage
Hood River is the heart of the Columbia Gorge. It is, by any definition, one of the most beautiful stretches in America, maybe the world. To the south, Mount Hood…Click to Continue »
View ArticleTasting results: Italian reds
Italys history with grape growing and winemaking is legendary, and today Italy makes about a third of all the wine in the world. So it makes perfect sense that Italian…Click to Continue »
View ArticlePassport to Pinot: Something to Walkabout
Think of it as the Cliffs Notes version of the International Pinot Noir Celebration (IPNC). Passport to Pinot, known only in 2012 as Walkabout, is the four hour abridgment of…Click to Continue »
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