Thanksgiving is not far away, and a key part of a successful and festive feast is making sure the right wines are on your table.
Washington has gained its newest American Viticultural Area. The Ancient Lakes of Columbia Valley has been approved by the U.S. government as the state’s 13th AVA, and wineries can begin using it on wine labels in mid-November.
More than 100 years ago, Joseph Locati came to the New World from Italy and settled in Washington’s Walla Walla Valley. Here, he met a Frenchman named Peter Pieri, who had brought with him from Corsica some sweet onion seeds. Together, Pieri and Locati planted the first sweet onion field in the valley — which now is world famous for those onions.
No matter where you go in the Pacific Northwest, it is becoming increasingly difficult to not be in wine country.
Just a half-decade ago, few could have predicted that Malbec would be the next big thing in Washington.
While we often think of Washington wine country as stretching between the cities of Yakima and Walla Walla, the north-central Washington region is not only coming into its own, but also is playing an important role.
Viognier would seem to be destined to have a difficult time. It’s hard to pronounce, made in small quantities, best known in a fairly obscure region, difficult to grow and isn’t easy to pair with food.
Though he grew up far from wine country, David Volmut always had an idea that the passion he was born with would lead him to a better life.
One of the most enjoyable wine regions in the Pacific Northwest to visit is the northern Willamette Valley.
Never has wine country been so close to Washington’s largest population base.
In the world of wine, sauvignon blanc is a noble grape, especially in its native France.
One of Oregon’s oldest vineyards was planted by Donald Olson in 1972 in the Dundee Hills in the northern Willamette Valley. Two decades later, Olson launched his winery, the now-iconic Torii Mor Winery.
Perhaps no other winery in Washington is on such a tear as Jones of Washington.
Washington’s original wine grape is once again the state’s most dominant variety, both in quality and quantity.
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