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Name: Brennon Leighton Location: 19730 144th Ave NE Woodinville Wa 98072 Winery: Efeste Wines 1. Who or what inspired you to become a winemaker? I think everyone who has a passion for wine has had those “ahh-huh” wines or epiphany wines that drove them to know more to get a deeper understanding of wine. I [...]
Name: Kay Simon Location: Prosser, Washington (Yakima Valley) Winery: Chinook Wines 1. Who or what inspired you to become a winemaker? I have always been interested in foods, gardening and cooking. My father and his friends made wine together in some of the years of my youth – and our family raised beef & chickens (for eggs) [...]
One of the best things about wine tasting events is that is allows you to experience wines from all over Washington and sometimes beyond. Tasting wines from different regions (or even countries) gives you a greater understanding of wine (“how does a Cabernet from France differ from Washington state?”). Many wine tasting events in the [...]
We appreciate wine every day but did you know that there are specific Governor-proclaimed months that bring even more diversity of selection and value to you the consumer?! Washington, Idaho and now Oregon all celebrate their status as wine states during their respective State Wine Month promotions. Mark your calendars and get your shopping bags [...]
Winemakers in Washington state are in a class all by themselves, from the old guard “godfathers” who’ve been in business since the beginning to up-and-coming rock stars. There’s another elite group of winemakers that continually grabs our attention vintage after vintage, and that’s the talented women of Washington wine. Washington’s women winemakers (try saying that [...]
Name: Juergen Grieb Location: Yakima, WA Winery: Treveri Sparkling Wine Cellars 1. Who or what inspired you to become a winemaker? My Father worked for the Bayer (yes the aspirin company) in Germany and was an agricultural engineer for their chemical division on the Mosel River helping out vineyards and orchards along the area. He was the top [...]
This week we head east on our pursuit of Northwest wines, landing in the great state of Idaho (see our stop in Oregon a couple of weeks ago). Home to more than 40 wineries, Idaho’s wineries are broken into three regions, with a majority residing in the Southwestern region (where the state’s soul AVA, the [...]
With 2011 coming to a close, we wanted to take a look back at the year of wine and some of the big stories that shaped the Northwest this year: January 1/28 – Walla Walla’s Whitman Cellars close its doors. February 2/14 – Washington’s second largest wine company, Precept Wine acquires two Washington wineries, Sagelands [...]
The holidays are just around the corner but we are already thinking about 2012 and the exciting events that are happening. The number one event we are looking forward to is the Seattle Wine and Food Experience, a wine tasting adventure for your taste buds, that features more than 100 wineries, from around the world. [...]
Wine is the perfect holiday gift for friends, family and co-workers or even yourself (is it wrong to buy yourself a gift and have it come from “Santa”?). While a bottle of wine is a great gift by itself, try kicking it up a notch by putting together an entire themed package including wine accessories [...]
