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March is here and so is the most magical time of the year…Washington Wine Month! A couple of weeks ago we posted on the TableTalk blog about wine appreciation months and what that means for the consumer (mostly awesome deals at restaurants, grocery stores with dedicated wine areas, retail stores and wineries). Now that Washington [...]
Home to more than 100 wineries, Walla Walla, often referred to as the next great wine region in the United States. Nestled in the Southeast corner of Washington, Walla Walla is surrounded by fields of wheat, acres of vineyards and panoramic views of the Blue Mountains and is a mecca of wine tasting and culinary [...]
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) [...]
John Bookwalter, second generation winemaker and owner of J. Bookwalter, did not join the family winery right away. J. Bookwalter was founded in 1983 by John’s father, Jerry, but it wasn’t until 1997 that the younger Bookwalter officially joined the winery. Since then, John has become one of the leaders in Washington wine, not only as [...]
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 [...]
