After decades under corporate ownership, Washington’s most influential winery returns to local hands. In Washington wine, almost every road eventually leads back to Chateau Ste. Michelle. Generations of winemakers have passed through its cellars. Vineyards...
How a Tuscan sailor, a Woodinville wine network, and a travel curator built a transatlantic bridge The conversation usually starts in a tasting room. A winemaker mentions a vineyard in Italy. Someone says, “You should see it during harvest.” PicNic Table Italy is...
Rare Rhône-inspired wines, thoughtful winemaking and a community-first ethos distinguish Cairdeas Winery, the passion project of two people who built their lives around wine and each other. On a frosty fall afternoon at their Lake Chelan tasting room, it is not...
From traditional dining to solo indulgence, find the perfect wine for every moment — because every feast deserves a great pour. Thanksgiving begins with tradition — the smell of sage and butter wafting through the kitchen, the clatter of dishes as family and...
From citrusy IPAs to rich dark brews, Seattle’s beloved brewery brings craft quality to a growing category When Fremont Brewing first opened in Seattle, it quickly became a neighborhood anchor, known as much for its welcoming taproom as for its hop-driven beers and...
Born from a rain-soaked detour and crafted by an all-woman winemaking team, Holland America Line’s exclusive sparkling wine now pours by the hundreds of thousands on ships worldwide. Holland America Line has been sailing the world for more than 150 years, but its...
Wenatchee, these producers illustrate the breadth and creativity shaping Washington wine. Washington wine has never been more dynamic. From Red Mountain to the Columbia Gorge, a new generation of vintners is pushing boundaries with site-driven bottlings, fresh...
It’s early evening in the Pacific Northwest. The air is heavy with the scent of fir trees and wood smoke and a pink glow stretches across the horizon. Someone flips hot dogs over the coals. Another rummages in a cooler and emerges — not with a beer — but with a can...
Late summer in the Pacific Northwest is a season you can taste. Lavender blooms, blackberries burst with flavor and herbs spill out of backyard gardens, begging to be stirred, shaken and poured over ice. Many of the ingredients for these drinks might be right at...
With his second act, the veteran winemaker trades scale for soul, focusing on site-specific, organic wines In 2017, Joe Dobbes did what many in his position might never dare to do: he stepped away. After building one of Oregon’s largest wine companies, Dobbes...
