In Idaho’s Lewis-Clark Valley, families are growing world-class wine on the same land their ancestors once farmed. The vines at Rivaura descend toward the edge of the Clearwater River. A few miles away at Clearwater Canyon Cellars, Coco Umiker walks the same fields...
From Manitoba to the Maldives, how a first-generation Canadian built a career without a blueprint. Linda Milagros Violago calls herself an “itinerant sommelier.” It’s not a title you find on business cards. It’s a life lived in motion: harvesting grapes in New...
The Snake River Valley AVA features immaculate, terroir-true wines in Boise’s backyard Picture this. You’re at Fujishin Estate Winery, 30 miles west of Boise, where the vista from the tasting room looks out over a portion of the estate vineyard and the surrounding...
No Pinot? No Problem. Before his winemaking career found a base in Oregon, Blair Trathen journeyed across the world in search of adventure. Skiing in the Alps, drifting through Egyptian deserts, and hiking his way across India. “I used to be a backpacking ski bum,”...
How two Oregon winemakers went from saying “never” to creating one of the region’s most compelling new labels. Tracy and Aaron Kendall’s path to founding Folly of Man may look inevitable from the outside, but for years, they insisted they’d never do it. After more...
How three friends, a family in Chichicapam, and one damn good mezcal found their way to Washington The mezcal was, quite simply, undeniable. Chef Andrae Bopp remembers that first taste of a specific mezcal on a trip to Oaxaca like a bright flame: “It was an...
Bacovino’s new waterfront tasting room lands in that sweet spot where history, movement and wine-fueled relaxation come together. Seven blocks from Lumen Field, seven from Pike Place Market and barely a half-block from the ferry terminal, it’s an easy stop before a...
If you squint just right, Hedges Family Estate could be mistaken for a centuries-old château in Champagne, France. The grand façade of the sandstone-colored chateau and courtyard gives way to a tasting room that feels like a well-worn European estate. Lace curtains...
There’s something magnetic about Walla Walla. Maybe it’s the golden wheat fields that stretch for miles, the way the Blue Mountains catch the light at dusk, or the 120+ wineries crafting some of the country’s best Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah. But more than...
Blending wine is often considered the alchemy of winemaking — a skillful mix of science, art and a keen palate. At its heart, blending involves combining different varietals or barrels of wine to create a final product that is greater than the sum of its parts....
