“In Idaho, we’re pretty ‘mom and pop’ – we’re family businesses, so the guy who named the place is the guy you’re talking to and making the deal with,” says Michael Williamson, co-owner of Williamson Orchards and Vineyards in Caldwell, Idaho. Williamson, along with...
Stonewall RoséRotie Cellars, Milton-Freewater OR And a happy National Rosé Day to you too! Here’s what’s in our glass: Rotie Cellars 2020 Stonewall Rosé. This little number — a blend of 70% Syrah and 30% Mourvèdre — from the Walla Walla maker is proud, bright and...
2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Canvasback Wine, Red Mountain Big, bold and generous, this Cabernet Sauvignon from Canvasback, the Washington brand for landmark producer @duckhornwine, is Red Mountain in a bottle. The namesake varietal is also blended with hits of...
The origin story of the Yamhill-Carlton AVA in Oregon’s Northern Willamette Valley is more intricate and involved than just its 2004 establishment. It’s more than the low ridges that surround the two towns of Yamhill and Carlton in the shape of a horseshoe, more...
2018 Sauvignon Blanc Barnard Griffin, Columbia Valley In case you needed a reminder, spring has sprung and this is wine will make sure you know it. Classic characteristics of Sauv Blanc pop with gooseberry, grapefruit, citrus and fresh-cut grass on the nose, the...
Let us be clear here — Mama deserves (and needs) a drink and she can drink whatever she wants. Mama wants a glass of Cab Franc? Great. Mama desires a can of cranberry hard seltzer on the patio? Done. Mama requires a rocks glass four fingers full of bourbon? Mama...
Not even a pandemic can pause the progress of wine. Just last September, the Royal Slope joined the ranks of Washington State’s American Viticultural Areas as the 15th wine-growing appellation. Grapes have been grown here since 1983 as part of the greater Columbia...
From Argyle's Grower Series, this rosé represents what the high-elevation Eola-Amity Hills AVA does best: dynamic red fruit (raspberry, red currant, just-ripe strawberry) with layers of turned earth, white flower and baking spice. Acidity crackles on the tongue and...
Spring has sprung, y’all. Plant them flowers, get your seeds in the ground … maybe take an easier route with some starts for peas or carrots. Now is the time for seasonal produce to prevail! An abundance of locally grown produce is about to appear on grocery...
Not even a pandemic can keep a good brew down and the Pink Boots Society (PBS) is here to prove that. Every year, PBS hosts an international Collaboration Brew Day in which women in the beer industry come together to collaborate on a beer unique to this day. Each...
