Washington’s Red Mountain AVA turns 20 this year, with inaugural plantings dating back to 1975 when pioneers John Williams and Jim Holmes of Kiona Winery first put vines in the ground. Five years later, Kiona got the region on the map as its first bonded winery and,...
2018 Staking Claim ChardonnayAdelsheim | Newberg, Ore. Willamette Valley and Chehalem Mountains pioneer David Adelsheim first experienced site- and clone-specific Chardonnay in Burgundy, France, in 1974. Over the years, he brought those same Chardonnay clones to...
Mediterranean Citrus & ChamomileAurora Elixirs | Portland, Ore. Female-founded and based in Oregon, Aurora Elixirs owns the market on whole plant-infused sparkling CBD beverages. In a collaboration with cannabis cocktail producer Artet, the Aurora x Artet...
“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 Merlot,...
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 than...
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 juicy...
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...
