[Content from original press release.] Vintage Wine Estates announced today the acquisition of Tamarack Cellars in Walla Walla, Washington. Founded in 1998 by Ron and Jamie Coleman, Tamarack Cellars is highly regarded for its range of wines including Firehouse Red...
Though I went to school to learn how to brew beer – yes, it’s a thing – I’m always greatly fascinated by the distilling process. Not to mention that spirits carry a rich, provocative history in the United States from 1920s bootlegging until now, where Northwest...
This week, Northwesterners from Oregon to British Columbia are getting ready to pop bottles and close the chapter of 2017. As it turns out, this region can bubble with the best of them. Here are five picks to consider for this Sunday's celebration. Domaine Ste....
When you’re out for a wine tasting, your gracious hosts may explain to you all the factors that go into growing and producing the wine. They might throw a wine term or two – like “terroir” – that you might not be so sure about. You swirl the wine in your glass,...
Welcome back to Drink.EDU, a bi-monthly column where we educate our fellow Northwesterners on a single topic about what's in your glass. This week, we're diving deep inside your beer, cider, wine, and spirit for an inside look at the process of fermentation. In a...
Call it a renaissance, but there’s been a fairly recent uptick of new cuisine in Yakima, Washington, and you can add Crafted to the list to try next. The gastropub is chef-driven and farm-to-table at its core, and that was the vision for Dan and Mollie Koommoo. The...
Hops: beer’s flavoring agent, the unapologetic artist of aroma and natural preserver. Hops have been balancing and delighting the beer in our pint glasses for ages. West Coast beer culture has paved the way for bringing hops to the forefront since the meteoric rise of...
This December, five British Columbia wineries are coming together to address concerns over interprovincial shipping of liquor case R. v. Comeau before Canada’s Supreme Court. Curtis Krouzel of 50th Parallel Estate, Jim D’Andrea of Noble Ridge Vineyard, Ian MacDonald...
Most of the world’s hops are grown between the 35th and 55th parallels, with Germany and the Pacific Northwest leading global hop production. But Australia and New Zealand are proving themselves to be a force to be reckon with, gradually increasing acreage in the past...
The Gilbert family has a long, deep-rooted history in the Yakima Valley. In fact, the family has regularly been growing apples, pears and stone fruits in the valley since the 1890s. But some of the best things in life are a surprise, and the winery — Gilbert Cellars —...
