Springtime means it’s high time for rosé, and we’re filling up our glass with a wide variety of options. A hidden gem in the Willamette Valley for excellent rosés? The Yamhill-Carlton AVA. From larger, well-known wineries to small production and special projects,...
Think Oregon wine, and it’s impossible to not think of Pinot Noir – the black-skinned, temperamental grape known for the diaphanous, earthy red wines made from it. Oregon is rightly the land of Pinot Noir, but there are so many more amazing varietals thriving in...
It’s common to find cider in a pale yellow or light orange hue. But what about a red cider? Have you tried that yet? Cidermakers are continuing to push boundaries with new and exciting offerings, and using red-fleshed apples certainly fits the bill. Red-fleshed...
You might have had to relinquish your white pants, but no one — not nobody — can take away your rosé. Welcome back to Bar Tab, this week celebrating the pink. Stems or no stems, straight out of the bottle or cupped in your hands, there is no wrong way to drink this...
Corcelettes is a new Swiss family-run winery in British Columbia’s rocky Similkameen Valley. Small lots of interesting, intentional wines are turning out, including a homeland inspired white blend based on the Swiss Chasselas variety called Trivium. Oracle is one...
With a degree in fermentation science from in U.C. Davis (not to mention the title of "Cum Laude" at graduation), Rob Griffin moved to Washington state, taking a job at the now shuttered Preston Wine Cellars in Pasco in 1977. As one of the few single-digit wineries...
The massive and sudden resurgence of rosé has created an interesting dynamic within the Pacific Northwest’s wine industry. After a few decades of treating it as an afterthought at best, wineries across the Northwest are rushing to meet a seemingly endless demand,...
Born and bred in Boise, Melanie Krause started her love of agriculture in her parents' garden as a child. This love took her all the way to Washington State University to achieve a degree in biology (and Spanish to boot) and soon thereafter dig back into her roots...
From the eastern outbacks of Lillooet (well, outback for wine regions) comes this bold and bright, bone dry, Pinot Noir rosé. Fort Berens Winery was established by Dutch immigrants Rolf de Bruin and Heleen Pannekoek in 2005. On the Fraser River, rugged and...
Va Piano Vineyards holds to their philosophy of growing the best grapes in the vineyard, then employing a sustainable, holistic and hands-off approach once in the cellar. The Walla Walla Valley producer is best known for their Cabernet Sauvignons and Syrahs from...
