ESSENCE OF ENOLOGY Forget grappa, Yakima, Washington-based AprèsVin decided to take the pomace (leftover wine grape remains) of its region and turn it into artisanal varietal grape seed oils and gluten-free grape seed flours. The family-owned operation is the first...
What better way to celebrate official Taste Washington Month than with a most befitting festival featuring Washington's top cuisine and wine? From March 31 to April 3, Seattle's Taste Washington offers just that. Four events work together to form the tastiest...
I’m an avowed fan of Washington Syrah. As such, I was excited to see last week that New York Times wine critic Eric Asimov had turned his attention to our forgotten corner of the country. Yet unfortunately, I couldn’t help but feel that the resultant write-up was...
Since the doors opened in 2003, College Cellars has been one of the few teaching wineries located in the United States. And, it’s not all that surprising to find a dedicated wine school in the heart of Washington’s wine country - the unique school is on the campus...
Reputations are hard to change. That goes for wineries as much as for people, and for the ones in the Northwest who might not be happy with how they’re viewed, figuring out a way to change people’s previously held notions can be a bit difficult. Sometimes it takes...
If you spend a lot of time cooking with white wine, you’re probably used to using drier varietals like Pinot Gris and Chardonnay. While drier wines lend themselves better to most types of cooking, there are some occasions where a sweeter wine, like a Riesling or...
Scorching hot days bracketed by surprisingly cool nights. Higher elevation vineyards, often perched on steep slopes. Desert-like conditions requiring careful attention to water levels. What’s that sound like? Washington wine country of course, but it also refers to...
Olo is Chinook jargon, a pidgin language of the Pacific Northwest that spread throughout the coast during the 19th century. Its rough translation is “hungry,” as in what you’ll be when you enter in the doors of lower Chinatown’s 112-year-old heritage brick building...
Welcome to the birthplace of Washington state wine. In 1954, Washington’s first winery, the American Wine Co., was founded. By 1976, it became Chateau Ste. Michelle and erected a French-style manor and winery on 105 acres in Woodinville, Washington. Today, the...
Analemma Wines is one of those unique wineries that straddle two states while enjoying one American Viticultural Area (AVA). Located 10 minutes from Hood River, Oregon, Analemma now harvests from three separate vineyards but when they learned early on that their...
