When selecting your beverages, sometimes you may come across a label that may not make the most sense. You know it has something to do with the environment, but are unsure to what extent. Organic, biodynamic, Salmon-Safe: what do these industry terms actually mean?...
It’s surprisingly hard to quantify the effect that 2012’s "SOMM" had on wine professionals, a documentary that follows four wine stewards as they prepare to take the Court of Master Sommelier's Master Sommelier Exam. For the first time since "Sideways," a movie...
This wine is one in Okanagan Crush Pad’s Wine Campus series, an annual collaboration sponsored by the progressive Okanagan winery and awarded to the Vancouver International Wine Festival sommelier of the year. Proceeds from the sale of this wine benefit wine...
From New Orleans' pulsing music scene to the pristine of Willamette Valley Pinot Noir, fifth generation Louisianan Andy Reginald Young is now a proud Oregonian. Son of a Baptist preacher, a drummer and a former resident of St. Tammany Parish on New Orlean's...
For most people, New Year’s resolutions are some combination of boring, unrealistic and vague. Sure, you could try out a new diet or resolve to be more compassionate, but let’s be honest: you should probably just make some wine-related resolutions instead. Here are...
Planting next door to the lauded Champoux Vineyard (see: Quilceda Creek, Andrew Will, Januik and more) has proven to be a solid plan for Double Canyon. Located in Washington's Horse Heaven Hills, bordering the Yakima Valley, Double Canyon Vineyard was selected for...
Named after a set of seven waterfalls that once flowed through the Cascade Mountains, Seven Falls Cellars is found in the same region which is now known as the Wahluke Slope viticultural appellation. Tucked above the Columbia River, the Washington vineyard grows a...
We’ve covered your holiday pairings from roast beef to ham to smoked meats, but for those who prefer to indulge in meatless cuisine, don’t worry—you’ve not been forgotten. Alas, our final piece in the four-part holiday pairing series brings you veggie pairings both...
Summarizing a year is a fool’s errand, but it’s also a good way to structure one’s final column of 2015, so here we go. As the wine industry continues to grow throughout the Pacific Northwest, it’s only natural that many of the themes of 2015 were rooted in that...
Whether it be chicken, ribs, sausage or pork, a cozy meal with a dash of smoke is the best way to warm up during those chilly winter nights. So appropriately, for the third piece in our four-part holiday pairing series, we provide you with a guide for creating the...
