Ask any winery in Washington County what the area's origin is and most will tell you a story starting in the '70s or '80s, perhaps utilizing fruit from vines first planted in the 1960s. This is the belief that runs throughout the whole state of Oregon, that Oregon...
Your wine has changed, and you might not even know it. The wines you buy from Northwest winemakers are subtly but discernibly different than the ones you might have found even just a decade ago. An interesting synthesis of science and artistry has allowed...
Among the wineries of Oregon's Washington County—Willamette Valley's closest cluster of wineries and tasting rooms to Portland—is Forest Grove's Montinore Estate, the 210-acre Demeter Certified Biodynamic and Stellar Certified Organic property and winery. The...
Last week we checked out your favorite winery’s favorite local coffee shop, with winery teams’ choices ranging from Newberg, Oregon’s Caravan Coffee to Sandpoint, Idaho’s Evans Brothers to Vancouver’s Caffè Artigiano. My conjecture since the start of this series...
The Lake Chelan AVA encompasses the southernmost and easternmost areas of the famed vacation destination lake and the majority of its surrounding land. In other words, the AVA begins at the town of Chelan and continues up-lake for 12 miles. What isn't included is...
If you're reading this, odds are you've thought at least once of how awesome it would be to open a winery, brewery, distillery or cidery. To pack up the box from the boring 9-5 job you hate, and start doing the thing you love: making amazing booze. With the number...
Every single year, I do the same thing. I make a plan of attack, prioritize and carefully craft a strategy for getting the most out of Taste Washington: which wineries I most want to taste, when I’ll go get a much-needed espresso, and so forth. And then every year,...
It’s been awhile since we explored your favorite breweries’ and distilleries’ favorite coffee shops, but wineries of course had to have their turn. As is true of any profession where cognizance of flavor and aroma is important, that knowledge carries directly over...
From the slopes of Skaha Bench, south of Penticton and Naramata Bench, rests Pentâge, the under-the-radar, always impressing, boutique winery. Nestled on 23 acres overlooking Skaha Lake, the winery was founded in 1996 by Paul Gardner and Julie Rennie, and they have...
Taste Washington Wine Month caps off with the four-day Taste Washington extravaganza, featuring more than 225 wineries, acclaimed local restaurants, and educational seminars (including the Cider Renaissance seminar with our editor). But that is not the only way to...
