Wine Tonite!

Much has been written regarding the “speed dating” of wine tasting with wine bloggers in Walla Walla.  I especially like Josh’s take here at DrinkNectar.com.  Below are my quick notes from that event of the Whites that were presented, though I admit there are a few wines missing because I didn’t get any notes down [...]

One of the most engaging and interesting winemakers/owners I had the pleasure of meeting in Washington was the vibrant and tanned Jay Soloff who was also sporting the sharpest goatee.  It was immediately obvious how passionate and knowledgeable Jay is about wine and Washington state and we really appreciated his openness in sharing the history of [...]

When most people think about Washington state, they are likely to conjure thoughts of the dreary, rainy confines of Seattle.  This makes sense as nearly 75% of the state’s population reside in the Puget Sound Lowlands.  However, when talking about winegrowing, 99% of the state’s grape production comes from vineyards east of the Cascade mountains [...]

The bus ride to the Yakima Valley was simply breathtaking.  Mainly an  agricultural area, cows, apple and fruit orchards and, now, more and more vineyards line both sides of the highway and are further surrounded by green and brown rocky and rolling ridgelines.  The sky was clear and blue with temperatures in the low 80′s. [...]

I must say great job to the hosts of the #WAwine Twitter community tasting and especially to fellow blogger and Spokane wine guru, Josh Wade, who has burst on the scene to become possibly the most influential online wine personality and brand in the past few months. At the time of this writing, which is [...]