Editor’s note: This is the 14th in an occasional series on destination wineries of the Pacific Northwest. CALDWELL, Idaho - Though the Idaho wine industry is still in its youth, one winery has long carried the torch for the Gem State and has developed into the Snake River Valley's first bonafide destination winery. Ste. Chapelle overlooks the Snake River in the Sunnyslope … [Read more...] about Great Northwest Destination Winery: Ste. Chapelle
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Great Northwest Destination Wineries: Columbia Crest
Editor’s note: This is the 13th in an occasional series on destination wineries of the Pacific Northwest. PATERSON, Wash. - What started out as Chateau Ste. Michelle's River Ridge facility became one of the most recognized wineries in the United States. For three decades, it's been known as Columbia Crest, home to the Pacific Northwest's largest winemaking … [Read more...] about Great Northwest Destination Wineries: Columbia Crest
Great Northwest Destinations: Alexandria Nicole Cellars
Editor’s note: This is the 12th in an occasional series on destination wineries of the Pacific Northwest. PROSSER, Wash. - In mid-1990s, Jarrod Boyle wasn't exactly sure what direction his life and career would take. He grew up here in the Yakima Valley and had recently been hired as a viticulturist by Wade Wolfe, then general manager of Hogue Cellars. One day, he was … [Read more...] about Great Northwest Destinations: Alexandria Nicole Cellars
Great Northwest Destinations: J. Bookwalter
Editor’s note: This is the 11th in an occasional series on destination wineries of the Pacific Northwest. RICHLAND, Wash. - The Bookwalter saga started 20 years before one of Washington's top destination wineries ever started. Patriarch Jerry Bookwalter attended the University of California-Davis in 1963, long before it was trendy to do so. His studies were in … [Read more...] about Great Northwest Destinations: J. Bookwalter
Great Northwest Destinations: Abacela
Editor’s note: This is the 10th in an occasional series on destination wineries of the Pacific Northwest. ROSEBURG, Ore. - It started as a dream to find a great place to grow New World Tempranillo. It has turned into a dream come true - for Abacela's owners and its growing legion of fans. In 1994, Earl and Hilda Jones arrived in Southern Oregon's Umpqua Valley because … [Read more...] about Great Northwest Destinations: Abacela