Back in the 1980s, Willamette Valley wineries had a good thing going with an open house on Thanksgiving weekend. So a spring or summer event to bring out wine lovers became the next goal. In Yamhill County,...

LOWDEN, Wash. — There are a number of outstanding lunch spots in Walla Walla, Wash., but Woodward Canyon Winery again provides east-bound wine lovers a seasonal oasis beyond the outskirts of town. Darcey Fugman-Small and her dynamo...

ONTARIO, Calif. – An Oregon wine earned the title of “Best New World Riesling” at the 23rd annual New World International Wine Competition in Southern California. Firesteed Cellars in Oregon’s Willamette Valley won the award with its...

KELOWNA, British Columbia – British Columbia wine grape growers enjoyed a record harvest and a return to normal in 2012, according to the province’s annual crop report. The report, written by BDO Canada and distributed by the...

TEMECULA, Calif. – For the fourth consecutive year, British Columbia wines performed brilliantly at a top California wine competition. “I don’t think the Canadians understand just how good their wines really are,” said Dan Berger, a wine...

DUNDEE, Ore. — Jacques Tardy, winemaker for Torii Mor Winery in Oregon’s Dundee Hills, likens the start of the 2013 vintage to that of 1992. “The temperature and dry weather are somewhat unusual, last time I have...

SEATTLE — Thirty years ago today, Jon Rowley got Seattle hooked on Copper River king salmon. “I was a former Alaska fisherman, and I made it my business back then to know how to get the Copper...

CHELAN, Wash. – As the Lake Chelan wine industry continues to grow, it is becoming a bigger economic driver for the region in North Central Washington. This weekend, a few thousand wine lovers will descend on the...

SAN FRANCISCO – Bacchus Capital Management is making another big move into the Pacific Northwest, purchasing famed Panther Creek Cellars and appointing longtime Northwest winemaker Tony Rynders as its consulting winemaker. The private equity firm also has...

SEATTLE – Precept Wine continues to grow. The 10-year-old wine producer has added another vineyard to its Pacific Northwest holdings, purchasing Yamhela Vineyard in Oregon’s Yamhill-Carlton AVA. The site currently has 30 acres of vines planted, and...