Copyright Great Northwest Wine 2014 Written By Andy Perdue According to Great Northwest Wine, Chardonnay is America’s favorite wine. In Washington, it’s the No. 1 wine grape variety and in Oregon it is the No. 2. Chardonnay is a chameleon of a wine grape, producing both a crisp wine with beautiful tropical fruit flavors as …
Copyright 2013: Great Northwest Wine SEATTLE – Several winemakers felt a special sense of school pride Saturday night as the University of Washington unveiled its remodeled Husky Stadium. The Pacific-12 Conference school now permits the sale of adult beverages in certain areas of the stadium, but vintners have former NFL quarterback Damon Huard and athletic …
Copyright 2013 – Wine Press Northwest This article is abstracted. To read more, click here. You won’t see the name “Precept” on any labels, yet Precept Wine in Seattle is one of the Northwest’s largest and most influential wine producers. Precept’s roots go back to the 1990s, when the Baty family — under the name Corus …
While summer blazes on, most people reach for cold, crisp white wine to quench their desire for wine. Gregory dal Piaz of Snooth, however, has given the whites a rest and given Cabernets a shout out. As he writes, “what could be better with a steak off the grill, or better yet a lamb top …
On June 14, 15, and 16 a panel of judges tasted thousands of wines for the 2013 San Francisco International Wine Competition. Founded in 1980 by Anthony Dias Blue, the competition’s panel is comprised of wine experts from noted restaurants and hotels, wine buyers, wine consultants and respected wine-journalists. Judging is based on blind tasting …