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Harvest interrupted
RCMP seized more than 900 kilograms of marijuana after being tipped by prospective property buyers. As police arrived, two men fled from an old mushro...
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On the sorting line
I stopped by at J. Bookwalter this morning to chat with owner/winemaker John Bookwalter. He was, quite literally, on the sorting line going through 10...
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Harvest weekend
This is harvest weekend for me. My humble backyard vineyard got toasted by the frost two weekends ago, and these Brunello clone Sangiovese grapes are ...
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Red Mountain escapes weekend freeze
Keith Pilgrim, owner/winemaker of Terra Blanca Winery on Washington's Red Mountain, reported this afternoon that the tiny but important appellation ca...
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So long, photosynthesis
Two nights of sub-freezing temperatures have toasted my little backyard vineyard. I woke up this morning to brown leaves on my Sangiovese and Riesling...
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Frost expected this weekend in Columbia Valley
The first widespread frost of the season is expected this weekend, according to weather forecasts. Saturday's low temperature is predicted to drop bel...
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Ripeness no problem in Columbia Valley vineyards
This morning, I caught up with Gino Cuneo of Tre Nova as he was checking on grapes at famed Ciel du Cheval Vineyard on Washington's Red Mountain. Ther...
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Day in the vineyard
It has been a busy late summer and fall, and have spent entirely too little time walking vineyards. Part of that, I think, has been the lateness (actu...
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Harvest kicking off for Barnard Griffin
On the way home tonight, I stopped in at Barnard Griffin in Richland, Wash., to chat with Rob Griffin, owner/winemaker. He plans to bring in a bit of ...
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I just used my refractometer to test the sugar lev
I just used my refractometer to test the sugar level of my backyard Sangiovese grapes, and they came up to a somewhat pathetic 16 brix. For making win...
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Harvest should get going this week in Washington
Washington grapes should start coming in this week, at least for Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay.I spoke with Charlie Hoppes (owner, Fidelitas) over th...
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When will harvest begin?
I've spoken to a half-dozen winemaker in the past two days and asked each how the grapes were looking. I heard a lot of long sighs followed by concern...
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Wine Work/Job for Harvest
Township 7 will require a healthy, strong individual to join our crew for harvest season.This is a temporary, full time position that would suit a per...
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Wine & Vine BC |
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Winery Work for Harvest Vintage Crush
Township 7 will require 2 healthy, strong individuals to join our crew for harvest season.This is a temporary, seasonal position that would suit perso...
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Wine & Vine BC |
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The wrath of Oregon grapes?
The Oregonian published an article in which Bill Hatcher of A to Z (and formerly of Domaine Drouhin Oregon) believes the state is headed toward a grap...
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Why Crest is best
Ever wonder how Columbia Crest manages to consistently make millions of bottles of wine for bargain prices? Ray Einberger and his crew at the Northwes...
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Merlot up, Chardonnay down in 2007 Washington grape report
The USDA has released its 2007 grape report for Washington state. As expected, it reported that Washington's wine grape crop was 127,000 tons, up 6 pe...
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More ice wine harvest info
British Columbia's 2007 ice wine harvest has been so low-key, I've gotten exactly one report from Okanagan Valley wineries. So I sent a note to the B....
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More icewine harvest info
British Columbia's 2007 ice wine harvest has been so low-key, I've gotten exactly one report from Okanagan Valley wineries. So I sent a note to the B....
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Ice wine harvest under way in Okanagan Valley
A blast of winter cold helped British Columbia's ice wine harvest finally get under way.At Inniskillin Okanagan near Oliver, winemaker Sandor Mayer ha...
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Top 10 Northwest wine stories of 2007
It's been a fascinating and news-filled year for the wine industries of the Pacific Northwest, with weather causing havoc during harvest, pioneers pas...
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Top 10 wine stories of 2008
It's been a fascinating and news-filled year for the wine industries of the Pacific Northwest, with weather causing havoc during harvest, pioneers pas...
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Celebrating harvest
Except for a bit of ice wine, harvest for the 2007 vintage is all finished. Jackie Johnston, who takes most of the photographs for Wine Press Northwes...
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Record crop for Washington wine grapes
The Washington Association of Wine Grape Growers is reporting that the final estimated number for the 2007 harvest is 127,150 tons of wine grapes. Thi...
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Post-harvest report with Fidelitas
Over the weekend, I stopped at Fidelitas to chat with owner/winemaker Charlie Hoppes about how harvest went for him.Charlie is a longtime Washington w...
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Inside Pacific Rim Winemakers
Last week, you may recall, I wrote an item on my visit to Pacific Rim Winemakers, the Randall Grahm-owned winery near Washington's Red Mountain that f...
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Here in the heart of the Columbia Valley, we've ha
Here in the heart of the Columbia Valley, we've had two mornings of frost. This morning's got into the 20s, and the leaves on my little vineyard have ...
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Harvesting Petite Sirah, Touriga Nacional
Over the weekend, I stopped by Thurston Wolfe Winery in the Yakima Valley town of Prosser, Wash., to chat with co-owner/winemaker Wade Wolfe. Watch th...
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A glorious autumn day in Washington wine country
After a gray, windy weekend, Washington's Columbia Valley has been greeted with a near-perfect autumn day today. Temperatures are in the low 70s with ...
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Going against the trend
While many winemakers are still bringing in grapes throughout the Pacific Northwest - and perhaps wringing their hands over the ever-cooler weather - ...
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Columbia Valley storm
I stopped by Barnard Griffin this afternoon, and winemaker Rob Griffin mentioned that a storm was supposed to be coming through the Columbia Valley th...
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Danger of hang time
Winemakers love hang time. We aren't talking about Michael Jordan but rather that time during harvest when the grapes are ripe but the winemakers want...
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Rainy day in the Columbia Valley
Late last week, I met with winemaker Rob Griffin of Barnard Griffin in Richland, Wash. He mentioned that the family that grows his Zinfandel in the ea...
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Backyard harvest
On Sunday, a check of my humble backyard vineyard showed the Brunello clone Sangiovese grapes had reached 24 brix, so I began to pick and process them...
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Washington harvest moving along
On Friday, I stopped by Barnard Griffin just as winemaker Rob Griffin and crew were unloading 16 tons of Cabernet Sauvignon from Alder Ridge Vineyard ...
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Washington's top vineyards: No. 5. Milbrandt Vineyards
Appellation: Wahluke SlopeBrothers Jerry and Butch Milbrandt farm 550 acres of vineyards on the Wahluke Slope and in the George area. Their most famou...
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Harvest 2007: Washington update
Harvest is moving along quickly on the Wahluke Slope. I spoke this afternoon with Charlie Hoppes, owner/winemaker of Fidelitas Wines on Red Mountain. ...
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Harvest 2007: Okanagan update
Roland Kruger of Wild Goose Vineyard in Okanagan Falls, British Columbia (our B.C. Winery of the Year), reports this morning that wine grape harvest c...
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Harvest beginning in earnest
It's the day after Labor Day, and wine grape harvest in Washington should kick in today. We heard scattered reports about some white varieties (primar...
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Harvest starts in Walla Walla Valley
I just got an email from the Walla Walla Valley Wine Alliance that reports the 2007 harvest is under way in Washington's most media-visible appellatio...
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Harvest 2007: Oregon update
I received an email last night from Todd Hamina, recently departed winemaker for Maysara Winery in the McMinnville AVA who is launching Biggio Hamina ...
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Washington harvest to kick off this week
I was chatting with a couple of Washington winemakers today, and both indicated that some Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Gris would be harvested before the...
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Closing in on harvest
A measurement of the sugar in my backyard vineyard is a strong indication that harvest is nearly upon us. So is the calendar.A week ago, my Brunello c...
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Harvest Predictions for 2007
It's difficult to predict exactly how things will go when we start picking grapes but I am getting a few indications of what direction things will go....
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Washington wine grape crop estimate tops 131,000 tons
The U.S. Department of Agriculture released a 2007 crop estimates Friday, and the figure for Washington wine grapes would be a record 131,000 tons.I w...
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Veraison on Red Mountain
I spoke this morning with a grape grower and winemaker on Washington's Red Mountain. He is seeing the first signs of veraison, that change in color on...
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