Category Archives: Heard Through the Grapevine
Dumas Station Red Wines: In a Word, Outstanding!
Dumas Station Wines carries a Dayton, Washington address (population about 2,500), but it’s actually seven miles west of this small town and an easy 30-minute drive northeast of Walla Walla. Although it is a bit isolated, a road trip to this family-owned winery with it’s folksy/friendly atmosphere is just part of the package that makes […]
Be Sure to Try These Current Releases from Washington’s Sagemoor Estates
2022 Estate White Blend and 2021 Without Rehearsal – These nearly identical blends of Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon from the White Bluffs AVA could not be more different on the palate. The White Blend was aged almost entirely in stainless, along with a small amount of concrete, and is light, bright, and lemony, with a […]
Winery to Watch: Open Soul Wines
Jordan Hostetter has an impressive wine resume: He graduated from the Walla Walla Community College Institute for Enology and Viticulture and started his winemaking career at Tamarack Cellars. From there, he earned 10 years of experience at a number of top-tier wineries including Doubleback, Abeja, and XOBC Cellars. Now, he’s ventured into his own exciting […]
Washington Welcomes 21st American Viticultural Area
As reported by the Washington Wine Commission: SEATTLE (October 30, 2024)—Beverly, Washington is Washington’s newest American Viticultural Area (AVA). On October 29, 2024, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) published the final rule for the Beverly, Washington appellation to officially define it as a designated wine grape-growing region. “The Beverly, Washington AVA is a super-hot, windy location on the Columbia River […]
Washington Wine Industry Launches Allen Shoup Memorial Fellowship
This release reported by the Washington State Wine Commission on January 18, 2024: The Washington wine industry is launching a fellowship for emerging writers and communicators. The Allen Shoup Memorial Fellowship is an industry-wide collaboration that brings together the Washington State Wine Commission, Auction of Washington Wines, Washington Winegrowers Association, Washington Wine Industry Foundation, individuals, wineries and […]