A Look at the Success of Washington State’s Wine Industry
While I was traveling, a new economic impact study about the Washington state wine industry was released, showcasing impressive statistics about the industry’s incredible growth and its positive effect on the economy. According to the Washington State Wine Commission, which released the study, the state’s wine industry is valued at more than $8.6 billion annually...
Back to B.C.
Regular readers of Write for Wine know that I live in Seattle but I’m from Vancouver, and I occasionally write about B.C. wines. This is one of those occasions. On two recent visits to my hometown, I stayed at the Hyatt Regency Vancouver and experienced two delightful B.C. reds – to my admitted surprise, considering...
Another wonderful time at Taste Washington
For years, we’ve said if you only go to one Washington state wine event each year, Taste Washington is it. This year was no exception. We had a lovely day sipping our way through some of the best wines that Washington state has to offer. (We also spilled a lot, which is quite acceptable, along...
Taste Washington Weekend
Taste Washington weekend is here, and from all accounts we’ve heard, opening day Saturday was a huge success! See below for a sampling of tweets from our friends and colleagues. We’ll be there Sunday, so be sure to follow my live Twitter stream @WriteforWine. A plan is necessary at Taste Washington, where there are more...
Washington Wine Goes to South Korea
If you follow Write for Wine on Facebook or Twitter, you’ll know that I just spent a week in Seoul, South Korea for my job at a public relations agency. It was a first for me, and I wasn’t quite sure what to expect in terms of wine. My friend Jaimie at L’Ecole 41 in...
Wonderful Walla Walla Wine
Regular readers of this blog know we are major fans of Walla Walla wine. We don’t get to visit Walla Walla nearly as often as we would like, so when Walla Walla comes to Seattle, it’s a must-go-to event. So I dashed out to SoDo during my lunch break to visit friends and have a...
Celebrate Washington State Wine!
March is Washington Wine Month – a time to raise a glass to the best of this state’s juice. In honor of this celebration, a number of wine shops, tasting rooms, restaurants and hotels are offering special promotions. For the full list of participating establishments, see the new website created by the Washington State Wine...
2009 Waters Forgotten Hills Syrah
2009 Waters Syrah from Forgotten Hills vineyard is a wine that only comes along once every four years, so we were delighted to secure a few bottles for our cellar. As winemaker Jamie Brown says, “This vineyard dances along the edge” because it is a cooler site composed of cobblestone, silt loam and sandy loam....
