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wines and the awareness of pacific
northwest wine regions.
 

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Constellation Buys Five of Charles Smith's Washington Wine Brands for $120 Million
Wine Spectator

Constellation Brands added to its burgeoning collection of premium wine brands, announcing this morning an agreement to purchase five Washington brands from Charles Smith Wines for $120 million. [read more]
 
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Putting Together the Details of Oregon Pinot Noir
New York Times

Some wines require a rigorous application of brain power to extract meaning and pleasure. Sherry, for example. Others, like pinot noir, go straight to the heart. If you were to select a red for a... [read more]
 
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Is Oregon approaching a Golden Age of wine, beer, spirits and cider?
Capital Press

Two Pacific Northwest winemakers won awards in recent weeks, and the Oregon producer involved believes the state's surging wine industry has the potential to “lift the tide” for many other agricultural products. [read more]
 
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Oregon's Willamette Valley: Wine Country Travel Without the Headaches
Wall Street Journal

Looking for a wine-country trip without the overpriced tasting rooms and crowded restaurants? Go west, young tourist. The Willamette Valley, near Portland, is home to more than just America's best Pinot Noir. [read more]
 
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Northwest's Best Wineries Investing in Walla Walla Valley Vineyard Development
Pacific NW Magazine

SeVein could become the Northwest's next Red Mountain. Wineries from Washington and Oregon are buying land and planting grapes in the development, where land is .... [read more]
 
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12 Oregon Pinot Noir Wines That Prove a 50-year-old Gamble Paid Off
Chicago Tribune

Oregon itself, as a winemaking place, is proudly distanced from the more-established locales, independent and self-assured. That identity was not forged overnight. As with many places in the United States, grape-growing and winemaking in Oregon... [read more]
 
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Wines Shine in North Central Washington
Yakima Herald

North Central Washington is one of the up-and-coming regions in Pacific Northwest wine country. Roughly defined as the areas surrounding such communities as Wenatchee, Leavenworth, Quincy, Cashmere, Mattawa and Omak, North Central Washington has long... [read more]
 
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Diving Into a Dramatically Different Washington
Wine Enthusiast

Washington State is generally known for the consistent quality and style of its wines, largely thanks to warm summers and irrigation. Recent vintages, however, have resulted in wines that show dramatic stylistic differences. [read more]
 
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Washington Wineries Crown Cabernet Sauvignon King
Yakima Herald

In Washington, Cabernet Sauvignon is king. Just as it is in California's Napa Valley and its native Bordeaux, Cab is the most important wine grape in Washington. And it's no accident. Wine lovers have long... [read more]
 
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Oregon Homes In on Chardonnay
winespectator.com

Josh Bergström, who has made some of Oregon's most compelling Pinot Noirs since he launched his family winery in 1998 (and has an exciting new Syrah project), has lately become enamored of Chardonnay. [read more]
 
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More to Try and Love in Oregon's Willamette Valley Than Pinot Noir
Orange Coast Magazine

Wine regions like Napa Valley and Oregon have earned their stripes by specializing in the grape that grows best in their soils. Napa Valley = cabernet sauvignon. Oregon = pinot noir. [read more]
 
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Okanagan Valley BC for A Great Wine Tasting Experience
Seattle PI

Rugged and dotted with lakes, the Okanagan Valley is a picturesque valley located in the southern interior of British Columbia. It is Canada's oldest and the second largest wine region in Canada with... [read more]
 
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BC Best Varietal Awards Announced
Vancouver Sun

The Okanagan Wine Festivals Society released its much anticipated British Columbia Best of Varietal Awards late last month. The competition seeks to reveal the top varietal wines across 26 different categories as awarded by more... [read more]
 
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Prosser a Vibrant Washington Wine Community
The Spokesman-Review

For many reasons, the community of Prosser is the center of the Washington wine industry. Here is where Walter Clore arrived in the late 1930s to work as a scientist and researcher for Washington State... [read more]
 
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Oregon Is Latest Destination to See Its Vineyards as Tourist Draw
Skift

The winsome wines of southern Oregon are gathering acclaim far beyond the Cascades and Siskiyous. [read more]
SavorNW Wine News Constellation Buys Five of Charles Smith's Washington Wine Brands for $120 Million
Wine Spectator

Constellation Brands added to its burgeoning collection of premium wine brands, announcing this morning an agreement to purchase five Washington brands from Charles Smith Wines for $120 million. [read more]
SavorNW Wine News Putting Together the Details of Oregon Pinot Noir
New York Times

Some wines require a rigorous application of brain power to extract meaning and pleasure. Sherry, for example. Others, like pinot noir, go straight to the heart. If you were to select a red for a... [read more]
SavorNW Wine News Is Oregon approaching a Golden Age of wine, beer, spirits and cider?
Capital Press


Two Pacific Northwest winemakers won awards in recent weeks, and the Oregon producer involved believes the state's surging wine industry has the potential to “lift the tide” for many other agricultural products. [read more]
SavorNW Wine News Oregon's Willamette Valley: Wine Country Travel Without the Headaches
Wall Street Journal


Looking for a wine-country trip without the overpriced tasting rooms and crowded restaurants? Go west, young tourist. The Willamette Valley, near Portland, is home to more than just America's best Pinot Noir. [read more]
SavorNW Wine News Northwest's Best Wineries Investing in Walla Walla Valley Vineyard Development
Pacific NW Magazine


SeVein could become the Northwest's next Red Mountain. Wineries from Washington and Oregon are buying land and planting grapes in the development, where land is .... [read more]
SavorNW Wine News 12 Oregon Pinot Noir Wines That Prove a 50-year-old Gamble Paid Off
Chicago Tribune


Oregon itself, as a winemaking place, is proudly distanced from the more-established locales, independent and self-assured. That identity was not forged overnight. As with many places in the United States, grape-growing and winemaking in Oregon... [read more]
SavorNW Wine News Wines Shine in North Central Washington
Yakima Herald


North Central Washington is one of the up-and-coming regions in Pacific Northwest wine country. Roughly defined as the areas surrounding such communities as Wenatchee, Leavenworth, Quincy, Cashmere, Mattawa and Omak, North Central Washington has long... [read more]
SavorNW Wine News Diving Into a Dramatically Different Washington
Wine Enthusiast


Washington State is generally known for the consistent quality and style of its wines, largely thanks to warm summers and irrigation. Recent vintages, however, have resulted in wines that show dramatic stylistic differences. [read more]