Weddings, birthdays, New Years. The pinnacle of our celebrations is when we raise a glass of sparkling wine to toast our joys and dreams. But according to Wine Spectator more people in the U.S. are...
Packaging plays one of the most significant roles in the success of any beverage producer. Wine is typically packaged in 750 milliliter glass bottles. But that’s changing. In recent years, there has been a significant increase...
The days of walking through the white wine section of your local grocery store or wine shop and choosing between two flavors -- Chardonnay and Riesling -- are gone. Wine diversity in the U.S. is...
A wine grape grower’s year is marked by milestones beginning with bud break in the spring and culminating with harvest in the fall. Between these two events the vines go through bloom, fruit set and shatter...
MAY May 24th Lisa James at Antolin Cellars May 25th Chance Hayden at JBell Cellars May 31st Megan Alder at Antolin Cellars JUNE June 1st-The Dusty 45’s at VanArnam Vineyards June 7th-Fruit Tramps at Antolin Cellars June 7th Abbigale Smith at Gilbert...
School is out but no need to panic. Here are 5 kid friendly wineries that will make everyone happy this summer! Two Mountain Winery: Four generations of farming the Yakima Valley definitely contributed to the family...
There is a rosé for everyone and chances are your favorite is probably made in the Yakima Valley. Nearly every winery creates a rosé and no two are the same. Which obviously means you should...
Spring temperatures have already hit 90 degrees in the Yakima valley and with that comes the real risk for damaging delicious wine. Maderized wine is wine that has been exposed to too much heat-it doesn’t...
Know your brand. Make sure whoever is controlling your social media understands the clear message you want to give. If your brand is family concentrate on that, if it is the land concentrate on that. Make...
This article originally ran in the Yakima Herald Republic, May 2, 2019. It’s inevitable, when talking wine with a wine lover, that the topic of “cellaring or aging wine” comes up. Cellaring a wine means that you...