Wine Yakima Valley is inviting
wine enthusiasts to its annual
Catch the Crush event
October 13, 14.
Each winery offers its own
celebratory events, including grape stomps,
harvest and crush activities, tours,
free-run juice, hors d’oeuvres, live
music, and of course wine
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Learn about the Yakima Valley's journey from the early pioneer growers to today's modern wine industry.
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The Yakima Valley was designated as an AVA in early 1983; but the story began much earlier…fifteen million years earlier.
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Many associate Washington State with rain, but the snowcapped volcanoes of the Cascade Mountains dramatically influence the weather in our corner of the country.
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Naches Heights Vineyard: September 18, 2012 Pinot Gris came in Monday at Naches Heights Vineyard. This is the earliest date that we have pulled Pinot Gris from this higher elevation AVA. What a year and compared to last year the extreme opposite.
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September 10, 2012: Upland Vineyards, Snipes Mountain: Started off harvest with Sauvignon Blanc on September 5. Will start Syrah on September 14 with Merlot, Pinot Gris and Chardonnay soon to follow. “Owner, Todd Newhouse” September 10, 2012: Recent sample from Upland
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Harvest season is here. The following are harvest reports submitted by Yakima Valley growers within the past five days. Red Willow Vineyard September 5, 2012 Harvest Blessing and first fruit of the season Olsen Vineyards September 8, 2012 Harvest begins…
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Things are hopping at Tapteil Vineyard Winery as we prepare for harvest. Tapteil Vineyard sells 95% of our grapes to other notable wineries. The remaining 5% is used in our own estate wines. We are proud to say that of
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Things are sizzling in the Yakima Valley again. A string of high 90 degree days pushed the grapes into veraison and toward ripening. We expect to harvest reds here on Red Mountain around mid-September. 2012 has been a milestone filled
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Featuring the following Northwest Chefs: Armandino Batali of Salumi Salami; Chef Roy Breiman and Chef Mark Bodinet of Copperleaf at Cedarbrook Lodge; Chef Bob Prince of Tribunala; Chef Mike Easton of Il Courvo; Chef Walter Paisano of Tulio; and Chef
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August 14th observations from the Naches Heights! We see signs of veraison in all of the grapes with some color appearing in Syrah and Tempranillo. This is our first relatively normal year since 2009. We still see the affects of the 2010 freeze in
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Winemaker’s Tad and Sarah Fewel of Cultura Wine in Zillah, WA. grew up in the Yakima Valley. They know this sunny hill country well. Both come from orchard farming families. Sarah’s great-grandfather arrived from Scotland and immediately started the pear orchard that
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SUN – Use the picnic table and RELAX. Try our two summer wines, cold and refreshing: 2012 Chardonnay (no oak) crisp and fruity or our (New Release) 2011 Rose’ which tastes like strawberries with hints of grapefruit and honey. You
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