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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Originally published in the Trial City Herald. By Andy Perdue and Eric Degerman, June 12, 2018 Of all the brown ridges in Washington’s Columbia Valley, perhaps none is more important to winemakers than Red Mountain. It is a 4,040-acre ridge
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First published on Forbes.com June 15, 2018 One thousand feet above Washington’s Columbia Valley, the highest reaches of dusty Snipes Mountain lie beneath river stones, vineyards staked incongrously in a mix of arid earth and the water-rounded rocks of gemlike beauty and crayon-color variation that winegrowers here call cobblestones. Less
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Airfield Ranches has been growing wine grapes in the Yakima Valley for 50 years. Passing down the farm from generation to generation has been a tried and true business model for farm families throughout the United States. Although the practice
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By Andy Perdue Special to The Seattle Times June 9, 2018 AMONG THE MOST fascinating and gratifying developments in Washington wine in the past decade is the rise of Rhône red varieties. The biggest benefit of this increased interest is
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First printed in Forbes.com June 21, 2018 This list promises to get you out of your wine rut and open up new possibilities with ten great wines to try now. There is so much amazing wine in the world today
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An appellation, or AVA (American Viticultural Area), is a designated geographical region that possesses unique climate, soil and physical features which distinguish it from surrounding areas.This combination of soil, slope and sunshine influences the growth and character of the grapes,
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Originally printed in the Tri-City Herald May 31, 2018 A grape that has become a mainstay across the Pacific Northwest is Syrah, the classic red wine grape from France’s Rhône Valley that was introduced to our region in Washington’s Yakima
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With Memorial Day weekend in our rearview mirror, it is officially Rosé season. The pink wine exudes fun and frivolity. Regardless of its color–pink, copper, or anywhere in between, Rosé is a light and easy drinking wine with aromas and
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Originally published in Yakima Magazine May 18, 2018 Tradition. It’s a word that conjures up many feelings and emotions. At the core, the word means “transmission of customs or beliefs from generation to generation.” And no word could be more
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Published by Yakima Magazine May 18, 2018 “Never the twain shall meet.” This line from Rudyard Kipling’s poem, “The Ballad of East and West,” comes to mind when considering the life of a winemaker and wine grape grower. Those two
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