Originally printed in the Yakima Herald March 21, 2019 Let the celebrations continue. Many of us enjoyed green beer, corned beef, cabbage and the color green during last weekend’s St. Patrick’s Day celebrations. There’s more to celebrate,...
Taste with winemaker Co Dinn as he talks about his 2015 Elephant Mtn. Red Blend. [audio mp3="https://wineyakimavalley.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Elephant-Mtn-Red-Blend-Co-Dinn-Cellars.mp3"][/audio] ...
[audio mp3="https://wineyakimavalley.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Flint-Nelson-20016-Wit-Cellars-Cab-Franc.mp3"][/audio] Flint Nelson, owner and winemaker at Wit Cellars in Prosser and Woodinville talks about 2016 Wit Cellars Cab Franc....
YAKIMA, Wash. -- Yakima Valley Vintners, the teaching winery at Yakima Valley College’s Grandview campus, is not a mere academic exercise; the students down there actually make and sell wine. And it’s good — good enough...
YAKIMA, Wash. -- The state’s wine industry has been built on the backs of the Yakima Valley’s founding families, many of whom remain vital figures in the state’s wine industry. Wade Wolfe is one of those...
There is probably no place more magical for a wine lover than Italy. The food, wine and people are a combination that can’t be beat. It’s a must for any lover of wine and culture. Although...
■ 2015 Red Blend, Elephant Mountain Vineyard, Yakima Valley, $65: At an elevation of 1,466 feet, the south-facing slope is among the highest vineyards in the Yakima Valley. This wine — 58 percent cabernet sauvignon,...
Published in the Yakima Herald Republic, March 4, 2018 Owning a vineyard is like owning any other real estate: location is everything. Well, maybe not EVERYthing. In viticulture, it’s not only where the vineyard is located, it’s...
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...
An old adage says there is strength in numbers. When it comes to the Yakima Valley’s agricultural bounty, this statement is truer than ever. Regardless of the final product, producers find the growing aspects of the...