Caleb Foster is undoubtedly one of the winemaking stars in Washington State. With 21 vintages of experience, he certainly has developed his chops but is young enough and energetic enough to stay on the cutting edge. Caleb is the winemaker for Buty Winery in Walla Walla, Washington, which he owns with his wife Nina. The […]

Would you like a quick suggestion for a good wine to drink tonight (or this weekend) that won’t break your budget and is widely available? Many of our readers have said this is something they would like, so here is this week’s selection, the 2009 Chateau Ste. Michelle Dry Riesling from the Columbia Valley in […]

On Friday evening, we hosted our 85th wine tasting dinner. It was a gorgeous, sunny day in Seattle, perfect to enjoy some crisp, cool white wines for summer. This month’s dinner featured white blends from Washington State. All were made with two or more white wine varieties and are labeled as white wine, white blend, […]

The third Riesling Rendezvous, hosted by Chateau Ste. Michelle of Washington State and Dr. Loosen of Germany, was held last week in the Seattle area. Nearly 70 producers from seven countries and six U.S. states traveled to Washington State to celebrate, explore, and promote Riesling. While Riesling is enjoying a resurgence of sorts (currently, Riesling […]

People so often eat certain meals only on very special occasions. In our family the main entrée of our traditional Christmas dinner is chicken and dressing. Not wanting to wait until December to eat it again, I thought it would be fun to have a Christmas in July dinner for this month’s challenging wine pairing. […]

Would you like a quick suggestion for a good wine to drink tonight (or this weekend) that won’t break your budget and is widely available? Many of our readers have said this is something they would like, so here is this week’s selection, the 2009 Heinz Eifel Riesling Spätlese from the Mosel Valley of Germany. […]

Would you like a quick suggestion for a good wine to drink tonight (or this weekend) that won’t break your budget and is widely available? Many of our readers have said this is something they would like, so here is this week’s selection, the 2009 Pacific Rim Riesling from the Columbia Valley of Washington State. […]

This past weekend, Dad (John), Colby, and I spent three jam-packed days in Walla Walla, Washington, for the third annual North American Wine Bloggers Conference. We were joined by over 300 fellow wine bloggers, wine industry participants, and media members for tastings, keynote addresses, breakout sessions, and visits to local vineyards and wineries. [See the […]

Founded in 1988 by winemaker Casey McClellan and his wife Vicky, Seven Hills Winery is located in downtown Walla Walla, Washington. Casey was raised in Walla Walla and is a fourth-generation farmer. In fact, he helped his father plant Seven Hills Vineyard in 1982, one of the first three vineyards in the Walla Walla Valley. […]

4:50pm Dad (John), Colby, and I are here at the Wine Bloggers Conference in Walla Walla, Washington. We are just about to begin the Live Wine Blogging – White Wines segment featuring wines poured for us by the winemakers themselves. We will update this post as we go. 5:00pm NV Pepperwood Grove Chardonnay (California): The […]