One of the fun things about wine tasting is comparing and contrasting the flavor profile and characteristics of the same type of wine made by a different winery. If you’re relatively new to wines and haven’t tried this, your first reaction might be, doesn’t one merlot pretty much taste like any other merlot? To that […]

The old adage, “a good bottle of wine gets better with age,” can also apply to a number of time-honored Washington wineries. If you’ve followed my column on a regular basis you already know that Lost River Winery, established in 2002, easily falls into this category. Husband-and-wife John Morgan and Barbara House, along with Barb’s […]

This week I’ll wrap up my two-part series on chenin blanc, a white wine varietal that’s a personal favorite and one that’s seen a bit of a resurgence as of late among Washington winemakers. Originating in the Loire Valley of France, chenin blanc was quite popular several decades ago, but later it suffered a perception […]

This week and next week I’ll feature four Walla Walla wineries with some stellar current releases that should be on your “wines to try” list. First up is Lodmell Cellars, which features a tasting room inside the Marcus Whitman hotel in downtown Walla Walla. Winemaker Andrew Lodmell is a fourth generation resident whose family settled […]