The word I’ve gotten from many winemakers around the State is that 2007 may go down as yet another superior vintage for Washington wineries. I know this sounds like a bit of a broken record, since several people said this same thing about the 2005 and 2006 harvests. The problem with that? Absolutely nothing…it just […]

Walla Walla’s Dusted Valley Vintners earned high praise for a number of their current releases in the May 31, 2007 issue of Wine Spectator magazine. Included in the list were the 2003 Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley Stomp! (about $15) and the 2004 Columbia Valley Reserve Syrah (about $32) which both scored 89 point ratings, the […]

Update: All of the 2005 vintage wines listed below are now available for sale. You can find them at Purple Smile Wines and Gateway Wines in Bellingham and Northern Meadows in Blaine. For more details about the winery and contact information, visit www.dakotacreekwinery.com. Original Post From September, 2006: If you live in Whatcom County, Washington […]

There are hundreds of web sites on the internet that allow you to puchase wine for home delivery. But greatwines.biz has a local flavor worth noting…and the web site it pretty slick to boot. Tony Race, who was born and raised in Whatcom County, Washington, is responsible for getting the web site underway. He currently […]

The 2006 growing season turned out to be a bit of an odd duck. The weather in Eastern Washington fell into a stop/start-mode during the early part of the season before the temperatures really cranked up during the late summer months. The result is that winemakers were scrambling a bit in early September as everything […]