Category Archives: Heard Through the Grapevine

Exciting News for the Upcoming 2023 Bellingham Northwest Wine Competition

Coming in 2023: the 8th Annual Bellingham Northwest Wine Competition will move its “corporate headquarters” from Bellingham to Walla Walla, Washington and become the Pacific Northwest Wine Competition. Produced by the Whatcom Beer & Wine Foundation, the other elements of the 2023 event will remain unchanged from past years. The judged competition will be open […]

Cooper Wine Company Announces Completion of New Red Mountain Winery

BENTON CITY, WA. (November 21, 2022) — Cooper Wine Company today announced thecompletion of the first harvest through its newly-built winery on Red Mountain. The facility isdesigned for a seamless flow of every step of the winemaking process at the estate property,from farming and fruit processing to fermentation and barrel aging. “We are committed to […]

Goose Ridge Vineyards Transforms Distilled Wine Grapes Into an Amazing Vodka

Goose Ridge Vineyards Vido Vodka – Based near the Tri-Cities, Goose Ridge Vineyards is currently producing a must-try vodka that – strange as it may sound – is sourced from the winery’s premium wine grapes. One thing that I really liked about this vodka was its personality. Unlike most vodkas, it wasn’t bland and flavorless […]

WIT Cellars Purchases Gamache Vintners Location

[Prosser, Washington] WIT Cellars is bringing all of its operations under one roof, after five years of storing barrels at another winery and blending its wine offsite. Owners Flint Nelson, Gina Adams, and Cat Warwick are excited to announce their purchase of a four-acre property located at 505 Cabernet Court in Prosser. “This has been […]

Lummi Island’s Artisan Wine Gallery is a True Hidden Gem

When Rich Frye and Pat Hayes opened their wine shop about 15 years ago, it’s likely they envisioned it as a place for island residents and out-of-town visitors to gather, relax, and enjoy a little wine tasting. To put it mildly and metaphorically, they crushed it. Artisan Wine Gallery is exactly the kind of place […]